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Insights to a small business Baldrige recipient
This link will take you to the Pence & Freese 2010 Baldrige Application (They earned the Baldrige Award for Performance Excellence for the…
Marine Applications Expand Deck Options
Deck projects can expand to include a wide range of applications, such as light-commercial projects at restaurants or hotels as well as a variety…
Decking + Railings
Five tips for selecting the best composite deck material
Expanding homeowners’ outdoor living spaces has become one of the top remodeling projects. The projects often involve upgrades to better-quality…
Outdoor Living
Add amenities for sustainability-oriented customers
Outdoor living spaces are expanding, with larger decks and more attention to the entire yard. This trend gives homeowners ways to extend their…
3 Major Distinctions Between Good and Great Design
In my travels working with builders all over the country, I have the opportunity to see a lot of home designs. I see good, bad, fair, and…
Home as the realm of the senses
Remember when interior designer Carole Eichen coined the term “merchandising” to describe her approach to model homes? I’m not sure how many…
Decking + Railings
Helping consumers check their decks
May has been declared “Deck Safety Month” by the North American of Deck & Railing Association, a program the group started in 2006. Today,…
Advantage, Housing Giants
Some years ago, a small production builder told me that he didn’t want his company to get too big. Smaller companies were nimble, he explained,…
Transformers—More than meets the eye!
This is a transformer-type plan that offers “plug and play” options without too much of a fuss for the builder. A very popular option as of late…
And you thought getting trades was a problem!
A lot has been written recently on the industry problem of getting good trades and rightly so. However, there is another problem you should not…
