Best Practices
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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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Marketing & Sales
Social Skills for the Custom Builder
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram: Do custom builders need any of it? A web maven offers advice
Best Practices
Simple Steps Toward Universal Design In Bathrooms
Universal design means being inclusive when you design and build rooms. If you design for yourself, it will only work for you. Dan Morrison, editor…
Leadership
Is A GMP Contract Right For You?
Guaranteed maximum price contracts require a true team effort and an open-book policy
Best Practices
Difficult Sites Call For Painstaking Foundation Work
Building a foundation on a challenging site takes planning, patience, and a collaborative attitude
Leadership
Why Starbucks and The Container Store are laughing at you
Starbucks and The Container Store think you’re a joke. OK… maybe not you specifically. They think your training program is. Laughable. Maybe…
Best Practices
Silver Bullets
In business so often what one wants is a silver bullet, that one solution that will solve everything, improve the whole business in one swoop. This…
Awards
The curious case of Mel Tucker: NFL coach, language learner
Mel Tucker is the new Defensive Coordinator for the Chicago Bears. In theory, that’s a good gig. Less so when you consider the Bears have had one of…
Awards
You and your signage ... Why so angry?
The beautiful curved pavers led me to the front door, past the unbelievable fire pit patio. The product was impressive. The installation even more so…
Best Practices
Field Rework Index
A good predictor tool for rework and cost impact on a construction project is the Field Rework Index (FRI). Take a past project on which you have…
Best Practices
Benchmark Roundtables 2013
In the fall of 1998, I attended my first Benchmark Conference as a new senior editor on Professional Builder magazine. What struck me about the…