Business Improvement

Superior Customer Satisfaction with High-End Homes
The importance of making the customer happy rises with the price of the house.

Keeping Good Employees in a Tough Labor Market
New attitudes are key to retaining the best workers.

Distributors Feel the Squeeze in Housing
Partnerships with suppliers is one way to increase margins.

OSHA Offers Forklift Safety Training Program
Thorough training of forklift drivers helps prevent accidents.

Training Resources for Builders
Employee education improves the bottom line.

Surviving Mother Nature: Rebuilding the Gulf Coast
The challenges are not just in rebuilding homes but also rebuilding the construction industry itself.

Surviving Mother Nature: Redesign in the Gulf Coast
Once Louisiana has recovered from Hurricane Katrina, it could be one of the most advanced building regions in the nation.

Coming Soon: The World's Biggest Building Lab
New Orleans could be the epicenter for new building technologies.

Green Building

Green Building: Getting Past the Media Hype
Builders can help their customers find practical ways to conserve energy.

10 Lessons Learned from Green Building
A decade of research results in great ways to save energy.

Making Green from Green Building
It isn't enough just to build green. Builders have to learn how to sell green.

Green Flooring Options for Builders
Find out about options that are environmentally and consumer friendly.

Reducing Waste on the Jobsite
Builders can help protect the environment as well as cut job costs.

Product Reviews

Whirlpool's New Laundry Pairs: Triple Threat
For builders hoping to attract the attention of resource-conscious homebuyer, it's important to be able to suggest appliances that not only provide greater capacity but also conserve water and energy.

Beefing up the Garage: Gladiator GarageWorks
Product review

New Building Technology and Techniques

Multi-head Shower Systems: Installation is Easy
To help keep the plumbing trade contractor on task, the builder should understand the basics of advanced shower-system installation.

Backerboards: Properties and Installations
Knowing which backerboard to use and some fundamental tricks of installation ensures a quality job.

Tankless Water Heaters: Getting Homeowners into Hot Water
Tankless water heaters are designed to provide an endless supply of hot water, allowing homeowners to fill the tub to the brim anytime.

Installing Tile Surfaces That Won't Crack
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, especially when installing tile.

PATH Uses Top Technologies in 2007 Concept Home
ICFs, permeable pavement and mold-resistant gypsum board are some of the innovative technologies used.

Building and Selling High-Performance Homes
Make high-performance features the key selling points of new homes.

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“Green” Do-It-Yourself Home Improvement Articles

10 Tips for Green Remodeling
While there are hundreds of ways to “go green” with remodeling, the following list can help to jump start your thinking about the choices you can make in the purchasing, design, and construction of your project.

The Language of Green
Breaking down the new sustainable building vernacular.

Greening up the Greenery
Keeping your lawn and garden healthy using Earth friendly methods.

Rainwater Harvesting Buyer’s Guide
A guide to choosing the right rainwater harvesting system for your house and garden.

Solar Panel Buyer’s Guide
A guide to understanding the basics of photovoltaic solar panels, installation, and energy savings.

Passive Remodeling Techniques
An overview on updating your living space using passive energy saving building methods.

Getting Started with Composting
A how-to guide to establishing your own composting system.

Green Cleaning and Home Maintenance Products
Recipes and suggestions for building your own Earth-friendly cleaning and home maintenance products.

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The Green Team: Andrew and Stacy Hunt
Green building experts Andrew and Stacy Hunt share their observations on news from the world of green building.

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