Professional Builder (1993) back issues from May 2001:
Letters.(Brief Article)
May 01, 2001 ... It's NOT the Economy Within the past few weeks, several of my customers have expressed concern that the stock market is affecting their ability to sell real estate. They stress that the market's fluctuations are causing indecisiveness in their prospects, who are using it as an ...
Performance Management.(Brief Article)
May 01, 2001; ... A few months ago, in hopes of establishing our team's ability to exceed the performance levels required to win our own National Housing Quality Award, we implemented new performance measurements. Each role was mapped out on a single piece of paper and designed to illustrate each position's ...
Mega-Merger II.
May 01, 2001; ... Pulte Del Webb merger creates a new No. 1 builder. Who will be next? The ink was hardly dry on last month's issue of PB when those leapfrogging GIANT builders on the cover did it again -- playing games with our idea of bigness. On May Day, Pulte Corp. pulled the ...
In My Toolbox.(D.C. Durano)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2001; ... Despite the images a home builder might conjure up in the average person's mind -- a guy in jeans with blueprints in one hand and a hammer in the other -- a lot of builders spend more time nailing a deal in a boardroom than they do nailing a board in a bathroom. Not so for D.C ....
PATH May End Early.(Partnership for Advancing Technology)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2001; ... The Partnership for Advancing Technology, the 21/2 -year-old construction technology program operated through the Department of Housing and Urban Development, faces extinction next year just as it is hitting its stride. In the tough competition for a slice of the shrinking ...
A Concrete Idea.(Tierra Concrete Homes)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2001; ... Frank Fosdick, like so many builders before him, had an idea. The idea has earned Fosdick's company, Tierra Concrete Homes, numerous awards and a U.S. patent: Build a Zero Energy House, in Pueblo, Cob., constructed of precast concrete. Using a building system similar to tilt-up ...
Unusual Showcase Homes.(Brief Article)
May 01, 2001; ... When builders and buyers think of showcase homes, they probably think of homes designed and built to impress. Typically, it is the opulence -- the luxury, amenities, architecture and square footage -- that is on display. At the Showcase of Better Built Homes in Omaha, Neb., however, focus ...
Integrating Quality and Safety Programs.(Brief Article)
May 01, 2001 ... Most construction companies manage quality and safety as two independent programs. But this is not necessarily the way to achieve the good results from these programs. Integrating quality and safety into a single program streamlines operations and creates synergies that improve results. ...
Rewriting the Rules of Suburbia.
May 01, 2001; ... Land-use, zoning and subdivision guidelines that alter the pattern of home building as we know it. Of all the innovative ideas to emerge during the post-World War II boom, the one with the most lasting legacy is suburbia as we know it today. The late-1940s images of Levittown, ...
Designing Fidelity.(Don Evans)
May 01, 2001; ... Florida architect Don Evans accepts challenge to design three new product lines. When we assembled a consulting team to help Todd Menke and David Hunihan with their startup company, our first call was to Orlando, Fla.-based architect Don Evans. He's a PB contributing editor on ...
David Clinger.
May 01, 2001; ... Colorado-based land planner predicts an epidemic of anti-growth ballot initiatives unless the housing industry changes its ways. Colorado and Arizona voters last fall resoundingly rejected sweeping, statewide anti-growth ballot initiatives. The failed measures, Amendment 24 in ...
Customer Service--Part V Working Through Warranty.
May 01, 2001; ... A good process is the first step in delivering good warranty service to your homeowners. Many consumers define warranty as that fine-print document that expires three days before the item it covers breaks. Dictionaries define it as a guarantee. Builders know that their warranty ...
Georgia Pacific.(Brief Article)
May 01, 2001 ... Two new specialty siding panels, New World Scallops panels and Rough Sawn Cedar panels, have been introduced. The wood-grain pattern on the ...
Mastic.(Brief Article)
May 01, 2001 ... QUEST3 Series premium vinyl siding is offered in 3 new dark colors in a double 4-in. profile--Sawmill, Redwood and Pine ...
Precision Composites.(Brief Article)
May 01, 2001 ... New, long-lasting Royal Wood Trimboard has been specially engineered to withstand harsh weather. The trimboard, a wood-plastic composite, blends a ...
Wolverine.(Brief Article)
May 01, 2001 ... Millennium brand vinyl siding offers an innovative SmartWall System designed to adjust to ...
Nichiha USA.(Brief Article)
May 01, 2001 ... Cedar Shake has been added to the fiber-cement product line. Featuring the charm and classic look of real cedar shakes with the advantages of fiber-cement ...
CertainTeed.(Brief Article)
May 01, 2001 ... The Monogram STUD finder Siding System, an integral installation guide, is designed to speed up and improve the accuracy of vinyl ...
Shakertown.(Brief Article)
May 01, 2001 ... A perfect accent to a bay window, front entry or gable end, Fancy Cuts in Western Red Cedar open up ways to create an ...
James Hardie.(James Hardie Building Products Inc)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2001 ... The ColorPlus siding collection uses state-of-the-art technology developed exclusively for fiber-cement products for ...
Crane Performance Siding.(Brief Article)
May 01, 2001 ... CraneBoard Solid Core Siding offers an authentic wood siding appearance with the impact resistance of fiber-cement and the installation ...
LP.(Brief Article)
May 01, 2001 ... The new Norman Rockwell Collection of ColorGuard vinyl siding products is made possible by a breakthrough in vinyl technology. The collection features ...
Koch.(TUFF-N-DRI basement waterproofing system)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 01, 2001 ... The popular TUFF-N-DRI basement waterproofing system consists of a two-part system. First, a polymer-modified asphalt membrane is spray-applied to help span foundation settling cracks. Next, WARM-N-DRI ...
KVW.(Open Aire Garden Window)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 01, 2001 ... The Open Aire Garden Window provides a low-maintenance, energy-efficient, attractive way to add a touch of green and design ...
Masonite.(doors)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 01, 2001 ... The CraftMaster Carrara Door Design features a twopanel, square-top, smooth surface design that complements virtually any ...
Square D.(wiring system)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 01, 2001 ... Making it easy to capitalize on the trend toward networked homes, the Multi-Link Structured Wiring System provides basic whole-house distribution and connectivity for voice, data and video, with options to ...
Broan-NuTone.(power modules)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 01, 2001 ... Two new, integrated Power Modules provide the ventilation and lighting needed for custom range hoods. Featuring a fully enclosed ...
Wausau.(window)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 01, 2001 ... Designed for maximum performance, the Series 3151 single-hung tilt window meets the industry's most stringent requirements for air infiltration, water resistance and structural ...
Roto Frank of America.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 01, 2001 ... Fixed and ProFixed fixed roof windows offer advanced designs and installation upgrades that save time and money. The Fixed model comes ...
Congoleum.(floor tiles)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 01, 2001 ... The new Tribute line of high-value sheet flooring debuts in five natural-looking designs in 21 colorations. Designs include Andover Glen, a rendition of a 9-in, fired ceramic tile set in a half-drop ...
Home Building's To Do List.(regulations)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 01, 2001; ... Curbing excessive regulation perennially tops our industry's "to do" list. It has led our action agenda for so long that we occasionally need a reality check to remind us of the astonishing degree to which regulation affects housing affordability -- and of the need to be vigilant in our ...
Energy Lessons.(blaming someone for the energy crisis)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2001; ... The sorry state of U.S. energy supplies means more for builders than you might think. At the first National Green Building Conference, held in Denver in 1999, I heard John Knott of Dewees Island, S.C., speak. One of the things he said that has stayed with me was that developers ...
Spending Money to Save Money.(tips for effective management)
May 01, 2001; ... It's time for technology tools to put up or shut up. Technology investments might have to really pay off during the next 12 to 18 months. As we all have noticed, it's a little crazy on Wall Street, employment-to-permits ratios are shifting quicker in some markets, and it's ...
Strange Bedfellows.
May 01, 2001; ... Dilbert and Winston Churchill on the planning process. Every once in a while, great wisdom comes from otherwise suspect or even comical sources. Years ago, I just happened to see a "Blondie" comic strip with a quivering Dagewood replying to some grand scheme just expressed by ...
Creating Community.(Fidelity Homes)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2001; ... So often in this business when we speak of community it is in reference to neighborhoods built, and how appropriate that is. More and more, today's new home buyers are as interested in what surrounds the house as they are about what is inside it. Creating a context, a community ...