Venture Homes in Marietta, Ga., was the Atlanta market’s J.D. Power winner for the second year a row in 2003, so president Robert White must have a clue or two about quality.

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.