Recycle When You Remodel When remodeling a home, there is often a large amount of construction waste. NARI’s Green Remodeling program offers remodeling contractors across the country a unique opportunity to incorporate cost-saving and earth-sustaining green concepts into their clients’ homes. Here's how.
NAHB Introduces Certified Green Professional Designation A new professional designation program from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) will soon provide home buyers with additional assurance that the builder or remodeler they've chosen is authentically "green."
Home Builder Tips for Enduring Layoffs Layoffs are inevitable in struggling industries. Professional Builder’s HR columnist Rodney Hall offers tips for how to handle downsizing.
Analyze Your Interviews Here are this month's tips to help you gauge your home-building industry candidates.
Is Your Homebuilding Management Team Working at its Best? Get your management team fully engaged and arm them with a consistent level of knowledge and skills to sell, build and deliver higher quality homes. By putting knowledge in the right hands, you can keep critical issues with construction quality from occurring in the first place.
Professional Builder Best Workplaces 2007 A great workplace offers more than good pay, a safe job site and an occasional pat on the back. Read about homebuilders — like those on Professional Builder’s Top Five Best Workplaces — who go the extra mile for their employees and stay competitive by attracting good workers who are productive, hardworking and loyal.
NAHB Book Addresses Builder, Remodeler Warranties In the National Association of Home Builders' (NAHB) recent release Warranties for Builders and Remodelers, Second Edition, builders and remodelers will find advice on how to use warranties properly and avoid costly mistakes.
Homebuilder HR Risks to Avoid Home building industry experts offer a look at some of the road hazards on the HR expressway and ideas on how to maneuver them.
Keeping Peace in the Custom Homebuilding Family Business How do you treat family members with whom you’re in business? With fidelity, honesty, and fairness. Custom builders share what has kept them successful and sane while juggling the intricacies of family business operations to help them be both successful and profitable.
Home Builder Company Culture Defined Culture is as culture does. Rodney Hall looks at how your company’s actions and behaviors today become the culture you’re known for tomorrow.