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What Lies Beneath—the Sinking of a Home Builder

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Getting Ducts Right

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Empowered to Solve: Goodall Homes 2018 NHQ Silver

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Embracing Improvement: Tim O'Brien Homes 2018 NHQ Gold

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Lessons Learned: Pacific Lifestyle Homes 2018 NHQ Gold

Continuous Improvement Is a Journey

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The Variance Measurement Quagmire—the Nightmare Continues

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Better R-Values With Blown-in Insulation

How Institutional Landlords Responded To Hurricane Harvey

An entirely new asset class of large institutional landlords was put to the test by Hurricane Harvey. Two such companies, Starwood Waypoint and American Homes 4 Rent, collectively own about 6,000 single-family rental…

Disaster Resliency Could Be Selling Point For Solar Panels And Batteries

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The Lazy Engineer Isn't Interested in Efficiency

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Making Sure Doors Are Watertight