Remodeling Insider Shelter your profits from the storm Hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, and countless other destructive weather events cost billions of dollars in damage in North America every year...
Building Operations 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...
Building Operations Bridging the language gap... without language When it comes to communication, it pays to think smart. Or rather, thinking smart can keep you from paying…. In reading the book,...
Building Operations On Safety, Spanish and Forgiveness As a member of the Association of Subcontractor and Affiliates (ASA) of Chicago, we try to share the collective expertise of the...
Building Operations Labor Days: The Labor Crunch and the Hispanic Diaspora Three stories jolted me in quick succession last week. A close friend who leads a residential home building firm in Chicago responded...
Building Operations Field Rework Index (Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Tiia Monto CC by-SA 4.0) A good tool for predicting rework and cost impact on a construction project is the...
Lean Design Combating narrow-lot woes This 2,800-square-foot plan utilizes Lean design to combat narrow-lot woes. One of the most important aspects of Lean design is value. It...
Building Operations Malcolm Gladwell vs. Bradley Hartmann: Is expertise overrated? In his 2008 book, Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell popularized the idea of the 10,000-Hour Rule. That is, the essential component in...
Remodeling Insider New products push the envelope As we continue to distance ourselves from an economic downturn that had a deep impact on the remodeling industry, one key variable is still...
Building Operations Alone in the backfield: 4 ways to prepare for “GameSpeed” We were winning by several touchdowns when I got the nod. “Just hand the ball off, stay in bounds, & keep the clock running...” ...
