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    Selected by an expert panel of judges, these are the building products deemed to be the best in more than a dozen categories. | Image: YandiDesigns / stock.adobe.com
    Selected By An Expert Panel Of Judges, These Are The Building Products Deemed To Be The Best In More Than A Dozen Categories | Image: Yandi Designs / Stock adobe
    Products

    5th Annual Most Valuable Products Award Winners

    Aug. 13, 2023
    Designer Traci Kelley of Kelley Design Group, in Austin, opted for a mix of black and white for the home's exterior, so the dark-colored garage contrasts with the bright white of the main house. | Photos: Cate Black Photography
    Designer Traci Kelley of Kelley Design Group, in Austin, opted for a mix of black and white for the home's exterior, so the dark-colored garage contrasts with the bright white of the main house. | Photos: Cate Black Photography
    Design

    From Infill Lot to Urban Oasis: Home Design That Maximizes a Compact Site

    Aug. 12, 2023
    Will the development of artificial intelligence eventually lead us to a 'Terminator'-like existence? | Image: AmeriCantaro / stock.adobe.com
    Will The Development Of Artificial Intelligence Eventually Lead Us To A 'terminator' Like Existence? | Image: Ameri Cantaro / Stock adobe
    Building Technologies

    AI for Home Builders

    Aug. 11, 2023
    In September 2022, OSHA broadened the scope of its Severe Violator Enforcement Program and expanded its criteria, resulting in more employers being placed on the SVEP list. | Image: visoot / stock.adobe.com
    In September 2022, Osha Broadened The Scope Of Its Severe Violator Enforcement Program And Expanded Its Criteria, Resulting In More Employers Being Placed On The Svep List | Image: Visoot / Stock adobe
    Jobsite Safety

    OSHA Offers Enforcement Update

    Aug. 11, 2023
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    Advocacy is NAHB's core business, but building homes, enriching communities, and changing lives is its core mission. As an NAHB member, you go to work knowing you’re a part of something much larger, working for a mission bigger than all of us: housing opportunity and attainability for all.
    Business Management

    A Reflection on Belonging

    Aug. 11, 2023

    More content from July/August 2023

    Minto Communities' Conch Collection of Cottages caters to the needs of today's consumers in the 55-plus demographic. (Alloha model, shown.) | Image: Rob Harris
    Minto Communities' Conch Collection of Cottages caters to the needs of today's consumers in the 55-plus demographic. (Alloha model, shown.) | Image: Rob Harris
    Design

    Home Design That Differentiates

    Shifting consumer attitudes and lifestyle needs demand new thinking in home builders' approach to designing homes
    Aug. 4, 2023
    Improving building productivity starts with simplification and standardization. | Photo: Ivan Kruk / Stock.adobe.com
    Improving Building Productivity Starts With Simplification And Standardization | Photo: Ivan Kruk / Stock adobe
    Business Management

    How to Improve Home Building Productivity, Part 1

    Simplifying and standardizing your processes and purchasing creates efficiencies that save money and time and attract the best trade partners
    Aug. 4, 2023
    Image: Francesco Scatena / stock.adobe.com
    Radon results from the natural decay of uranium, which is found in nearly all soils. The radioactive gas typically moves up through the ground to the air above and into homes via cracks and other holes in the foundation.
    Quality Matters

    How to Build Healthy Homes That Protect Homebuyers From Radon

    Consider a relatively simple and inexpensive passive mitigation system to vent radon—a radioactive, odorless, invisible gas—and deliver a truly healthy home
    Aug. 4, 2023
    Getting your sales and marketing teams on the same page can lead to a better brand experience for buyers. | Photo: Blue Planet Studio / Stock.adobe.com
    Getting Your Sales And Marketing Teams On The Same Page Can Lead To A Better Brand Experience For Buyers | Photo: Blue Planet Studio / Stock adobe
    Sales + Marketing

    Sync Sales and Marketing for a Better Brand Experience

    Get your sales and marketing teams together to create and deliver a consistent brand message from start to finish
    Aug. 3, 2023
    TK Design & Associates' designed this ADU, which also serves as a poolside villa. Scroll down to see the floor plan and other details. | Rendering: TK Design & Associates
    TK Design & Associates' designed this ADU, which also serves as a poolside villa. Scroll down to see the floor plan and other details. | Rendering: TK Design & Associates
    House Review

    Create More Diverse Housing Options With Accessory Dwelling Units

    ADUs provide homeowners with a range of opportunities for independent living and aging in place, or for added long-term or vacation rental income
    Aug. 2, 2023
    Soil Connect simplifies the process of moving dirt while creating a platform for developers to connect. | Image: PickOne / stock.adobe.com
    Soil Connect Simplifies The Process Of Moving Dirt While Creating A Platform For Developers To Connect | Image: Pick One / Stock adobe
    Q+A

    Soil Connect Is Moving Dirt and Building Relationships

    Cliff Fetner created Soil Connect so builders and developers could more easily move dirt and other aggregates from jobsite to jobsite, but it has expanded to become something ...
    Aug. 1, 2023