The overriding principle of Lean Design is marketability. The winning combo is to make the home simple and efficient to build while having an…

Quality is not about tunnel vision, a focus only on the reduction of variation in production alone. Quality is no longer just about the product, but…

Stop me if you’ve heard this before.  Guy gets up to give a presentation.  Self-deprecating intro. Well-dressed.  Strong voice. He’s confident.  He’s…

An article in today’s Wall Street Journal shed light on investors who are buying foreclosed homes, fixing them up, and renting them out. Flippers and…

The past few years have been excruciating for the National Association of Home Builders’ International Builders’ Show. However, the falling…

“I’ve got a 40-page company policy and about 40 Hispanic employees. Any advice when it comes to translation?” This question came at me during the Q…

The courtyard, an ancient concept for bringing natural light into homes while preserving privacy, is in full flower in America today as lots get…

Wanted: Woman who could get me out of a third world prison. This is how Jeff Bezos, Founder and CEO of Amazon.com, articulated what he was looking…

Last June, Retrofit Chicago’s Commercial Buildings Initiative was launched as part of the Obama Administration’s Better Buildings Challenge. Today 32…

As I travel the country working with builders I am always on the lookout for emerging trends. There is a hot one cooking right now—decorative…