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
Leadership
How to: Management Tips to Keep Your Team Together
Your best employees need more than money if you expect them to stay and help build your business. Follow these steps to keep your top talent
Sales + Marketing
Escalation Clauses in Your Contracts: Yay or Nay?
Escalation clauses may sound like a good idea to counter rising construction costs, but there's a better solution
Business Management
Lean Construction’s Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
Lean building is never about dumbing down houses and making them hard to sell; it’s about adding value
Business Management
The Role of Rhythm and Tempo in Home Building
What sets the very best builders apart? The key is beautifully coordinated rhythm and tempo
Purchasing
5 Tips for Dealing With Ultimatums When Negotiating
Follow these steps to successfully navigate 'take-it-or-leave-it' negotiations with suppliers and trades
Local Builders
The 3 Most Important Hires for Increasing Sales
There are three positions small builders should create and fill to grow their sales
Building Technology
Tired of Underbidding? Time for a New Method
How can builders use data they already have to bid better?
Business Management
What Advice Would You Give to Rookie Builders?
Two of Pro Builder's past Forty Under 40 honorees, John Allen, president and owner of Brown Haven Homes, and Chris Bergh, principal and director…
Women at WIRC
Get On-Demand Content from the Women in Residential Construction Conference
Even if you missed the virtual conference, you can still tap into the programming online to glean great insights and discover smart business practices
National Housing Quality Award
2021 NHQA Winners: 4 Home Building Companies Striving for Better
The annual National Housing Quality Awards recognize four home builders for their commitment to continuous operational improvement
