November 2009
Column
John Rymer details what data you should track to properly measure your sales team's success
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Wily Pilgrims [2]
Editorial Director Paul Deffenbaugh Explains the Selection Behind the 2010 Builder of the Year, Ideal Homes
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Feature
In Clovis, Calif., McCaffrey Homes is building out its community called Palmina, and the homes are turning heads for their flexible floor plans, energy efficiency and ability to capture entry-level, move-up and move-down buyers.
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Quinn Mortensen and Kristen Nilssen are brother and sister but also partners in Gold Medallion Homes, which builds on the Wasatch Front near Salt Lake City. It’s an unusual partnership that pulled a never-before-seen combination of top scores to...
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While America’s housing industry is in recession, winning customer satisfaction ratings are still rising in the annual AVID Award for the Best Customer Experience in the U.S.
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Mr. Clean [6]
Steve Kempton, Taylor Morrison Homes’ West Florida division president, doesn’t look the part, but he has the same attitude toward dirt as the whirling dervish on TV. His campaign for cleanliness — from sales office to job site — is a factor in...
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Jesus Ruiz is fighting to stay afloat on the Rio Grande. His small, entry- level home building firm in Laredo, Texas, was hit hard by the demise of subprime mortgages and new lending rules that disqualified 80 percent of his prospects. But his...
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Ideal Homes, our 2010 Builder of the Year, offers lessons in energy efficiency, finances and quality control.
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News
The staff of Professional Builder highlights facts about the housing industry
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Product Review
Heat & Glo's Solaris 36-ST is a circular, see-through gas fireplace that sports the shallowest direct-vent design yet—its framing depth is a mere six inches
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The ovens are available in 24, 30- and 36-inch sizes and can be ordered in 190 different colors. The 24-inch oven (shown in cobalt blue) features a swing door, while the 30- and 36-inch models feature attractive French doors. Each model is...
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At 35,000 BTUs, it’s hard not to notice Morso’s stylish new 7642 model. Made in all-black, the 7642 wood stove is made with strong, high-grade cast iron using 98 percent recycled material
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Bertazzoni’s new Professional Series Dual Fuel product line presents an authentic Italian range. Since it's a dual-fuel unit, users can bake with electricity and cook with gas
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The body of the fire is made from cold-pressed plywood that is shaped into an ellipse. A thin stainless steel firebox insert is molded to the internal face of the plywood, and the outer surface is upholstered in stitched leather
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Flush Functionality [15]
The Jenn-Air Integrated Built-In Refrigerator Collection: one look is all you need. The hidden articulated hinges allow for gaps no larger than that of the surrounding cabinetry, making the refrigerator virtually disappear in its environment.
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Energy Star is all the rage in appliances. Fagor's new washing machines boast an extra large capacity yet have a compact footprint of three cubic feet. Fagor's dryers are equipped with a reversing anti-crease system, which uses an intermittent...
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Fireplace Xtrordinair has two new gas fireplace models. Building upon the success of the company’s Revolution Clean Face fireplace, Fireplace Xtrordinair combined the classic fireplace with additional dimensions of two-sided glass on a See-Thru...
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