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Opinion

Next Move: Housing Giant builders share their top moneymaking opportunities for 2012

From expanding into custom building to entering new markets, Giant firms share their strategies for growth.

Awards

The Innovators: Great ideas from the Housing Giants

Scott Sedam profiles eight business ideas and product innovations from Housing Giant firms.

The Sweet Spot

Are you listening to your remodeling clients?

A recent experience got me thinking about how companies all-too-often fall back on financial incentives when dealing with an unhappy...

Quality Management

Team roles

The Belbin team roles are used to help create effective and balanced teams. Few individuals are strong in all of these roles, so ensuring...

Best Practices

Cisneros tackles aging-in-place issues in new book

Former HUD secretary Henry Cisneros takes on the growing issue of aging in place in Independent for Life: Homes and Neighborhoods for an Aging America (University of Texas Press), which he co-authored and edited. The book was officially released on Thurs

Henry Cisneros, aging in place, new book, solutions, action plans, policy

CB Jan 2012

5 Tips for Dealing With Difficult Clients | Custom Homes for Everyday Living

The Lean Builder

Lean Building Blog: What Lean isn’t

During an orientation recently with a room full of suppliers and trades for one of our “LeanPlan Workout” implementations, I was interrupted...

Quality Management

Ensuring that lean and six sigma projects are successful

The Lean Enterprise Institute surveys show that 36% of companies attempting lean give up the efforts. Customer Relationship Magazine cites...

Quality Management

Do you care as a leader?

A key aspect of quality management is the importance we place on employees, valuing people. We spend a significant amount of time and money...

Quality Management

Innovation and creative problem solving

Being creative and innovative is something that is widely touted, but how do we actually do it? This may be needed for a particular issue...

Home Builders Institute's Schools to Skills Grant Application Open Through December

As Mortgage Rates Rise, Buyers Lose Purchasing Power

Renters Are Choosing Single-Family Homes for These Features