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The Rear View Mirror - Goodbye 2011!
When we look into our car’s rearview mirror we see where we have been, as well as the distant horizon; the vanishing point of times past. In the…
Don't be afraid to innovate
This month we named our Remodeler of the Year — Anthony…
The Lean Design Blog: Are TJIs costing you more than they should?
My psychiatrist told me I'm going crazy. I told him, "If you don't mind, I'd like a second opinion." He said, "All right. You're ugly too!"…
The Lean Builder Blog: Don’t let this passion go to waste
Yesterday after presenting an orientation for our LeanPlan Workout process to a group of suppliers & trades in Texas, a contractor named Mike…
PB Builder of the Year: Excellence
PB Builder of the Year DSLD shows how powerful and central the basics are. Creating excellence on such basic issues as scheduling and scopes of…
The Lean Builder Blog: Turnkey or not?
I am frequently asked, what is the right way to buy labor and materials? Should you use turnkey suppliers and trades or should you purchase and…
The Lean and Green Blog: Lesson 3 - 'Lots' of opportunity
Down here in the south, you will often hear the phrase, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” When it comes to lot preparation, we seem to fix a lot…
The Lean Design Blog: 5 most common construction drawing mishaps
Construction drawings are complex and getting them right involves a whole lot of moving parts. From working with builder and trades countrywide I…
Black Friday - Where Were The Builders?
The 2011 “Black Friday” sales numbers are in and show a pleasantly surprising 16% gain in year-over-year retail sales! Some economists, pollsters…
