Residential
Multifamily construction is a big market that continues to grow. Most building materials manufacturers aren’t aggressively pursuing multifamily and don’t know how. Manufacturers believe if a multifamily project uses their…
Most building material companies are way too narcissistic. They are so focused on their products that they lose site of the big picture, which is the project. They are only…
A phrase I too often here is, “All the builder cares about is price”. If you are a building material supplier and can’t get past price you’re really just an…
This article in the Wall Street Journal by humorist, Dave Barry helped me see a new opportunity for big boxes. The opportunity is to circle back to the DIY market. …
I have always wondered why concrete homes have never become more popular. They haven’t been able to grow beyond a few regions or a few builders and architects who aren’t…
Most residential building material manufacturers view sales of their products in terms of the structure, the geographic location or the price of the house. In other words, they think about…
