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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
35 Moneymaking Ideas for Home Builders
Despite tough times, there are plenty of builders and developers planning for growth this year by doing anything but the status quo
Business Management
Special report: Finishing partially completed homes—risks vs. rewards
The key to making money on partially completed projects is thorough due diligence and an incredibly clear understanding of the liability issues. Here's what you need to know
Lean Building
Lean Design for Home Builders? A Primer
The home building industry’s approach to design, plans, and specifications needs a comprehensive overhaul to find and eliminate waste in product and process
Lean Building
Using Lean Principles to Solve the Green Building Cost Equation
By eliminating waste in the home building product and process, builders can negate the added costs for going green, writes Lean building guru Scott Sedam in his latest column
Lean Building
10 Steps to Adopting Lean Building
Implementing the principles of Lean in home building is no easy task, but the payoffs in waste reduction and cost savings can be substantial. Here's a road map for getting started
Lean Building
Building Lean? Beyond Value Engineering
Builders rightly obsess about cost reduction, but there's a revolution brewing under the banner of Lean operations. On the surface, it resembles traditional value engineering, but there are crucial distinctions
Labor + Trade Relations
Trade Partner Councils Pay Off for Home Builders
Home builders that have championed trade partner councils (TPCs), and industry consultants who have helped put them together, say having one can pay off with a host of benefits for the builder, and probably even more for participating trades
Tampa Builder Puts Lean Building Into Action
An interview with Florida builder Jim Deitch on how he keeps his building operations lean
Builder of the Year
The Energetic Discipline Behind Pro Builder's Builder of the Year
Ideal Homes, our 2010 Builder of the Year, offers lessons in energy efficiency, finances, and quality control
Planning + Development
Develop Land or Buy Lots? Home Builders Face Dilemma
Home builders weigh which strategy will best allow them to survive and profit when the market turns around
