Reed Construction Media, a division of Reed Business Information that includes Professional Builder, Professional Remodeler and HousingZone.com, has launched the National Housing Quality Executive Council, a group of 29 home builders, remodelers and housing consultants who are fully committed to serving the industry with practical advice concerning all crucial aspects of the home-building and remodeling businesses.
In the coming months, NHQ Executive Council members will deliver their proven, actionable advice through weekly blog posts at HousingZone.com and ongoing participation in articles, industry roundtable discussions, education sessions and conference calls. Their areas of expertise include leadership; strategic planning; performance management; customer satisfaction; human resources; construction quality; trade relationships; business results; sales and marking; and supply-chain management.
“In this difficult market, there is little room for error for members of the residential construction industry. Only by rigorously applying the foundations of a strong, quality-driven business will our community survive, profit and excel,” says Dean Horowitz, General Manager of Reed Construction Media. “This new approach to content creation and delivery demonstrates the willingness of this community to participate in the success of its peers.”
The majority of NHQ Executive Council members are intimately involved as judges in the prestigious National Housing Quality (NHQ) Awards (operated jointly by Professional Builder and the NAHB
Research Center) — the industry’s sole awards program recognizing excellence in quality
management and operations. And many are past NHQ Award winners, including Bill Saint, president and CFO of Simonini Builders (2010 winner), and Kevin Estes, owner and founder of Estes Builders (2005 and 2007 winner). NHQ Executive Council members will continue to oversee the judging and execution of the NHQ Awards.
“The NHQ Executive Council brings together many of the industry’s best minds when it comes to running a high-quality, profitable home-building business,” says David Barista, Editor-in-Chief of Professional Builder and Custom Builder and co-editor of HousingZone.com. “You can consider them among your most trusted advisors.”
The NHQ Executive Council will serve as the backbone of an enhanced, “community-based” content strategy for the Reed Construction Media residential construction brands, including Professional Builder, Professional Remodeler, Custom Builder and HousingZone.com. The editorial team will connect with subscribers, visitors and attendees through industry roundtables; exclusive research projects; and in-person and online events aimed at delivering proven, actionable solutions for builders and remodelers.
“Remodelers today need to know what works in real life, not in theory,” says Jonathan Sweet, Editor-in-Chief of Professional Remodeler and co-editor of HousingZone.com. “Bringing the insight of these industry innovators together with that of our award-winning editorial staff ensures we’ll be able to deliver the crucial information that contractors need.”
The NHQ Executive Council includes:
William Asdal
Founder
Asdal Builders
David Caligaris
CEO
The Green Company
Bruce Case
President
Case Design/Remodeling
Stephen Crandall
Co-Owner
Extended Home Living Services
Jim Deitch
COO
Southern Crafted Homes
Michael Draper
Florida Division President
Palm Harbor Homes
Kevin Estes
Owner, Founder
Estes Builders
Peter Feinmann
President
Feinmann Inc.
Julian Francis
Principal
Market Set
Dan Gorski
VP, Design Studio, Purchasing, Home Building Services
Veridian Homes
Dan Green
VP
The Green Company
Jeff Hunt
VP
Brothers Strong Residential Design Build
Allison Iantosca
Partner
F.H. Perry Builder
David Johnston
Founder, President
What’s Working
Denis Leonard
President
Business Excellence Consulting
Michael Luzier
President, CEO
NAHB Research Center
Stephen Moore
Senior Partner
BSB Design
Serge Ogranovitch
Senior Partner
The Potomack Group
Erik Pekarski
Senior VP Destinations
New Home Star
Chip Pennington
Corporate Director, Customer Service
Shea Homes
Dean Potter
VP, Quality and Home Production
K. Hovnanian Companies
Duncan Prahl
Senior Research Associate
IBACOS
Keith Robinson
President, CEO
Extraordinary Talent Consulting
Bill Saint
CFO, Director
Simonini Builders
Charlie Scott
Principal
Woodland, O’Brien & Scott
Scott Sedam
President
TrueNorth Development
Douglas Shipman
CEO
Developer’s Financial Services
Glenn Singer
CEO
Builder Partnerships
Tom Stephani
President
Stephani Enterprises and Custom Construction Concepts
Members of the National Housing Quality Executive Council can be reached for comment via the below contact information.
Media Contact:
Dean Horowitz
General Manager
Reed Construction Media
o: 630-288-8180
e: dhorowitz@reedbusiness.com
The National Housing Quality Award is a Malcolm Baldridge-style quality and performance excellence award that Reed Construction Media has produced with the NAHB Research Center since 1992. For more on the program, visit www.HousingZone.com/NHQ.
Reed Construction Media is a division of Reed Business Information (RBI-US). Brands include Building Design+Construction, BDCnetwork.com, Construction Bulletin, Construction Equipment, ConstructionEquipment.com, Custom Builder, Housing Giants, HousingZone.com, LogInAndLearn.com, Professional Builder, Professional Remodeler, Spec-Check U.S., VisibleCity.com and Show Village.
Created in 1964, the NAHB Research Center (www.nahbrc.com) is a full-service product commercialization company that strives to make housing more durable, affordable and efficient. The Research Center provides public and private clients with an unrivaled depth of understanding of the housing industry and access to its business leaders.