Design-Build

A Masterful Guide to Building Better

David Gerstel reviews Fernando Pagés Ruiz's "Building an Affordable House," a book whose time has come.

Lessons Learned Building a Net-Zero Home

Partnering With Architects

Buying In To Design-Build

A Builder's Guide to Hiring an Architect

Streamlining Your Deck Business

Making the Transition from Design to Production Work

Taking Design From Loss Leader to Profit Center

Tracking Profitability in Design/Build

The Surprising Secret of a High-End Custom Home Builder

Future-Proofing Your Business, Post-Covid Edition

Reading Blueprints

Houzz: Remodelers and Design-Build Firms Maintain Positive Outlook for 2020

Using Mock-Ups to Make Better Design Decisions

Using Corrugated Metal for Shower Walls

Is the Architect a Fit or Not?

Pay for Results, Not Possibilities

Navigating: The Crucial Middle Step in Design/Build

Not Your Basic Cape

Built in a Factory, Assembled on Site

Factory Building: The Next Wave

Houzz Survey Finds Remodelers and Architects Are Cautiously Optimistic for 2019

Gourmet Kitchens: The Ideal Kitchen Design for Homeowners Who Actually Cook

Coastal Contractor: An Ending — and a Beginning

How One Remodeling Company Has Maintained Excellence Across Generations

Are You Doing Enough to Build Your Brand?

Florida Tiny House is Net-Zero Showcase

The XX Factor: How One Woman Has Found Success in a Male-Dominated Industry

How to Go Green and Make Green

Which Model Is More Profitable for High-End Work—Seeking an Architect-Driven Project or Doing Your Own Design Work?

Breaking Down Homeowners’ Remodeling Must-Haves

Team Building: A Profile in Design/Build Excellence

How They Built It

Things Are Looking Up

A Salute to Outer Beauty

A Historic Challenge

Unvented Flat Roofs: Theory Meets Practice in Rural Vermont

Why You Can’t Afford to Neglect the Selections Process

Why Remodeling Can’t Scale

Tech Effect: How A Digital Toolbox Can Boost Your Business

Think Design Only Matters For Your Next Project? Think Again.

5 Tips for Building a Home for Retired Folks

The 7-Minute House

How Long Does It Take to Build a House?

How to Build a Relationship with an Architect

How to Build a Relationship with an Architect

Island House Makeover: Starts at the Bottom

Combining Decks and Patios

DeWalt DWE7491RS Jobsite Table Saw

Installing Windows in a Deep Wall

Estimating: From Yellow Pad to Excel Spreadsheet

Preventing Shower Curb Problems

A Passive House Consultant’s Toolkit

Monitoring Home Performance

A Contractor Takes His Tools to Hollywood

Masonry Through-Wall Flashing at Windows

How Do You Switch From a One-Legger Sales Style to a Design/Build Model?

When It Comes to Asking Clients for a Deposit–Some Advice

A New Foundation for an Old House

Estimating Using Templates, Part Three

Mafell Erika Pull-Push Saw

Building Above-Code Walls – Norwich, Vermont Single-Family Home

Building Above-Code Walls – Maine Single-Family Home

Building Above-Code Walls

Building Above-Code Walls – Belfast, Maine, Cohousing Units

Building Above-Code Walls – “Avalon” a Connecticut Farmhouse

Prospects Want a Price Breakdown? Here’s What to Do

Hands-On Review of Hitachi’s NV50AP3 Cap Nailer

Remodel Adds Energy Efficiencies Without Sacrificing Character

Breithaupt: For Remodelers, Planning and Pictures Go Hand-in-Hand

Trash Drawer: Push to Open

Leads for the Asking: Building Referral Business

Devil in the Details

What Do You Think of Yourself?

So You Want to Build Your Company on Referrals …

Remodeling Company Gives Exterior Division Another Chance

This ‘Probability Matrix’ Can Help You Meet Your Goals

Historical Home Gets a New Lease on Life as Restaurant/Brewery

Focus Your Culture on Service Excellence

How To Recognize the Traits of the Price-Driven Consumer