July/August 2024

Products

12 Product Highlights From the July/August Issue of Pro Builder

This summer saw a variety of product releases, including helpful tools for the construction industry, new lighting styles, outdoor collections, and more

kitchen with island showcasing Vadara's Delta Safari stone

Design

Home Designs for Small-Lot Privacy

Design solutions for delivering the benefits of natural light and outdoor living on smaller, tighter lots

Street view of small-lot homes designed by DTJ Design

NAHB

OSHA Proposes Workplace Heat Standard to Ensure Worker Safety

NAHB Policy Briefing: If finalized, the regulation would cover about 36 million workers in indoor and outdoor work settings

Construction worker drinking bottle of water during heat

Design

Designs for Dedicated Work-From-Home Zones

Remote work is here to stay, but every life stage has different work-from-home needs. These in-home office designs deliver for different demographics

Spacious home office with floor-to-ceiling bookshelves and a wood desk

NAHB

The Home Building Industry Is Hiring

NAHB Chairman's Message: Workforce development continues to be a priority for NAHB, which is working to develop a skilled workforce for the future

Students learning carpentry skills in a construction trades class

Opinion

The Builder's Role in Housing Affordability

What part can (and should) builders play to reduce the cost of building and buying new homes? Consider these suggestions

Builders with roll of house plans discuss how to make homes more affordable

Leadership

Business Metrics and the Imagination Age of Home Building

It’s time to get serious about your business metrics and make them work harder (and smarter) for you

The Imagination Age of using information and data in home building

Business Management

It's Time to Benchmark—and Here's Why

Comparing your business with other builders may seem risky, but it's the key to continuous improvement and sustained success in home building

Different business benchmarks for home builders

Q+A

Building Blocks to Sustainable Construction

Waste is being reborn as eco-friendly masonry in Lisa Morey's vision for a more sustainable future

Lisa Morey, founder of Nova Terra, stands in front of machinery at a project site.

Design

The Picket Fence Idea Home

Our latest Idea Home stands as a new blueprint for urban living and housing production focused on wellness and sustainability

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

As Mortgage Rates Rise, Buyers Lose Purchasing Power

Renters Are Choosing Single-Family Homes for These Features