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3 reasons why NHQ Award winners are faring better than most builders

Last month, the Professional Builder editorial team hosted judges for our annual National Housing Quality Awards program, which for the past...

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Harrell Remodeling named one of Inc.'s top workplaces

Congratulations go out to Iris Harrell and her Mountain View, Calif., remodeling company.Harrell Remodeling was recently named by Inc....

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Focusing on operational efficiencies: Team Charter Document as a key tool

The 2011 Housing Giants Ranking Report shows that the Housing Giants are taking advantage of this slow period to focus on what they see is...

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Best remodeling market since 2004?

So I don't know what to make of this one, posted earlier today on HousingZone: BuildFax Remodeling Index Shows Top April on Record.I&...

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Quality Management System Impact on High Performance Home Builders

The impact of quality management on home builders is dramatic. For example of builders that used the National Housing Quality Award criteria...

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Video: 530 foot drop from a helicopter and the drill survives

Got to spend some time over at the Bosch headquarters yesterday. To show off the toughness of their new line of drills, they dropped two of...

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The Quality Life Cycle

The Quality Life Cycle allows for the characterization and visualization of the various complex stages and dynamics of quality. Here's how to put it work in your company

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Blog: Harsh reality of lead paint rules

All the remodelers out there who thought that the EPA RRP lead paint rules weren’t going to be enforced may want to think again. The...

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Project effectiveness & efficiency tool

There are many ways to determine how successful a process or project is. These methods normally involve detailed metrics and may include...

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Video: NAHB Boards, Lead Paint & More

Lead paint continues to be getting a lot of buzz, what with the NAHB's lawsuit against EPA, the first fine coming down last week and...

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Blog: Is a lot shortage looming?

At a time when the housing industry is facing a severe glut of inventory, depressed real-estate values, tighter lending standards, and a...

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The quality journey. The starting point and paths to the future.

As the broad range of topics discussed in this blog clearly shows, Quality Management involves a wide range of issues. Perhaps the National...

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Video: Lead paint violation goes viral - $150,000 fine for remodeler

POSTED 5/19/2011So for all those remodelers who thought there was no reason to follow the EPA's lead RRP rules?Yeah, you might want to...

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Prioritizing Improvement Projects

We all have a long list of improvement projects we would like to work on. The problem is picking which to focus on now and which to leave...

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Blog: Investors still eying housing market

While we’ve spent the better part of the past four years analyzing just how dramatically the housing market has changed during the...

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The Power of Rationalization in Remodeling

The purchasing decisions we make every day aren’t about logic. We’re constantly making emotional decisions to buy or not buy...

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Blog: Tips on conducting 360s and employee reviews

First off, most companies mix up 360 reviews and employee reviews. 360 reviews involve feedback from peers, superiors, and those the...

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Webinar: Micromarketing Strategies for Remodelers

Missed our recent webinar with Rich Harshaw on “Micro-Marketing Strategies for Remodelers: How Narrowing Your Prospect List Can...

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Theory of Constraints

Theory of Constraints is based on the premise that the rate of achievement is limited by at least one constraining process. Only by...

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Want to sell more homes? Don’t miss our webinar featuring Bob Schultz.

New-home sales guru and Professional Builder columnist Bob Schultz is conducting a free sales and marketing webinar tomorrow at 2 pm EDT,...

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Evenflow for Performance

The use of Evenflow for construction scheduling can revolutionize a builders business. Perhaps one of the biggest problems is that builders...

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Video: DC Market is Strong

I recently talked to remodeler David Merrick, president of Merrick Design & Build, outside of Washington, D.C.He says the market is...

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Quality Case Study and Economics of Quality

There two key things needed to really help start on the quality journey or to become refreshed on your journey. A detailed example of...

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5 ways home builders can benefit from BIM

The April 2011 issue of Professional Builder features our latest report on the adoption of building information modeling (BIM) and 3D design...

Building information modeling rendering example, night view

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Blog: The impact of the humble blower door test

Five major national energy home building programs, Energy Star, LEED for Homes, Environments for Living, Building Americas Builders...

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

As Mortgage Rates Rise, Buyers Lose Purchasing Power

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