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
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
Lean Building
Putting the Value Back in Value Engineering for Home Builders
It isn't about cutting costs. It's about adding value to the homes you build
Trade Contractors
5 Essential Steps to Successfully Onboard a New Trade
When trades fail to succeed, it’s rarely solely their fault. Follow these steps to ensure a more positive outcome and quality product on your jobsites
Business Management
Product Development: The Cost of Getting It Wrong
New home designs can set builders apart, or they can bury them
Business Management
Eliminating Organizational Inefficiences
Mind the gaps: Managing the white space between departments in your business is crucial for your company's efficiency, cohesion, and sustainability
Certification Is a Powerful Thing
If you’re an employee, attaining certification will help you establish an edge. If you’re an employer, offering it will help to attract plum hires
Purchasing
The Center of Home Building: Purchasing
Is Purchasing at the core of your operations? If not, you’re leaving money on the table, and lots of it
Manufacturers + Suppliers
How to Make Sense of Supplier Consolidation
Mergers and acquisitions are happening at the briskest pace in recent memory. Here’s what it means for home builders