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Cottage Charm

This buried treasure in suburban Twin Cities, Minn., maximizes square footage while bucking conventional suburban design.

Human Resources

You're Fired!

Think through your termination process; set mutual expectations with new employees about what you want from them - and what they want from you

New-Construction Projects

Infill Opportunity

Use perceived building obstacles to your advantage to create a new profit opportunity.

Sales

Crisis Communications 101

Would you know what to do if a reporter and camera crew showed up on your construction site?

Building Materials

Tool Talk

The equipment builders need to drive bottom-line results.

New-Construction Projects

Burgeoning Baja

Loreto Bay Co., of Scottsdale, Ariz., is proving that U.S. builders can gain new ground in Mexico.

Building Materials

Fire Sprinklers Save Lives

Fire sprinklers benefit builders and consumers, according to new educational campaign launched by the Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition

New-Construction Projects

Why Will Builders Vote for Impact Fees?

In a booming residential construction corridor southwest of Chicago, builders voted to support higher impact fees.

Management

Sarah Peck

Builder Sarah Peck on the creative and progressive side of infill building on challenging plots of land.

New-Construction Projects

Vacuum Overcomes Gravity Wastewater Glitches

Installing conventional gravity-based wastewater lines may not be practical where the the land's grade is too low.

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