Management

Site-Specific Weather on Your Phone

Paul Douglas, weatherman at WCCO-TV in Minneapolis, is marketing a new application for cell phones that provides weather conditions and forecasts, along with Doppler radar images, for any specific site, including job sites.

Management

Even-Flow, Measurement Key Results

It would be hard to find another builder in America with a stronger sense of mission than McStain Neighborhoods in Boulder, Colo.

Management

Doing the Right Things Right

Think about the last time your company debuted a new product line -- bigger homes at a higher price point, attached homes for entry-level buyers, a maintenance-free community for empty nesters.

Management

Are You a Super Superintendent?

Superintendent, construction manager or simply builder: By any name, these construction professionals sit squarely at the intersection of cost, quality, customer satisfaction and ultimately a builder’s good name.

Management

Are You Flexible and Fast on Your Feet?

High-end home building has been Don Lytton's specialty for most of his 25 years running job sites.

Management

Everything in Writing

Like many of his peers, Ross Friedman began his career as a carpenter.

Management

Extra Eyes, Ambassadors Everywhere

Please excuse Denver-area builder John Osborn if he doesn’t see the unbridled pursuit of customer satisfaction as something new.

Management

Actionable Feedback

Randy Banks has been building in Mountain Air Country Club in Burns-ville, N.C., since its inception in 1990, but only in the past two or three years has he enlisted outside help to survey customer satisfaction.

Management

Fieldstone Markets Extended

Southern California Giant Fieldstone Communities has found a new way to maintain strong relationships with past customers and make a buck doing so.

Management

Solar Homes Tour Held

The National Tour of Solar Homes was held October 16, 1999 in 36 states from Alabama to Wisconsin.

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