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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

Custom Builder to Talk Color Design with Becki Owens at IBS

At this year's IBS, renowned designer Becki Owens will sit down with host James McClister, editor of Custom Builder, to discuss a variety of topics from basic color play in design to the Allura Spectrum palette, a collection of Sherwin-Williams colors curated for the benefit of pros


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Leadership

In 2013, give the gift of MOPFI.

  MOPFI (MOP-fee)       Make Other People Feel  Important           …

Leadership

What “The Elf on the Shelf” can teach you about productivity, leadership.

  The Elf on my Shelf isn’t working effectively.      Instead of duping my 5 year-old into behaving like a Christmas angel, it’s giving me a guilt…

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Spanish Twins: The fastest way to learn Construction Spanish.

  1.   Metal  2.   Material 3.   Plan 4.   Base 5.   Idea 6.   Hospital 7.   Doctor 8.   Vertical 9.  …

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What's in your vocab? 2 words for a smarter vocabulary.

  1.  Twitter 2.  Gangnam Style 3.  Like 4.  Gronkowski 5.  Angry Birds 6.  Linsanity 7.  Kardashian 8.  …

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Rented profits + 3.5 steps to reduce your risk.

  Do you know what the Spanish term for Profitability is?   It’s Rentabilidad.   RENTABILIDAD (rayn-tah-bee-lee-DAHD)…

Leadership

Are you demographically delusional?

Remember the DeLorean?   If the name doesn’t conjure up an immediate mental image, this will: Remember the car from Back to the Future?  …

Best Practices

The rule of 8, 9, 12 but never 16

Todd Hallett and I are running a LeanPlan Workout session this week in Tennessee with one of my favorite builders. In the years I have known them…

Best Practices

Watch out for this extreme common framing error that causes warranty nightmares

Whether you call them crickets or saddles, the little patch of roof that is bridging water past a chimney or other element obstructing water flow is…

Design

Design axioms of a world-class inventor

Chances are, you’ve never heard of Tony Fadell. But I would bet a very large sum of money (okay, $100) that you’ve heard of his most notable creation…

Leadership

14 ways to maximize profits

To be more profitable, custom builders must focus on efficiency and cost savings, while looking for opportunities to publicize their work and expertise.

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