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
Human Resources
How to Scale Hiring and Create a More Diverse Workforce in Construction
Follow these tips to increase the pace of hiring construction talent while improving diversity, increasing efficiency, achieving more objective hiring decisions, and reducing employee turnover
Opinion
Housing's New Now
There is no "new normal," only now. Use this time after the height of the pandemic and its upheaval to set the stage for sustainable success for your business
Project Management
4 Construction Management Practices to Improve Your Project
Want a smooth-running construction project? Home builders should follow these steps for project management success
Business Management
NAHB Releases 2022 Business Study
The Cost of Doing Business Study offers a tool for builders to see how their businesses stack up against the competition
Build to Rent
How BB Living Is Redefining the Build-For-Rent Sector
BB Living president Branden Lombardi is inspiring a new way to rent as BFR properties spread like wildfire amid record high housing demand
Business Management Best Practices
22 Up and Coming Consumer Trends to Watch in 2022
From customer service to social responsibility, these opportunities can maximize growth and help business keep pace with upcoming consumer trends
National Housing Quality Award
Closed: Applications for the National Housing Quality Awards
Applications for the 2024 National Housing Quality Awards are now CLOSED
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National Housing Quality Award
2022 NHQA Winners: 3 Home Builders Committed to Better Business and Operational Excellence
This year's National Housing Quality Award recognizes three home building companies striving to reach new heights in their operations, the quality of their product, and customer satisfaction
Business Management Best Practices
Leadership Goals for a Changing Business Environment in 2022
Business leaders are restructuring their management practices post-pandemic to retain and respect an exhausted workforce
Business Management
Measurement Fails in Business, Part II: Real-World Examples and Solutions
If you're running a home building company and believe numbers equal truth, think again. Numbers do, in fact, lie. But there are ways to achieve more reliable business metrics
