Centex vice president/construction technology Randy Luther shares his modus operandi for shopping the exhibit floor at the International Builders' Show, including a cheat sheet on what questions to ask at the booths.

More money bleeds away during the startup process than anywhere else in home building. Certainly more than during the construction process itself.

Chicago-based Republic Windows & Doors has committed to working with McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry to overhaul its window manufacturing processes.

At David Weekley Homes, it is understood that it takes one set of things to get shoppers to buy and a completely different set to satisfy them after the sale.

Jeld-Wen's new preservative sinks in to prevent decay.

Sales and marketing costs should be held to 6% of home building revenue, but builders have a hard time hitting that target.

Depending on when you ask it, this ticklish question has many answers. Just be sure to ask the right people.

Green building and outdoor living spaces will be the top home building trends of 2004, according to an informal Professional Builder survey of builders and other industry professionals.

Tremco Barrier Solutions’ Above-Grade Foundation Finishing System extends the same waterproofing membrane used below grade in its Tuff -N-Dri product up to the sill plate.