House Review One Plan, Multiple Exteriors Efficient and appealing ways to deliver homes and neighborhoods with staying power
Sales + Marketing Home Builders' Design Studios Go for a Retail Spin Today’s design centers take a page (or two) from successful retailers to improve the buyer experience
Energy Efficiency Home Building Technical Challenges and Solutions: An Energy Efficiency Road Map for Home Builders Current research and future initiatives will make it easier to build energy-efficient homes. Here’s a look at what’s up and coming
Codes + Standards Florida Building Code updates roofing underlayment and installation guidelines The underlayment codes have been criticized as being confusing.
Customer Satisfaction The Power of Positive Is Mission Critical Sales are important, but positive customer experience is a gold mine
HVAC New Residential AC Efficiency Levels could save consumers $38 billion Around 60 percent of U.S. households have a central cooling system, and most new homes are built with central air conditioning, so a change in standards would have widespread effects.
Human Resources The Toughest Job in Home Building Is ... When trying to determine which job in home building is the toughest, the list of contenders is long and hotly contested
Energy Efficiency Study: Electric Water Heaters Underutilized NRDC reports that advanced water heaters could save consumers up to $200 annually and could cut greenhouse gas emissions by up to 50 percent.
Human Resources NAHB: Let Small Businesses Help Employees With Health Care Costs The NAHB is actively working to enact Health Reimbursement Arrangement legislation for small businesses
Sales Urban Home Values Surpass the Suburbs Zillow's 2015 Urban Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) was $269,036, compared with the 2015 Suburban ZHVI of $263,987.
