A Case for Change
David Hunihan and Todd Menke are two of my newest heroes. These two founders of Fidelity Homes did what it is so very hard to do—believe in an idea so passionately that they had no choice but to act on it. For these two thirty-somethings the idea that ...
Growth Plan a Concern for Florida Builders
If recent trends are any indication of things to come, local planners and officials may increasingly be accountable to state and federal priorities, but actually do more of the planning work
'Window Appliance' Controls Light and Heat
We all know about low-E—that’s the window glazing that helps reduce a home’s heat loss via its windows, while often also cutting the transmission of solar heat into the home.
A Question of Value
Water will be at the center of development and growth battles in the years to come, and builders need to be on the right side of this war.
From the Ground Up
Two Floridians launch a home building company based on TQM principles, and we’re going along for the ride.
System Engineered Housing
EVHA builder of the year Pulte Homes differentiates itself in a competitive housing market by selling lifelong value not first-time cost.
Pacific Coast Platform
The Braemar Group's unique new mixed-use community puts 98 single family detached homes on top of retail shops and a parking structure.
USBuild: Creating an Internet-Driven Supply Chain
While business-to-consumer e-commerce initiatives targeted toward home builders are still popping up so fast it’s hard to sort them out, the pace is distinctly slower on the business-to-business side.
Quality Imporvement Business Processes
When your job seems more like problem solving and fire fighting than leading and managing, it is time to use quality methods to improve the organization’s business processes.
