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Floodproof on a Floodplain
An impressive addition to the IDEA Home series, the NEWLOOK Experience Home is a master class in engineering and creative design, with builder Michael Freiburger out-thinking an exceptionally tricky lot
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Defining Outdoor Living in 2024
Residential experts weigh in on outdoor living trends in new report
Construction
How to Air Seal the Garage
A poorly sealed wall or ceiling between the garage and the main house can let harmful fumes into the living space
Business
Taking Advantage of Incentives Through Weatherization
Industry insider Kristen Lewis walks us through the basics and benefits of weatherization
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Has the Economy Forced Everyone to Lie
I recently conducted several searches in both residential and commercial businesses in multiple states. The positions ranged from superintendents to…
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5 Ways to get better Results as a Leader
Over my 30 years of working with senior leaders, I have seen the good the bad and the very ugly. It seems that any “C’ level person who has the…
Leadership
Century 21 chief exec to Obama: it's time for a White House 'housing summit'
The head of a major U.S. real-estate company is calling on the White House to hold a “housing summit” to address some of the major hurdles holding back the housing market.
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Maximizing your Real Estate Brokers Performance
For a little less than two years, I led the 15th largest real estate brokerage firm in the US. It was an interesting departure from the day to day of…
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Three Ways to Optimize Employee Performance
I’ll get right to the point. Today’s business owners have lost a huge amount of loyalty, commitment and productivity from their employees. Leaders in…
Leadership
Scott Sedam: How to save $5,000 per unit
If you knew that were losing at least $5K per unit due to one single item of waste in your houses, would you do anything about it? How about $10K? …
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Fast track your strategies to successful implementation
I took a detour the last two years in my consulting career in residential home building by leading one of the largest real estate brokerage firms in…
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Scott Sedam: Consider true value before switching suppliers or products
Twenty years ago, there was a project in Denver where the foundations began moving, to the point that several new homes had to be taken completely…
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Lead paint rules hurting the good guys
The EPA’s LRRP lead paint rules put us, as an industry, in an awkward place. We have a rule that is, by all accounts, increasing the cost of…
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Brownies, muffins and dollars
I must admit, as an architect involved heavily in the home building business for the last 20 years I have never come across the concept of “Brownies…