A wheelchair accessibility challenged floor plan offered in an age-restricted community is reconfigured without sacrificing striking features, volume spaces and attractive exteriors.

Ideal Homes has built one of the first zero energy home in the country priced under $200,000. The modest one-story, three-bedroom, two bathroom home produces as much energy as it consumes in a year, achieving net zero energy consumption. Ideal Homes of N

Successful employee retention can be attributed to the time taken to determine whether a candidate will thrive in the organization

Empty nesters, retirees and affluent couples with expensive taste are Harwick Homes' target market for its newest model — The Mugello.

The entire company, starting at the top, needs to demonstrate consistent behaviors that will make difficult decisions easy for employees.

Cool roofs — roofs that use reflective materials to limit solar heat gain — can cut cooling loads by up to 20 percent. Conventional cool roofs have light-colored surfaces with colors that work well on commercial facilities with flat or low-sl

Satisfied customers need to be converted into loyal customers since loyalty can translate into a steady stream of customer referrals.

Home builders have always faced competition, but as the industry has increased in sophistication, the competition has increased significantly. It's easy to succeed against fly-by-night operators as long as you don't compete on price. It's muc

Too often, the right people in the wrong jobs make it hard for builders to work efficiently and profitably. To run an effective team, managers need to examine the entire system by which they hire, train, manage and reward their players.