November 2000
Feature
Always & Never [1]
I believe there are some “always” and “nevers” it is important for everyone in business—and in life—to remember. I’ve been lucky, a lot of these truths I’ve learned from a lot of you.
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Backyard Bonanza [2]
Spectrum Skanska discovered an untapped vein of gold practically outside their back door.
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Builder as usual is no way to survive in a tightening labor market.
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Book Reviews [4]
Book reviews of 'Daily Field Guide: A Logbook for Home Builders,' 'The Scopes of Work Program' and 'Sustainable Landscape Constrction.'
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A rising tide of houses are being built without a buyer in sight.
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Last January, we introduced the concept for this column—a list of dos and don’ts for a new home building company organized to grow toward local market domination.
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Future Visions [7]
T here are times when thinking about the future can lead to great things. For homebuilders, this is one of those times.
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Small lots and rich feel are just right for urban strivers.
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A final walk-through is usually tense for two reasons. For the buyer, it is often a 'speak now or forever hold your peace' situation. For the builder, it becomes a quest to minimize last-minute closing fixes.
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Model Merchandising [10]
Try merchandising your next models for humans rather than consumers.
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One of the most surprising trends of the 1990s was the rebirth of downtown housing demand in America’s largest cities.
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One of the most important—and most sensible—principles of green building is developing in areas that already have the necessary infrastructure and public transportation systems in place.
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In 1986, after reading Robert Bellah’s book Habits of the Heart, it struck builder Perry Bigelow that he was doing housing wrong.
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Talking tech trends with the 'digital architect' behind L.A.’s Playa Vista and Atlanta’s Atlantic Steel mixed-use communities.
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Quality Obsessed [15]
While we cultivate a culture of “quality zealots” in our teams, too often we seem to allow the weaknesses in the group the opportunity to illustrate who we are and, unfortunately, it usually happens in front of the home buyer.
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America’s cities are enjoying a resurgence in new housing construction, thanks in part to a partnership between NAHB, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Conference of Mayors .
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Toll’s $1.8 million model in Austin’s Hill Country pioneers a walk-out basement and Italian architectural styling.
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Over the past several years, natural disasters have proven at least two things: You don’t have to live in Southern California to be hit by an earthquake.
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Like each of Cricket Club’s models, the two-story, four-bedroom, 2480 square foot Club Three, is anchored by a kitchen and family room that is well integrated with adjacent outdoor living space.
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The New Old Home [20]
The character and feel of this new home may make you second-guess its newness.
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Product Review
Armstrong [21]
Shown in Lincoln Square Bronze Memories, Armstrong Laminate Flooring is a “floating floor” and does not have to be nailed or glued to the subfloor.
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Bruce [22]
Adventure Plank presents the warm, inviting beauty of natural oak in a popular, new 5” plank.
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Congoleum [23]
Inspired by the coloring and textures found in the natural environment, Classic Elegance, shown in Courtyard, features a tough, durable 25-mil satin-gloss urethane wearlayer and debuts in five initial designs and 24 colors
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Euclid Chemical Co. [24]
Ultra-Tex is a proprietary blend of acrylics, cement, sealers and colorants that simulate the look of brick, stone, slate or tile on concrete surfaces.
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Formica Corp. [25]
The Stone Classix Collection combines the look of real stone with traditional styling in its classic square designs.
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Hartco [26]
A new American exotic hardwood called Pecan Plank has classic tones and clear grains of Pecan and is a 5-ply engineered product offered in random lengths from 10” to 48”.
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Mannington [27]
Featuring the look of fine furniture in hardwood flooring is the engineered wood collection called American Classics.
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Pergo [28]
The Roma Collection consists of four tile designs to help create the popular look of natural limestone or marble
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Warren Plank in Saddle is a wider version of the popular Warren Strip in a 3/4” thick x 3-1/4” wide solid oak floor.
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