PB April 2002

In units, this Denver-based apartment builder is top dog in the rental sector, with 6,181 completions in 2001.

Civano, an 818-acre, mixed-used community in arid Tucson, Ariz., is living up to its initial billing as one of the most resource-efficient housing developments ever built.

Builders Collection hardware includes cremone bolts for French doors, multipurpose barrel bolts, surface bolts and mortise flush bolts.

Turn a 6-inch caliper into a protractor with the Angle Master Pro 6i. Clamped to the caliper’s jaws, the product determines or creates angles to within 1 minute of a degree, the company says.

While the largest Giants use size to their advantage, smaller Giants, many of which compete head-on with the big boys, have learned out of necessity how to keep good people and how to seize unique niches and market opportunities.

The Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers has created the only standard, certified performance measurement of air cleaners with the CADR, or clean air delivery rate.

The stainless steel Rangemaster RM50000 houses a centrifugal blower that operates at 270 cubic feet per minute.

With nine new colors for 2002, Corian solid surfaces now come in 100 colors.

For the 105 large Giants, bottom-line improvement is linked closely with market strategies dependent on operational efficiencies only dreamed of a decade ago.

With 18 of the top 20 builders traded publicly, this elite group merits a separate discussion not only for the magnitude of their operations and industry leadership, but also because they are, to a degree, aligned around the needs of a different kind o...