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Quality Management

Cost of Quality Video: The cost of breaking the quality rules

This short video wonderfully highlights key quality issues that impact the Cost of Quality and avoid risk. It is ideal for introducing...

Best Practices

Improve the process before streamlining with software

Perhaps you heard the story in December about the truck driver that won a Lamborghini Murcielago LP-640 worth over $200,000. A few hours...

Business Management

Listen to the culture of Lean

Having the right culture is the key to making Lean work in an organization. To demonstrate what a culture of commitment looks like, Scott Sedam profiles builders that truly “get it” when it comes to Lean operations.

Quality Management

Lessons from the worst CEOs of 2011

Netflix loses 60% of its market and RIM (Blackberry) also loses over 50% of its market, not a great year for what had been some of the...

Building Software

In the Trenches with BIM

In this third installment of a three-part series on building information modeling, Scott Sedam talks with design professionals who are leading the transition from CAD to BIM.

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Quality Matters

7 Tips for Accurate HVAC Load Calculations

Looking to right-size your HVAC systems? A building science expert offers advice for getting HVAC load calculations just right

Building Operations

Do you work for this egomaniacal business owner?

One of the advantages of consulting with businesses across the US is you see the companies that get it and the many companies that don’t....

Best Practices

The Lean Design Blog: Another example of low-hanging fruit

I love the easy ones! Scott Sedam and I were implementing a Lean Plan Workout recently and a very simple cost saving opportunity presented...

The Lean Builder

The Lean Builder Blog: Marshall Field had it right

Last weekend was the annual Christmas sojourn to my wife’s relatives in Chicago. On the obligatory trip downtown to Marshall Field’s to see...

Quality Management

Hindsight and Foresight for 2012

Learning from the past and planning for the future. As we move toward 2012 we have a wonderful opportunity to evaluate what happened this...

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As Mortgage Rates Rise, Buyers Lose Purchasing Power

Renters Are Choosing Single-Family Homes for These Features