PR August 2003

Insurance companies charge a pretty penny for workers' compensation premiums. Those premiums go up substantially when your company has a claim, especially if it includes time loss as well as medical expenses.

Pictures from the Playroom Project and Remodelers Council Board of Trustees meeting.

A whole-house approach requires that every change made to an existing home be considered in the context of its interaction with the building envelope, mechanical systems, landscaping, neighboring houses, orientation and climate.

Taking a whole-house approach provides opportunities for you to differentiate your company in a competitive marketplace and to protect your jobs from building failure.

Before beginning a remodeling project, contractors routinely consider its impact on the design and construction of the rest of the home - but not everyone considers the impact on whole-house performance. This can have ill effects on the home and/or occ...

With each new machine or tech gadget I acquire, I have a love-hate relationship. I love it when it does things well and when I know how to use it. I hate it when it gives me trouble.

The way that any one of our employees does his or her job has enormous repercussions with the public and with the company.

Vinyl remains a strong choice even for historic homes, while fiber-cement is gaining ground with new options.

Without measuring employee performance against benchmarks, you leave the possibility of success to chance.

A bedroom with walk-in closet in a home in Minnetonka, Minn., needed to make the conversion from child's space to work space.