Handy Hangers
Simpson Strong-Tie has created an Architectural Products Group as a response to a clamoring from builders and architects for attractive connectors for exposed wood applications.
Contemporary Craftsman
Wisconsin’s oldest New Urbanist plan, a move-up family and a custom builder’s parade lot set the stage for a bold update of the Arts & Crafts idiom.
Limits To Boomer Wealth
Net worth among the baby boom generation has grown substantially, but it may not be enough to get them through retirement without Social Security and pension plans.
Design Sketchbook: Foyers
First impressions last, so put your best foot forward in the foyer. Know when to make a grand spash with a second entrance or stairway, and how to share space in compact designs.
Deadly Strategic Planning Mistakes
An early overview by PB editors of entries in the National Housing Quality awards reveals strategic planning as a common area of weakness.
The Cost of Puppies
Most of us are simply buying our way to improved quality and improved customer-satisfaction scores. The time is coming when we will have to learn prevention.
Aqua Stimulates Virtual Sales
There is no model home or sales office, and yet this two-tower, 532-unit condominium project boasts three buyers for every unit on its priority interest list.
Exit Strategy... Part One
If you are a privately held home builder chances are you have been thinking a lot about your future lately. How long do I want to continue doing this?
Customer Service Tips
Everybody in the organization is a sales ambassador to the public, reinforcing the buyer's decision and increasing customer referrals.
A Misunderstood Concept
Denver land planner David Clinger believes innovations in high-density detached housing meet today's emerging market head-on.
