Members of the Pinnacle Awards class of 2002 gather at PR's Benchmark conference in Boston

If you're anything like me; if your company is anything like mine, you've spent untold hours over the last month analyzing the year that's past and preparing for the year to come.

Many remodeling projects today include removing barriers to accessibility within a person's home.

Originally the term referred primarily to siding salesmen and to tactics that were deceptive as well as pushy. Several local Better Business Bureau Web sites feature tin men as the 1950s' contribution to the top scams of the past century.

Change orders always increase sales but don’t necessarily increase profit margins.

HammerSmith, a design/build firm in Decatur, Ga., reached its 10th anniversary this year.

R.C. 'Rosie' Romero Jr., CR, founded Legacy Custom Builders, Scottsdale, Ariz., in 1988 with the intention of selling it to his employees. This year, it finally happened.

A few months ago I got a call from John, a small remodeler with a 10-year track record and a respectable reputation.

Remember when customers clamored to get rid of their 1970s-style bathrooms, with their confined spaces and lack of amenities? Now there's a new enemy: the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Are your HVAC ducts going in according to a specified plan? Are they being tested?