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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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Lean Design Blog: Poof! Make $200 of foundation waste disappear like magic
Do you remember David Copperfield making the statue of liberty disappear? It was pretty cool, but I felt certain the green lady was not going to be…
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Construction company views on ISO9001 in the UK
A UK study of those using the ISO9001 Quality Management System in the construction industry had a number of interesting findings that provide key…
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Mental blocks to creativity
Often the main block to creativity is actually a mental block. Thoughts or comments such as these can stop creativity in its tracks. Im not creative…
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Don't let your ego get in the way of cost savings
Talking to builders today about improving the cost and efficiency can be an interesting proposition. When the topic is directed to managing a better…
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How consistent is your business?
When was the last time you did some walk arounds in your business, asked your customer service or construction teams some basic questions, spoke to…
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Why most Builders are stating they can't find the right talent
In the Wall Street Journal on 10/24 an article was published indicating that 52% of US companies were reporting major difficulty in filling jobs. 47…
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Live and work without execuses
Not a day goes by that I don’t experience multiple builders telling me why improvement in their business won’t happen. The economy, the lack of…
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Learning from the dysfunctional
The vast majority of what is written about management and business is about excellence, those people and organizations that excel. Little is written…
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Simple and fun introduction to lean concepts: Thinking outside the dome
Using Lean concepts can be very powerful; the trick is using them correctly. In an earlier blog I discussed ‘Lean and Six Sigma in Construction’ (…
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'If you think you can, or you cannot, you are right' — Lean Tuesday with Scott Sedam
Henry Ford was a genius and if not father of the automobile per se, he was arguably father of the automotive industry. As usually accompanies genius…