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Construction Quality

10 Building Obstacles to Finished Basements and How to Avoid Them

Lower-level living is a lifestyle home builders are charged with creating. But what happens when that lower level throws obstacles your way? Here are 10 pitfalls to basement construction with corresponding best practices to ease the building process

Best Practices

From Trash to Treasure: How Builders Can Limit Construction Waste

Helpful ideas builders can use to put jobsite waste to work and limit the amount of construction waste they send to the landfill

Project Management

Are Your Scopes of Work More Than Just a Handshake?

Modern homes are complex systems that comprise dozens of subsystems. With an increase in complexity, detailed scopes of work become ever more important for home builders, and a handshake just won't do

Moisture Management

Concrete Solutions for Lurking Moisture

For builders erecting a home that's slab on grade or only has a crawlspace, moisture-proofing is key. And for finished basements with all the bells and whistles, builders should take extra care waterproofing

Moisture Management

Building Science: Understanding Moisture Flow

In part three of the Building Science series, we examine moisture and moisture flow in buildings: where moisture comes from, sources of moisture, as well as problems and solutions associated with moisture and moisture flow

Moisture droplets of water condensation water on bathroom glass

Management

More on Moisture Management

"Concrete Floors and Moisture," a new book from the Portland Cement Association, explores ways to present unwanted moisture in concrete floors

Construction

10 Tips for Land Research

From four lots to 40,000 green acres, the fundamentals of land acquisition apply long before the buy

Research and due diligence are essential to land development

Moisture Management

Moisture Management to Prevent Mold

Mold prevention can be a watershed for your business

Construction

ACQ and Aluminum Don’t Mix

As the industry phases out wood pressure-treated with chromated copper arsenate (CCA), keep in mind that the high level of copper in the alternatives reacts with aluminum, causing corrosion

High-Performance Homes

Seeing the Value in Optimum Value Engineering

OVE and advanced framing techniques help builders reduce the amount of lumber used while maintaining structural integrity. They not only lower costs but also improve the thermal performance of buildings

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