In My Spare Time
When Lucy Dunn, a lawyer-turned-builder/developer with Irvine, Calif.-based Hearthside Homes, is away from the day-to-day regulatory and entitlement issues she deals with, she sings.
Estimating4U
Estimating4U is an Internet-based cost-estimating software offered on an application service provider subscription basis, so front-end licensing fees are replaced by a monthly usage fee.
DeWalt
The company’s 12-, 14.4- and 18-volt compact cordless drill/drivers are now 7/8 inch shorter in length and have redesigned motors with all-metal planetary gears for more power and durability.
Intersections
There is in the residential construction industry today a lot of information, a lot of competing voices predicting very different futures for home builders, and the combined din is causing a lot of confusion.
Home Buyer Stats
Two-thirds of home buyers surveyed indicated they had 11 or fewer walk-through items.
Fen-Tech
Architectural casement windows include stainless steel, tamperproof hinging; multipoint locking systems; and various glazing options, including tinted, single or thermo pane.
American Tool
The portable Quick-Vise features a slide-and-lock mounting system so a base can be mounted wherever a clamp is needed.
Wood Partners (No. 58)
A new entry on PB’s GIANTS list, this Marietta, Ga.-based apartment builder checks in at No. 58 after beginning operations in 1998 as a spinoff from Trammell Crow Residential, the apartment building behemoth.