New Year, New Beginnings
There's no denying 2020 was a roller-coaster of a year. But now, there’s light at the end of the tunnel, and we're hopeful 2021 will be different
Disrupting Home Building: The Rise of IC Outsiders
Industrial construction applied in state-of-the-art, vertically integrated manufacturing facilities is the future of the built environment
(Still) Waiting for the Home Building Technology Revolution
Claims about how new and impressive technologies will revolutionize product and process in home building are nothing new. So why don’t they work?
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
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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
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.
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
New Study Measures COVID-19’s Impact on Homebuying Activity
The uncertainty caused by the pandemic has led to many buyers deciding to wait things out, but there are some bright spots for home builders
Business Management Best Practices
Tips for Managing You and Your Team While Working From Home
The key word in working from home (WFH) is “working.” Builders, consultants, and PR folks share tips for creating a productive space and routine for working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic
Coronavirus Resources and Information
Learning From COVID-19: Lasting Lessons to Shape Our Future
It may be true our world will never be the same after coronavirus, but preparedness for the next crisis and how we approach the future is up to us