Stop me if you’ve heard this before.  Guy gets up to give a presentation.  Self-deprecating intro. Well-dressed.  Strong voice. He’s confident.  He’s…

An article in today’s Wall Street Journal shed light on investors who are buying foreclosed homes, fixing them up, and renting them out. Flippers and…

The past few years have been excruciating for the National Association of Home Builders’ International Builders’ Show. However, the falling…

“I’ve got a 40-page company policy and about 40 Hispanic employees. Any advice when it comes to translation?” This question came at me during the Q…

The courtyard, an ancient concept for bringing natural light into homes while preserving privacy, is in full flower in America today as lots get…

Wanted: Woman who could get me out of a third world prison. This is how Jeff Bezos, Founder and CEO of Amazon.com, articulated what he was looking…

Last June, Retrofit Chicago’s Commercial Buildings Initiative was launched as part of the Obama Administration’s Better Buildings Challenge. Today 32…

As I travel the country working with builders I am always on the lookout for emerging trends. There is a hot one cooking right now—decorative…

Yesterday I attended a Construction and Safety Expo outside Chicago. General contractors, Sub-contractors and Safety Suppliers were dishing on their…

A little off the beaten path—but well worth the drive—is Mason City, Iowa, home to the last standing Frank Lloyd Wright hotel. My partner and I had…