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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
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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
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Taking Advantage of Incentives Through Weatherization
Industry insider Kristen Lewis walks us through the basics and benefits of weatherization
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Break from the pack, and do it now
I recently saw the movie "MoneyBall" with Brad Pitt as the lead playing a GM of the Oakland A’s baseball team. For the readers who have not seen the…
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It doesn’t matter where you excel, it’s where you need to improve that counts
Are you curious? Sometimes I wonder just how curious people really are. For example do you talking to those next to you at conferences? I don’t mean…
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Quality Management | Big Q and little q
Big Q and little q is a term coined by Dr Juran and is key in fully understanding quality. It contrasts the difference between managing for quality…
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The peanut butter & jelly sandwich workshop: A lesson in quality
Yes believe it or not we can learn a lot from the simple peanut butter and jelly sandwich. While this is very simple it is also a low cost, fun and…
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How to lower your fixed payroll cost by at least 40%
Recently, there has been a lot of press about football player’s compensation. Specifically, many of the new contracts written for superstar quarter…
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72% of home building employee's indicate they would resign if an employment alternative existed !
I recently conducted an online survey of over 1200 home building employees. The survey asked the question,” If the US market was good today, would…
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The Great Pyramid and Pantheon: ancient construction quality
In a recent discussion regarding the impact of quality on the ASQ Design & Construction Division Linkedin Group, a member made the comment that ‘…
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Misunderstood communication issues will derail your business strategies
In every industry I have worked in, Communication seems to be the common denominator, of dysfunctionality. We write books about, train our leaders on…
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Managing in a downturn
Wisdom is timeless, which is why two Harvard Business Review articles published in 2001 and 2008 are still as valid and thought provoking today as…
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Using a outside consultant could give you the extra you need.....
From 1979 to 2001 I worked in high level positions within corporate America. I was always surprised over the number of consultants that called…