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Both the New New Home and the Healthy + Clean Home feature ducted mini-split HVAC systems from Mitsubishi Electric, offering builders and remodelers the option to mount HVAC units in the attic or to hide them in the ceiling, beneath the floor, or concealed behind a bulkhead. The system, which is suitable for Passive House designs, is available as a single-zone or multi-zone configuration. New New Home and Healthy + Clean Home partner   Trane HVAC Trane’s HVAC system in the Thoughtful Home ...

Project Location: Ontario, Canada, and Texas Empire Communities launched its Home Reimagined social media campaign to assist new buyers in finding homes that reflect their needs while inspiring the life they want to live. To encourage engagement, the builder opted for an interactive and entertaining method: a quiz. Based on personality traits, values, and needs, the quiz matched customers with the features, designs, and layouts that best fit their lifestyles. Every quiz taker was also assigned ...

January 21, 2021 Continue Reading With all the available technology out there for builders, why isn’t it easier and faster to build? Instead, construction schedules get longer and longer every year. Scott Sedam, TrueNorth Development founder and president, asked in To that question, builders wrote in sharing their experiences and difficulties with all the available technology. Sedam discusses the technological issues builders often face and why the industry may not be as receptive (hi...

Hubbell Homes receives national award Friday, January 15, 2021 10:33 AM Hubbell Homes was a bronze award winner in the 2021 National Housing Quality Award sponsored by Pro Builder magazine. This is the first time an Iowa-based homebuilder has received the national award, established in 1993 to promote and recognize organizational excellence in homebuilding. The award’s criteria include assessment of the organizational performance of builders, remodelers, trades and...

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January 14, 2021 Continue Reading Advocates for building homes off-site in a factory and an on-site builder present their cases for why their approaches are best for maximizing efficiency in this weeks installment of The Weekly. Senior Editor Mike Beirne reflects on Pro Builder’s Builder of the Year True Homes reasoning with sticking to on-site construction, along with why investment banker Margaret Whelan and Gerry McCaughey, CEO of off-site construction company Entekra, think off-si...

Advertisement NAHB Partners With Pro Builder/SGC Horizon The partnership takes advantage of the rich resources of both organizations, ensuring an extended reach for NAHBs important advocacy efforts By Chuck Fowke, 2021 NAHB chairman January 8, 2021 Image: stock.adobe.com Continue Reading This January 2021 issue of Pro Builder marks the beginning of an ambitious new partnership between the National Association of Home Builders and SGC Horizon, publisher of this and other top hous...

January 8, 2021 SGC Horizon, Pro Builder’s parent company, announced its designation as the National Association of Home Builders’ official media partner, effective Jan. 1, 2021. The new partnership will benefit both NAHB members and the existing readership of SGC Horizon’s publications, including  Pro Builder, Pro Remodeler, Custom Builder, and PRODUCTS. The combination of resources and industry experience will be the greatest benefit to both organizations. Read what NAHB Chair...

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How to Cultivate a Transparent, Empathetic Culture with Tanya Donahue Tanya Donahue shares her tips for incorporating transparency and gaining the trust and respect of your team.  Annie Cebulski | December 11, 2020 Welcome back to Women at WIRC, a podcast for and about the women of remodeling and construction, brought to you by Pro Remodeler and Pro Builder magazines. Our guest today, Tanya Donahue, owner and president at RI K+Bath, this isn’t the fir...