Lean Design Great home plans: check out this 2,500-square-foot head turner Today we have a ranch (or if you are on the East Coast, a rambler) to review. It is a Lean Design with a ton of amenities, and it is a...
The Design Side Where do you find inspiration? I subscribe to the print editions of several publications, including Architectural Digest. Go ahead and call me old school — I know I’m not...
Quality Management Consumers are Willing to Pay for Quality A report last year by the NAHB Research Center found that “increasingly, today’s homebuyers want energy-efficient, low-maintenance, well...
Building Operations Thinking outside the bun (and the punchlist). Pop quiz! Since we know you didn’t study, we’ll keep it brief. Only two questions, graded on the curve. Ok, ok, ok… Yes. One of...
Building Operations Why Hispanics on your job don’t speak English… to you. People like to be recognized for their skills. The holiday season, chock-full of family time, is a great atmosphere for positive...
Customer Satisfaction Lesson Learned: The Perils of Sales Success aka Luxury Car Alert! The market bottom is clearly behind us, and this is validated by three very reliable indicators. First, annualized home starts have more...
Building Operations How stereotypes hinder effective communication… and clean cabinets. It was the typical Fourth Quarter Push. We all knew the drill. Well, most of us did. It was 2006, back before...
The Design Side Luxury housing market bounces back The luxury housing market is back, according to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal. Some of the properties mentioned in the WSJ...
The Design Side Don’t be afraid to ask One of the world’s most influential architects, Barry Berkus, passed away at the end of November. While I didn’t know Barry well, I admired...
Quality Management Design for Six Sigma The Six Sigma methodology DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control) is used to improve an existing process. Design for Six...
