The High-Performance Home Pitch Find out how homebuilder sales teams can make the energy-efficient pitch more appealing to potential buyers.
Reclaimed Material Suits Custom Homes Drive along any given U.S. highway and you'll see them in the distance: dilapidated barns leaning precariously toward collapse. There's gold in those barns! Ask Gary Norman. He'll fashion those forgotten barn planks into a truly one-of-a-kind custom home.
Iris Harrell Stepping Back Many remodelers don’t have a succession plan in place. Iris Harrell was no different. What happens to your remodeling company if something happens to you?
Historic Remodel Allegro Builders restores a once-grand 1910 home that had been seemingly ruined by years of neglect and abuse as it went from owner to owner before ending up as a halfway house for the homeless.
5 Great Green Building Examples These homes, chosen by Professional Builder magazine editors, showcase simple ways you can build green.
The Sun Shines on Solar With widespread adoption imminent (according to the experts), now is the time to look towards solar companies to implement a system to get those panels on your roofs.
Making the Tough Decisions on Layoffs It's a position no remodeler wants to be in, but with a slipping economy and work dropping off, many owners are having to make the tough decision to lay off employees.
Serious Standards for Green Builders, Inc. Clark Wilson, president and CEO of Green Builders, is ahead of the trend in the green building industry. While others offer options for energy efficiency, his company makes it standard and affordable.
Brand Pickell Orren Pickell is a remodeler. He's a custom builder. He's a businessman. But perhaps most importantly, he's a brand. Talk to high-end homeowners in Illinois, Michigan or southern Wisconsin and they'll know the name Orren Pickell. Whether it's remodeling or custom homes, the name Orren Pickell carries a meaning beyond what most contractors ever achieve.
Stormy Forecast While 2007 had its rough moments, 2008 seems to be the year that the housing downturn really hit remodeling. Fundamentally, the remodeling industry follows the trends of homebuilding. While the troughs are not as deep and the peaks not as high, new construction is a good predictor of remodeling activity.