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The Lean Builder

The Lean Building Blog: The problem with architects

Last year PB received an official complaint letter from a high level staffer at the AIA, basically saying that I was being unfair to...

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The Lean Design Blog: Floor plan renderings? That's whack!

Last week I nagged you about elevation renderings, this week the focus is on floor plan renderings. Floor plan renderings are an easy way to...

The Lean Builder

The Lean Building Blog: Nothing left to take away?

If asked, I would be hard-pressed to pick a favorite author, but if forced to choose just one I would go with Antoine St. Exupery. St. Ex,...

The Lean Builder

The Customer Code – are you meeting it?

One of the greatest misconceptions about Lean process and methods is that they cheapen the product. Lean is first and always about value,...

Lean Design

2 hot design trends that will delight your customers

Our lives are busy and getting busier. Some of the most popular new design trends focus on making life a bit easier. Simplifying access and...

Custom Home Design

Affordable housing: beyond beige

There’s potential for growth in affordable housing, both market-rate and low- to moderate-income, and none of it has to be boring.

PB October 2011

NHQ Awards | Building Information Modelling | Modern Green Homes ...

Lean Design

4 baby steps that will save you $150 or more per house

"Baby step onto the elevator... baby step into the elevator... I'm in the elevator." If you have not seen Bill Murray in "What about Bob,"...

CB July 2011

8 Trends in Retirement Housing | Selling the Custom Builder Experience | Exterior Products

Custom Home Design

7 steps to designing homes for profit

The days of "build it and they will come" are gone, writes Mollie Carmichael, principal with John Burns Real Estate Consulting. Carmichael says smart builders have a well-defined process for assuring success. Here are her 7 steps to designing for profit.

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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