Ways to Improve Home Building Productivity, Part 2: Automation
Home builders can maximize efficiencies gained through simplification and standardization by automating both on-site and back-office operations
Happiness and 'The Bear'
Can happiness be the core strategy of a home building business? It can ... and it probably should be
How to Improve Home Building Productivity, Part 1: Simplify, Standardize
Simplifying and standardizing your processes and purchasing creates efficiencies that save money and time and attract the best trade partners
Business Management: Then vs. Now
How much has the home building industry changed in the last half-century? Here’s a look at 12 home building operating practices and how they’ve evolved
Business Measurement Fails, Part I
Why is getting the numbers right so hard when managing a business?
A Deming Dozen: Nuggets of Wisdom to Work and Live By
Wise words from quality and efficiency expert Dr. W. Edwards Deming abound. Here’s a look at a dozen of the best of Deming's ideas that home builders can learn from
Business Management
Business Measurement Fails, Part I
Why is getting the numbers right so hard when managing a business?
Business Management
A Deming Dozen: Nuggets of Wisdom to Work and Live By
Wise words from quality and efficiency expert Dr. W. Edwards Deming abound. Here’s a look at a dozen of the best of Deming's ideas that home builders can learn from
International Builders' Show
18 Ways to Maximize Your IBS 2023 ROI (and 10 Things to Avoid)
Here's how to make the most of your experience at the International Builders' Show before, during, and after
Customer Satisfaction
Strive for Perfection
Even an attempt at perfection is difficult, but if you set perfection as your company's goal and everyone involved strives for it, you'll be winning against the competition, regardless
Business Management Best Practices
How These Female Business Leaders Foster Trust in the Workplace
Four female panelists discussed strategies to create a healthy and inclusive workplace at Fortune's Most Powerful Women Summit
Q+A
BTF’s Plan to Build and Retain a Talented Workforce
As CEO of the Building Talent Foundation, Branka Minic is committed to finding replicable solutions to strengthen the residential construction workforce through training programs and career guidance resources
Business Management
Supply Chain Solutions: 3 Tactics for Home Builders
The pain from supply chain disruption is being felt at every level of home building. Try these strategies for limiting the impact of supply chain disruptions
Business Management
David Drees: Best Practices for Managing a Private Home Building Operation
Recognized as one of the nation’s Best Managed Companies by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal, Kentucky-based Drees Homes offers a management model for other privately held home builders to follow
Business Management
The Pain of Ignoring Change—Consequences for Your Business
It can be tempting for construction pros to continue doing things as they’ve always done them, but that approach can lead to some serious drawbacks—not to mention costs
Jobsite Safety
Jobsite Safety ... Last?
Jobsite safety should be job one, but its status as a top priority seems to be slipping in deference to labor shortages and production demands, putting workers (and home builders) at increased risk
