PR December 2012

For those who’ve not yet made the pilgrimage to the headquarters of the Kohler Co., you are missing a first-class kitchen and bath design center, along with five-star accommodations.

Airoom Companies transforms an unfinished Chicago basement from storage area to lively indoor entertainment space.

Remodelers remain hopeful for 2013, still await big recovery.

Entrepreneurship, partnering, and a dose of trial-and-error characterize a family company’s three-decade rise.

Following last year’s popular article “77 Tablet Apps Made for Remodelers” (see September 2011), Professional Remodeler editors continue to search for the most popular and latest applications for the residential construction market.

In today’s remodeling market, establishing and working with design-build clients can be a difficult process. Professional Remodeler’s Tom Swartz talked to remodelers Bob Peterson and Sherry Schwab about their design-build model, and each offers tips that can make a design-build project successful.

Water is perhaps our most valuable natural resource. The U.S. Geological Survey estimates that while approximately 70 percent of earth’s surface is covered by water, only one percent of it is available for human consumption.

Most people enjoy buying; nobody likes to feel they are being “sold." A good salesperson will allow their clients to buy from them. Here are 10 mistakes to avoid when working with clients:

As you begin to see a market uptick, or as you tire of being hunkered down, growth should be a priority for you. It has been said that if a business is not growing, it is dying. Over the past five years, growth has not been a common mindset. It has been survival of the fittest. Today, shifting out of a survival mode is imperative. If not, you risk seeing your business slip dramatically over the next year or two.

The Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association (CEDIA) has released the second edition of its “Electronic Systems Technical Reference Manual,” a comprehensive guide to the world of residential electronic systems.