SIPs offer superior energy efficiency to conventional stick-frame building.
How industries dependent on housing are adjusting business models in the post-boom world.
No design begins on a blank canvas. There are always constraints. And, in many cases, the tougher the parameters, the better the solution.
A primer on what not to do in the current economy.
RCLCO’s annual list highlights the building blocks of housing's new normal.
Boyce Thompson: Boyce On Building
Boyce Thompson is editorial director of the BUILDER group of magazines published by Hanley Wood. Drawing on his years of experience covering home building, architecture, and retailing, Boyce tackles diverse and far-ranging industry topics in his twice-weekly blog.
We've started a series of stories available only online, "Home Building 360: Dealing with the Downturn," about the collateral damage from the housing downturn, if you will. By that, I'm talking about all the industries, besides home building, that have been decimated by the 75% peak-to-trough decline.
George Casey: By George!
George E. Casey, Jr. is the President of Stockbridge Associates, LLC, a consultancy specializing in strategy, operations, financial improvement, and the implementation of change for large scale real estate assets and building companies. He has over 35 years experience in the industry as an executive, consultant, and board member.
After a summer of reading, observing, and thinking about where we are in the residential real estate business now and where we might be headed, I am convinced that we are in the middle of even more significant structural changes than I had projected last spring. The upheavals we are witnessing will challenge us to rethink the business models that have worked and evolved over the past six decades.
Mollie Elkman: Modern Marketing
Mollie is Vice President of Group Two Real Estate Marketing and Advertising, one of the largest homebuilder marketing and advertising agencies in the United States. Mollie¹s blog focuses on initiating thought provoking conversations within the building industry. She focuses on new and controversial trends in the increasingly Internet savvy world we live in.
Reality TV has become a very common "guilty pleasure" for people around the Country. Builders can use the same concept of viral videos to showcase product online and on your websites. Whether your video approach is "meet the builder, a tour of a new model, or customer testimonials...posting videos online just got a lot easier.
Ted Cushman: The Ten-Penny News
Ted Cushman covers the home building industry as a freelance writer from his base in the hills of Western Massachusetts. His blog promises insightful, accurate, and practical coverage of home building techniques, building science, and housing economics.
Well, actually, this tip is not from a homeless guy. It's from a marketing guy named Brian. But Brian demonstrated his technique with help from a homeless guy named Keith, and it's pretty instructive. I'm no marketing genius. But that's good in this case, because this seems to be a basic, simple, beginner's-level lesson, and yet it's one that many businesses nevertheless ignore. In marketingspeak, the lesson is "Always Split Test." But as you'll see if you read the post, there are some fine points involving bribes and whatnot.
Chuck Shinn: Rx from the Profit Doctor
Charles C. Shinn, Jr., PhD, often referred to as the Profit Doctor, is the founder of the Shinn Group of Cos., The Lee Evans Group, and Builder Partnerships. His constant focus is to help builders and manufacturers to improve the performance of their companies, enhance relationships, and ultimately maximize their total profits.
In order to maximize sales, rediscover profits, and work toward the goal of 100% customer satisfaction, all of us are striving to find the ideal balance between: Product Differentiation, Target Marketing, Sales Management, Cost Control, Professional Advice and Planning Support. One way to do this is to incorporate strong corporate continuity while using various nationally recognized home features associated with Green construction.
A Home for the New Economy will be like nothing you've ever experienced. A depth of smart, efficient, and economical building concepts and...
Builders are constructing real-world versions of the Home for the New Economy in New York, South Carolina, Virginia, and Canada.
50 Ways to Waste Your Money: Shore up your bottom line with these 50 common sense tips: 2010 Gold Nugget Awards: Expert advice on gaining and maintaining customer satisfaction and more.
6 thought-provoking webinars presented by well-known experts. Topics include: energy-efficiency, marketing using social media, small house...
A panel of industry experts—your peers—selects outstanding builders for overall achievement in housing.
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Up to the minute stories from around the web for and about the housing industry.
Three leading designers whip up a recipe for winning kitchens in the new economy.
Fewer attend annual gathering in Miami, but products displayed offered inspiration and solutions for residential and commercial projects...
New roofing products could increase the viability of solar energy.
Thin is in, sustainability is the buzzword, and innovation rules the day.
Which housing markets are the best bets to recover first? We present our annual list of the 20 healthiest housing markets in the country.
Was your market one of the top 20 healthiest markets in the country? How about the next 20? Markets 21 through 40 will still outperform most large housing markets in 2010.
BUILDER ranks the top 100 home building markets by key metrics.
You don't need a big budget to win style points. Want proof? See the pictures.
These top-selling house plans speak volumes to current home buyer dreams.
South Carolina builder captures green buyers by spending just $1,000 more per house.
When you have good tools at your disposal, you can build homes better, faster, and easier. Toolbelt provides high-quality information designed to teach you about the homebuilding industry's top warranty issues and their causes and solutions.
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Boyce Thompson interviews David Kosco about his award winning project Sedona at Dos Vientos Ranch - Plan 2. David discusses moving away from a traditional single family home plan to large, open living spaces.
In home building's future, new products and technologies will focus on water, energy, and sustainability.
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