July 2013

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Exterior integration

Seeking a country home for summer and weekend getaways, a New York City family purchased a 19th-century house in Bucks County, Pa. The 10-acre property, which sits at the end ...
July 8, 2013
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Tablet and smartphone usage trending upward

As mobile technology continues to become more prevalent in our daily lives, it’s no surprise that remodelers are embracing this technology as a business tool to seamlessly connect...
July 8, 2013

Remodeler's Exchange: Under 40 remodelers' critical advice to young owners

TOM SWARTZ: How did you choose the remodeling business?BENTON ROOKS: I started out in construction doing electrical work, and I did that for about two years. After awhile, I fell...
July 8, 2013
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Under 40s, our next leaders

Where else can a former Marine, college football player, sheepherder, alligator hunter, and professional chef come together and share a commonality? The answer, of course, is ...
July 8, 2013
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2013 Chrysalis Awards for Remodeling Excellence

The Chrysalis Awards program began in 1994 and recognizes the nation’s best remodeling and design work in 16 general categories of residential and commercial remodeling. The Chrysalis...
July 1, 2013
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Building Science: DOE home makes big impression, small footprint

The first certified DOE Challenge Home—the Wilson Residence in Winter Park, Fla.—produces more energy than it uses with construction costs one-third less than originally proposed...
July 1, 2013
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Michael E. Gerber: When function trumps form

We’ve discussed the first two elements of my ‘working on it’ mindset, those of the visual and the emotional, how your business looks, and how it feels. We’re now ready to address...
July 1, 2013
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Craig Durosko: Plan and set goals for 2014 right now

Often you hear of people setting personal resolutions and goals for the new year in January. If that is the case with your business, by the time you implement and start seeing...
July 1, 2013
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Mark Richardson: Make it visual

Today your biggest competition is not other remodelers, it is not other big purchases in your prospects’ lives, and it is not fear of investing in their homes. Your biggest competition...
July 1, 2013