June 2002
Column
Feature
It looks like a magazine — a professional cover, glossy paper, a table of contents, plenty of “editorial” and a boatload of advertisements.
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101 Best Companies To Work For In The Residential Construction Industry
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The secret of the 101 Best Companies to Work For in the Residential Construction Industry is, on its face, simple: investment
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A steel manufacturer is in the early stages of coming to market with a coating for HVAC ductwork that kills mold and bacteria before they cause problems for homeowners.
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If you’re building out a subdivision and have a preferred mortgage lender to ease the purchase process for your buyers, are you taking advantage of all the programs the lender offers?
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Neumann Homes Inc. in Warrenville, Ill., is No. 34 on Training magazine’s 2002 ranking of companies — in all industries — that “excel at human capital development.
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Americans have much to celebrate in June during National Homeownership Month
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Try this experiment: Visit a home you built 10 or as recently as five years ago. More than likely it was built without a basic structured wiring system.
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Cultural Icons [10]
There are those lucky few people who love the only the place they have worked
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It’s hard to do well — or even want to do — a job that is poorly defined, lacks clear measures for success and depends on information from others to complete.
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Dollars & Cents [13]
Among these 101 companies, compensation takes many forms — salary, commission, bonus, profit sharing, retirement plans, paid benefits, time off and a list of perks limited only by your imagination.
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Have you ever noticed that in every industry and in every town there are one or two companies that people want to work for?
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Improve Or Die [15]
If you do not continue to grow in your role, if the people you work with don’t grow, and if your organization doesn’t improve at a fast enough pace, you fall further and further behind those that do.
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In A Day's Work [16]
Among these 101 companies, compensation takes many forms — salary, commission, bonus, profit sharing, retirement plans, paid benefits, time off and a list of perks limited only by your imagination.
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At a firm as large as Huntingdon Valley, Pa.-based Toll Brothers Inc., which has more than 3,000 employees in 21 states, keeping connected is no small feat.
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For small builders such as Parkwood Homes Ltd. of Gaithersburg, Md., the benefits of being among the first to build live/work units have far outweighed the significant risk of taking on a unique product.
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Once relegated to a hacker teenager’s basement bedroom or usurping a corner of an underused formal dining room, personal computers are everywhere today
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Builders and housing economists worked themselves into a lather over the harm a 27.2% duty on Canadian framing lumber could do to U.S. housing affordability.
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My father was a builder, and I was on job sites in my hometown of Memphis, Tenn., when I was 12 years old
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When it comes to keeping your projects moving forward, obtaining permits is a big issue.
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As wood floors are becoming standard in many new homes — rather than pricey upgrades or risky features from a sales and resale standpoint — unusual materials are becoming more popular as well.
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In a recent Sears survey of 100 top home builders, 71% said home buyers ex-pressed interest in buying energy-efficient appliances.
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Honesty and clarity are hallmarks of the owners and managers at these 101 companies and create strong manager/staff bonds.
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The Home Office [27]
The reality that home offices are increasingly where home buyers earn a living is the biggest reason more builders are offering structured wiring packages.
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These days the kitchen is always a central focus for technology.
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Visit five model homes designed for families, and you will see at least four with flex spaces modeled as study halls or technology lofts.
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As our grandfathers told us, “Trust is something to be earned. It’s not a right.”
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Water Management [31]
The first line of defense against mold is preventing the entry of bulk water into building assemblies.
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Product Review
Brasstech [32]
Lighting fixtures in the Amenities collection are designed to complement the company’s Newport Brass line of bathroom faucets and fittings.
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Broan-NuTone [33]
The Gallery Collection of medicine cabinets features mirrors on the front and back of the cabinet door
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Exaktime [34]
The heart of the Jobclock system is a weatherproof, tamperproof, battery-powered time clock that can be affixed and left at a job site
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Exaktime [35]
The heart of the Jobclock system is a weatherproof, tamperproof, battery-powered time clock that can be affixed and left at a job site
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Jaclo Industries [36]
The Stacey II solid-brass shower head is made with 136 rubberized jets to clean away hard-water deposits.
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Kaycan [37]
For fire resistance, the company’s Fishscale siding is made of solid vinyl rather than polypropylene.
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Kentucky Wood Floors [38]
The French Knot is a new corner treatment for strip and plank floors.
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KitchenAid [39]
Designed for homeowners who entertain, the Architect series of appliances em-phasizes stainless steel and contoured handles.
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Laufen Ceramic Tile [40]
Sun Valley floor, wall and countertop tiles are made in Spain. Shown in Navajo Cream, the line also comes in Silver Birch, Sage Brush and Blue Mesa
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Lennox Industries [41]
Noise-reducing features of the HSX15 central air conditioner include a patent-pending fan blade design and a cabinet with an insulated compressor compartment.
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LG Hi-Macs [42]
The company’s acrylic solid surfaces are now available in 10 new colors: Moonscape Quartz, Stardust Granite, Indigo Granite, Tapioca Pearl, Oregano Sand, Spiced Java Sand, Foliage Quartz, Greystone Granite, Tundra Quartz and Allspice Quartz.
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Pro Power work gloves have reinforced deerskin thumbs and fingertips along with deerskin palm pads and knuckle straps sewn with Kevlar.
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OnQ Technologies [44]
The Advanced Lighting Control system now includes a 4-Button Scene Switch Module that provides the functionality of four ALC program switches in a single-gang design.
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Robern [45]
The Metallique framed cabinet comes in two plated aluminum finishes — polished chrome and brushed nickel — to complement faucets, towel bars and other bathroom accessories with the same finishes.
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FloodStopper automatically shuts off a home’s water supply upon detection of a leak.
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Supra Floors [47]
Designed for basements or rooms built over concrete slab, the Subflor system consists of 2x2-foot panels that are 7/8 inch thick and interlock to form a smooth surface ready for a finished floor covering.
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Symmons Industries [48]
Allura tub and tub/shower systems include the Temptrol pressure-balancing valve.
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ToTo [49]
Designed for home buyers with more conservative and traditional tastes, the Plymouth is a low-profile, one-piece toilet with carved, molded trim at the foot.
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Vantage Point [50]
The VP Elite line of television mounts includes wall and ceiling models.
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