Proven Ways to Improve Jobsite Productivity
Consider these solutions for reducing cycle time, hard costs, dry runs, rework, miscommunication, and overall inefficiencies on the jobsite
What Are Our Affordable Housing Options? Really
There are a range of ideas out there for addressing the housing affordability crisis. And while offering more housing choices is great, which of those are truly solutions to affordability?
Happiness and 'The Bear'
Can happiness be the core strategy of a home building business? It can ... and it probably should be
Young, Old, and Gold
The September/October issue of Pro Builder magazine is my favorite among the “kids” we’ve delivered so far this year
All Homes Start Here: Register for IBS
NAHB Chairman's Message: Showcasing the best in residential construction, the 2024 International Builders' Show will offer a wealth of opportunities to learn, network, and socialize in Vegas in February
So You Want to Be a Disrupter in Housing?
What does it mean—and look like—to be a true disrupter shaking up an industry stuck in its ways and resistant to change?
Opinion
Does Propane Have an Edge on Household Energy Costs?
A recent Department of Energy forecast examines the representative average unit costs of five residential energy sources: electricity, natural gas, heating oil, propane, and kerosene
Building Technology
(Still) Waiting for the Home Building Technology Revolution, Part I
Claims about how new and impressive technologies will revolutionize product and process in home building are nothing new. So why don’t they work?
Builder of the Year
No More Apologies for Great Company Culture
It's clear now: Culture is what drives the success of today's best-in-class home builders
Business Management
Home Building's Response to the Changing Times
As the way we live has changed due to the coronavirus pandemic, home builders are adapting and rethinking their businesses, from operations to sales to business management
Electrical
Will GFCI Revisions for Manufacturers Confuse Trades?
The back and forth on changes for ground-fault circuit interrupters and revisions to UL 943 has the potential to affect not just the reputations of home builders, electricians, and manufacturers, but the safety of homeowners and consumers as well
Opinion
Good Trouble—Necessary for Home Builders, Too
Using the life’s work of civil rights titan John Lewis as inspiration
Affordability
Hard Costs: The Hard Truth
It's time to focus on hard costs as a key component to affordable housing
Survey for Readers: Help Shape Future Content
At Pro Builder, we care about how you use our website to get the information and content you want to see, read, watch, and hear.…
Builders
Converting Homebuyer Move-In Gifts to Homes for the Poor
The 141 Project is a nonprofit coalition of home builders that raises money to build homes for impoverished families overseas while fostering goodwill with clients in the U.S.
Economics
Into the Breach—Again
The economic impacts of COVID-19 were a gut-punch to a housing industry on the cusp of a full recovery, but we'll come back from this, too
