Building Business

Spot bottlenecks in your operation that inhibit productivity and profitability — and unplug the blockage.

Subcontractor price creep can add significant costs to your operations, not all of which you can easily pass onto your customer. You need strategies to keep subs from eating up your profits.

Has technology improved the to-list? I still rely on techniques I learned during the days of the Day-Timer, although apps keep popping up promising to provide an alternative to pencil and notepad.

Firing is never easy or pleasant. It’s not supposed to be. Nonetheless, you can do it well. Here’s what I have learned over the years that makes firing, if not easier on you, at least easier on your employee.

The growing trend of traditional neighborhood development requires adding architectural literacy to the builder’s skill set.

A small builder thinks big, leveraging software to provide clients with almost infinite choice while retaining full control. And he plans to change the homebuilding world with his innovative ideas.

A project management technique to help you learn from mistakes you haven’t made yet.

A simple stress test for your business can motivate you to take defensive measures against a financial crisis.

Reflections from Ecuador. It’s not just about money, your work as a builder carries as much responsibility for the life safety of your clients as a pilot for his passengers…

The bowtie economist says: The rest of 2016 will show no meaningful month-over-month gains.