A group of dignitaries including Sens. Ben Ray Luján and Martin Heinrich joined White House Infrastructure Coordinator Mitch Landrieu while he toured New Mexico to promote rural broadband expansion. One of the places that will benefit from a recent bipartisan infrastructure law is Tijeras. Tijeras is a village in the canyon that separates the Sandia […]
The Fine Homebuilding Interview: Matt Risinger
This Austin builder is using his growing network to teach builders and clients to demand better.
Synopsis: In the second installment of the Fine Homebuilding interview series, Aaron Fagan interviews Matt Risinger, host of The Build Show. Matt describes the building-science learning curve, America’s short-term view of houses, and how more and more builders are interested in building better.
We caught up with regular
Fine Homebuilding contributor Matt Risinger as he was en route from his home in Austin, Texas, to a job site in Missouri where he would be meeting with builder Jake Bruton and architect Steve Baczek. They are all part of The Build Show Network, Risinger’s growing group of mentors utilizing social-media platforms to advance the culture of the home-building industry by holding it to a higher standard through the power of example.
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Work is being completed on the Park and View cinema, which kicks off on Saturday in Tijeras. (Courtesy of the Village of Tijeras)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. The Village of Tijeras has pulled together to create something for the community.
On Saturday, the village’s new Park and View cinema will screen its first film.
The drive-in theater is located at 12 Camino Municipal in Tijeras.
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“I have been eager to find ways to bring our community together during these trying times,” Mayor Jake Bruton said. “I believe the Park and View will be an exciting way to come together as a community while still following public health guidelines. We are very thankful for our community partners, such as PNM and GCC Rio Grande, for their support to get this event off the ground.”
What We Need To Leave Behind To Build Better in 2021
Watch Jackson Andrews, Jake Bruton, and Ben Bogie share their unique perspectives on job-site conditions, business, performance, and products, and make arguments for what is no longer viable.
In this month’s
BS and Beer Kansas City online meet up, builders Jackson Andrews, Jake Bruton, and Ben Bogie join the Kansas City BS and Beer gang for a roundtable discussion on the outdated things we should abandon this year.
Many of us have been waiting for the end of 2020, anxious for a fresh start and hoping to get past so many unpleasant things. The residential building industry is no different, and there are definitely practices and materials we should dispense with for good as we progress toward a better built environment.