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September 2007

Column

5 Reasons It's Good to Sell a Home Right Now
Most people wait to sell a home until they’ve built a new one. Our new-home sales specialist tells you why you shouldn’t wait to advise your clients to sell now.
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Homebuilders Shouldn't Sacrifice Company Culture for Bottom Line
Taking a lesson from the esteemed Ritz-Carlton, PB columnist Paul Cardis shares why it’s better to trim costs than to sacrifice your company culture.
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How Homebuilders Can Survive the Housing Cycle Downturn
Consultant Chuck Shinn Jr. lists 9 steps homebuilders should consider right now to survive the housing downturn.
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Job Search Tips for Homebuilder Employees
Need to find a new job? H.R. Expert Rodney Hall offers tips and links to landing your next big gig.
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Serious Green

Are we serious yet? Is this green movement in home building going to last? Or is it just another tease, such as the one we had in the late '70s or the early '90s? Professional Builder Editorial Director Paul Deffenbaugh examines these...

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Feature

An Analysis of Professional Builder’s 2007 Green Building Survey

What do homebuilders really think about green? What effect has it had on the marketing and sales of their homes? Is it a fad, or will it define home construction techniques for years to come? The results of Professional Builder’s green building...

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Code Change Lowers Hurdles for SIPs, Green Building
A new International Residential Code change could save homebuilders time while making green building easier.
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Greenwood Village, Colorado's Harvard Community's Sales Climb the Tower
Harvard Communities of Greenwood Village, Colo., takes a twist on the traditional at Stapleton, adding modern nuances to traditional architecture and using sustainable, energy-efficient building techniques. The combination has garnered awards and...
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Homebuilders, Associations Bicker Over Green Building Programs
As the National Association of Home Builders and the U.S. Green Building Council argue the merits of their respective green-building programs, dozens of local variations are springing up in housing markets around the United States. At the heart of...
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Marketing Techniques for Green Homebuilders
Building green homes is growing in popularity. Six homebuilders share how their marketing efforts differentiated them from other builders.
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Professional Builder Product Report: Green Products
Green products, including a ventilation fan from Broan,  a water heater from Grand Hall that combines tank and tankless water heating technology, and NuTech's Composite Recessed CFL downlight.
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Professional Builder Product Report: HVAC
An overview of HVAC-related products is presented, including air cleaners, air conditioners, metal dryer boxes, and ductwork that silences unwanted noise.
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September 2007 Professional Builder New Product Report
New products featured in the September 2007 edition of Professional Builder magazine including a programmable security lock from Schlage and a kitchen sink from Pegasus/Blanco that also functions as a convenient cutting board.
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Sharp Lookin' Solar Roof
The ungainly and inefficient solar roof cells of the past are just that. Solar power is now poised to take off some of the burden placed on our nation’s power grid, as Sharp’s roof modules show.
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Product Review

In My Own Words: Tarpon Coast Builders
Mike Romig of Tarpon Coast Builders shares the products that they like to use for their projects.
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