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HBI President Ed Brady’s Call to Action to Solve the Construction Industry’s Labor Shortage

Pro Builder

And then we have to really go out and educate young people in this country that [construction] is a good career path, as opposed to going to college and coming out with a lot of student loan debt. Can we—under the current model—create the sustained labor supply we require in this industry, which is expanding so rapidly?

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How Just-in-Time Land Deals Help Manage Cash Flow

Pro Builder

But one thing that certainly hasn't changed is that home builders need land to sustain their businesses. But when it comes to land inventory strategies, most builders seem reluctant to rely on a “just-in-time” model to acquire land as needed for immediate construction. Just-in-time business models have proven highly effective for U.S.

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Forward or lagging: The variable marketing challenge

Construction Marketing Ideas

They are trying to “reinvent” themselves, with digital offerings, but there are problems with this model — Online advertisers expectations for cost-per result sometimes are two orders of magnitude greater than they expected from print. (In In other words, advertisers will pay $2.00 In other words, advertisers will pay $2.00

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The experts have spoken: We can and should be optimistic despite COVID-19

Lets Build

In this case, one must assume that significant and lasting damage to the economic fabric with lots of bankruptcies, corporate debt fall-outs, and so on will have happened. Acceleration in demand for sustainability. There is a longer-term business model change phase that comes after this, as well. Increased vertical integration.

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PACE Bill Due in Baltimore City

Green Building Law Update

While Sonoma County was an early innovator, Connecticut has a widely admired statewide green bank program that is up and running and it is the model for Maryland. Baltimore is proposing to allow the PACE financing of any equipment, device or material intended to improve energy efficiency, including in new construction (e.g.,

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Builder of the Year Ivory Homes' Innovation Agenda

Pro Builder

They have to pitch in and get involved because they all realize that we won’t have sustainable economic growth if housing is too expensive here.”. Evolving Sustainability . His passion for seeing local home builders succeed and sustain is part of the DNA that drives his company. BamCore: Bamboo As a Lumber Substitute?

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Contractors Are Renting Rather Than Buying More Equipment.

ENR Construction

Sustainability. Equipment rentals allow contractors to shift downtime risk while trimming expenses, including licensing, insurance, taxes and debt, among others. Strong foreign demand has also spurred divestitures, creating rich auction paydays for late model equipment. "We Search our site: Infrastructure. Transportation.