2021 NHQA Winners: 4 Home Building Companies Striving for Better
The annual National Housing Quality Awards recognize four home builders for their commitment to continuous operational improvement
Is Your Construction Team Prepared for Cyber Risks?
Cyberattacks could impact your project designs, bid data, and security system information. Be prepared and proactive in protecting your business
Is Your Problem-Solving Like Playing Whac-A-Mole?
Up your problem-solving game with these steps for process improvement
What Are the Legal Safeguards for Getting Back to Work?
As builders and trade contractors start to get back on track following the impact of COVID-19 and its restrictions, there are legal concerns to consider
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Business Management
Supplier Survival: Adopt a Highly Differentiating Approach
Suppliers can inspire builders to think beyond ‘first cost’ to total cost (and even total value). Here's how
Survival on the Supply Side—Overcoming the Tyranny of Price Competition
Can suppliers help builders grow beyond their low-bid tactics? Part 1 in a two-part series
Manufacturers + Suppliers
Now Is a Good Time to Review and Refresh Your Materials Supply Chain
Use this guide to identifying and prequalifying suppliers to reinvigorate and stabilize your supply chain
Purchasing
Tap Your Purchasing Team to Build a Stronger Business
Regardless of market conditions, investing in and supporting knowledgable purchasing professionals pays profound dividends
Business Management
Builders, Still Crazy After All These Years
Why is it that, for builders, the more things change, the more they stay the same?
Labor + Trade Relations
Labor Woes? Not if You Follow These 8 Steps to Make Trades Profitable
No mystery here. To become a builder of choice, build solid relationships with trades and suppliers where everyone wins
How To
How to Hone Your Skills at Bid Analysis
Use this formula to select the right trade contractors with more confidence and less risk
Housing Giants
2019 Housing Giants Report: Easy Does It
Solutions combining two or more phases of the construction process to achieve greater productivity and performance are poised to upset the status quo
Business Management
On-Site vs. Off-Site: a Total Cost Analysis for Home Builders
Most builders and component suppliers do a marginal job of calculating true, fully loaded, total cost when comparing various methods. It’s time to remedy that
How To
An RFQ Checklist for Greater Efficiency and Better Margins
A well-prepared request for quotation eases anxiety and goes a long way toward minimizing project delays and cost overruns. Here’s the scope
