Ideal Homes, our 2010 Builder of the Year, offers lessons in energy efficiency, finances, and quality control

Veridian Homes adapts the strategies of today’s most successful companies. Professional Builder names this homebuilder Builder of the Year 2008. See why.

Irmo, S.C.-based Mungo Homes scored a National Housing Quality award on its very first try, which almost never happens

There’s never been a time when more talented managers are looking for jobs. Give some thought to what it takes to be a home building manager who is great with people

Businesses have learned that good risk management is not only a way of life but is also smart for business

Process mapping is a continuous quality improvement approach that can help home builders reduce operational waste and improve product or service quality, customer satisfaction ratings, team productivity and risk management

As simple as it seems, continuous improvement baffles me. Not because it's hard to understand; I'm baffled that such a simple concept can create so many different interpretations

In this column, Gary Grant — who just retired from Pulte's Minneapolis Division — imparts his lessons learned from 40 years in the industry

When the editors of this magazine look at candidates for the most historic and prestigious award in the American housing industry, PB's Builder of the Year, we search for a company with ideas our readers can use to grow the profitability of home building