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A group of big-hearted builders is giving something valuable back to the community--new housing at a 51-acre resort for children with life-threatening illnesses.

The National Association of Home Builders is calling for all builders to help change outdated, cumbersome, ineffective or restrictive building codes.

A recently announced $35.7 million merger between BuildNet, Inc. and four other companies may just make your own business, big or small, run a bit smoother.

utomobile manufacturers have achieved such dramatic quality and productivity results by using “lean production methods that the movement is sweeping through manufacturers in all types of industries.

Can’t find enough material to build your houses, or are you paying much more today than you did last week? Either way, building materials shortages and price increases are cutting into builder profits around the country.

This new master-planned community is finding a new use for an old U.S. Air Force base in California.