Best Practices
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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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Leadership
What “The Elf on the Shelf” can teach you about productivity, leadership.
The Elf on my Shelf isn’t working effectively. Instead of duping my 5 year-old into behaving like a Christmas angel, it’s giving me a guilt…
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The number of responses needed for statistically valid customer survey results
It is critical to know what our customers think of living in the homes we build for them and what it was like to be involved in the design and…
Leadership
Spanish Twins: The fastest way to learn Construction Spanish.
1. Metal 2. Material 3. Plan 4. Base 5. Idea 6. Hospital 7. Doctor 8. Vertical 9. …
Leadership
What's in your vocab? 2 words for a smarter vocabulary.
1. Twitter 2. Gangnam Style 3. Like 4. Gronkowski 5. Angry Birds 6. Linsanity 7. Kardashian 8. …
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Sources of quality defects in construction projects
A recent research study on quality in construction projects established the following Quality Problem Factors as the sources of quality defects.…
Leadership
Rented profits + 3.5 steps to reduce your risk.
Do you know what the Spanish term for Profitability is? It’s Rentabilidad. RENTABILIDAD (rayn-tah-bee-lee-DAHD)…
Leadership
Are you demographically delusional?
Remember the DeLorean? If the name doesn’t conjure up an immediate mental image, this will: Remember the car from Back to the Future? …
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The design side - Kicking it up a notch
Come January 2013, we’re taking HousingZone’s already stellar coverage of residential design to a new level. Look for weekly blog posts from yours…
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Cost of rework
In a recent study rework costs (including labor, materials, equipment and subcontractors) can run from 2% to 20% of a project's total contract amount…
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Trade scorecards
Some things to consider when evaluating your trade partners and creating a scorecard include the following: Defects Their scores on customer surveys…