Homebuilding is a long-term, some say manufacturing business, where scale and success depends on repeatability and controlling options. In the “pipeline economy,” where value was created by producers (home builders) and transferred to consumers (home buyers), brands and businesses were in control. They built what they built and priced it according to market determined by […]
Author: Teri Slavik-Tsuyuki
05.28.2019
The Efficiency Mindset and Its Impact on Home Design
Algorithms. AI. Robots. Augmented reality. Attainability. The iBuyer. Everywhere we turn today, and in every industry, the talk is all about efficiency. How will you beat, or at least compete, with Amazon? Is one day shipping fast enough? How can you remove outdated, rigid processes from the consumer journey? How can automation eliminate waste or […]
05.06.2019
Best in American Living Awards 2018 Hall of Fame Inductees
The 2018 inductees to the NAHB’s Best in American Living Awards’ Hall of Fame have brought vision, innovation, leadership, and fearless execution to their work.
03.28.2019
Designing the Future, Inclusively
Featured image: Laureate Park in Lake Nona, photo by Dana Hoff and MacBeth Studio “The outcomes of design carry the imprints of the professionals who crafted them. They are scratched and scored by the remnants of their creators’ thought processes and assumptions. Even after the architect or designer is long gone, their mark endures. The […]