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 Best Practices
7 Cybersecurity Tips for Construction Companies
Risk management expert Ray Monteith offers tips for a company-wide approach to combatting cybersecurity threats.
Business Management Best Practices
Lessons Learned As a Field Supervisor
IBACOS' Andrew Shipp shares best practices and lessons learned from his days managing jobsites for large production home builders
Q+A
Expert Advice for Reducing the Risk of Cyberattacks
Small- and medium-size companies are especially vulnerable to cybersecurity issues, so it's key that home builders and trades understand the risks and take action to protect themselves
Coronavirus Resources and Information
Tips for Enacting Workplace Mask, Vaccine Requirements
Delta variant outbreaks have caused masking ordinances and vaccine mandates to return, but requirements vary business to business. Many are…
Purchasing
How to Contain Costs: Triggers and Solutions for Home Building Inflation
Why cost containment is key for builders, suppliers, and trades as rising costs continue to raise home prices and threaten new-home affordability
Business Management
Solving the Labor Shortage in 12 Steps
Attaining "unicorn status" as a builder means attracting and keeping the best trade contractors. These 12 steps will get you there
Business Management
Can We Make Home Building a Little Less ‘Interesting?’
Builders are feeling their margins being squeezed. How to respond? Here are 10 suggestions
Business Management Best Practices
The Best Way for Trade Contractors to Stay Out of the Courtroom
You can avoid legal trouble by managing client expectations with a simple yet comprehensive contract
Business Management
Lessons for Home Building Industry Rookies
If you could go back in time, what advice would you give to your rookie self just entering the home building industry?
It's a question…
Labor + Trade Relations
What Labor Shortage? Not All Home Builders Affected Equally
Why is it some builders aren’t feeling the labor crunch? Truth is, the trade shortage is a great opportunity for builders to establish a true competitive advantage
