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How to Create a More Inclusive Workplace for Women in Construction
Consider these tips and techniques to attract and retain more women in your home building company and reap the benefits of a more diverse workforce
AI in Home Building ... What Now? What Next?
Artificial intelligence is coming to home building. How can builders use AI in new-home construction? Start with this primer
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
Built on Happiness: Meet Pro Builder's 2023 Builder of the Year
Delaware-based Schell Brothers, our 2023 Builder of the Year, brings a refreshing approach to delivering homes and measuring success with an overriding mission of happiness
A Broken Housing System Hurts American Families
NAHB Chairman's Message: In a challenging business environment for home builders, and with higher housing costs for families, the National Association of Home Builders is working to help home builders better meet the nation's housing needs
Pro Builder 2024 Housing Forecast
Sure there are challenges, but overall, Pro Builder's annual Housing Forecast Survey finds home builders are optimistic about the coming year
Best Practices
The ABCs of process mapping
Of all the quality management tools available to builders, process mapping has the potential to deliver the greatest impact on improving a builder’s operations by eliminating redundancies and saving time and money
2014 National Housing Quality Awards continues to accept submissions
The NHQ Award is modeled after the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award and represents the housing industry’s highest recognition for achievements in total quality management.
Design for failure
When I travel with my wife, or sometimes just run to the grocery, cleaners or hardware store, she frequently has to remind me, “Scott, remember,…
What LBJ can teach you about the most valuable commodity.
Early in Lyndon Johnson’s senate career, he lobbied for the title of Senate Majority Whip. The more seasoned senators chuckled. …
PB December 2012
Builder of the Year - Toll Brothers | 13 Sales Strategies for 2013 | Remaking Your Past Bestsellers
The Miracle of Compound Interest and Referral Sales
How creating satisfied customers can have a compounding effect on referral sales
Supreme Court to hear land use case that could affect home builders
Home builders are in the crosshairs as cash-strapped local governments that have seen their budgets decimated during the economic downturn look for ways to shift infrastructure costs to the private sector.
Top 10 Professional Builder stories in 2012
As the calendar year comes to a close, we recap the most popular Professional Builder articles in 2012.
Whirlpool Corporation to supply Clayton Homes
Whirlpool Corporation, the world’s largest manufacturer and marketer of major home appliances, has signed a single-source supplier agreement with Clayton Homes, America’s largest builder of manufactured and modular homes.
Lean Building
How Do You Lead a Leader?
Without buy-in from top management, Lean practices are sure to fizzle out over time. So what does it take to get support from the very top?
