Best Practices
Best Practices
Floodproof on a Floodplain
An impressive addition to the IDEA Home series, the NEWLOOK Experience Home is a master class in engineering and creative design, with builder Michael Freiburger out-thinking an exceptionally tricky lot
Business
Defining Outdoor Living in 2024
Residential experts weigh in on outdoor living trends in new report
Construction
How to Air Seal the Garage
A poorly sealed wall or ceiling between the garage and the main house can let harmful fumes into the living space
Business
Taking Advantage of Incentives Through Weatherization
Industry insider Kristen Lewis walks us through the basics and benefits of weatherization
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Leadership
Negotiating Dos and Don'ts for Home Builders
This is a helpful list of tips that home builders can use when they're negotiating with clients
Leadership
The BALA Winner's Circle
BALA finalists stand out from the crowd because of their workmanship, attention to detail, strong elevations and smart use of space inside and out..
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Bennie Jones Construction
Overhead Door Part of Overhead Door's Renaissance Collection, the V12 traditional steel carriage house garage doors resemble wood doors with a pronounced wainscot embossment. The line has optional decorative hardware and window designs and comes in five colors with insulated or non-insulated panels.
Awards
2007 Nationals Sales and Marketing Awards
The gold winners from the 2007 National Sales and Marketing Awards demonstrate that a cool sales environment doesn't need to put a halt to design innovation.
Leadership
Builder Versus Architect
The synthesis between architects and custom builders can be like oil and water. With intersecting yet disparate goals, it's a wonder architect and builder get along at all, much less come up with a finished custom home at the end of the process.
Leadership
The Art of Negotiation - Negotiation Strategies for the Builder
When Stephen Shaw, president of Shaw Built Homes, a small-tract builder in Boonton, N.J., received a four-page checklist from a customer detailing how the customer perceived their relationship would unfold during construction, he knew he had a problem....
Leadership
Getting Business From an Architect
For builders who have considered working at the highest end of the luxury home business, working with an architect is probably a necessity.