Ensure Cold Weather Safety
March soon might go out like a lamb, but it's never too late to look at protecting your employees and subcontractors who work outdoors from the cold weather lion.
Does the Critic Count?
Being a consultant is a tough role, and you walk a fine line. Many consultants are cocky know-it-alls who couldn't manage their way out of a third-rate bar fight. I hope you've read my columns that extol the virtues of this industry.
Watch Staffing to Control G&A
Fast-growing builders often throw additional staff into overburdened systems and processes, driving up general and administrative expenses with little impact on the core problems.
Sales + Marketing
Develop Your Wow! Factor
To make your company stand out, select one thing you do or can do better than any other home builder in your area. Master it throughout your organization and make it part of your standard operating procedure
Heydon Hall
Marrying the classic architecture of 1920s American homes with modern floor plans hits a home run with buyers in Charlotte, N.C.
Only Disney Could Invent These
While some of the builders' ideas could be only an inventor away from reality, others came straight out of Fantasyland. Still, wouldn't it be nice if ...
Rivermark
Dahlin Group's eclectic architectural mix steals the show at this infill site in California's Silicon Valley.
EPA to Soak Storm-Water Scofflaws
The Village at Bear Trap Dunes
Carl M. Freeman Communities solves land and location obstacles to create a community that blends vacation living and neighborhood appeal.
Invent This, Please!
Builders find their inner Thomas Edison and envision the products to solve their problems.