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We at Homes for HOPE are so grateful for the transformative work that God has done in and through Faustin as he faithfully serves his family, church, and community. Please join us in celebrating and praying for Faustin Nsengimana as the 2020 Homes for HOPE Award winner!

From durable enclosures to convenient connection points, Legrand structured wiring solutions guarantee smooth installations, reliable connections and the highest degree of performance. Download our Structured Wiring Guide to learn more.

Nearly 70% of recent homebuyers cited COVID-19 as the reason they purchased. NEW = HEALTHY, with much more to offer than resales. Integrate and highlight amazing outdoor living.

Davidson Holding Co., the parent company of Huntsville, Ala.-based Davidson Homes, is expanding into single-family rentals with the launch of EverGreen Living, a single-family rental community construction and management venture based in the Southeast. The company has appointed Creighton Call, an industry veteran with 13 years of acquisition and development experience, as president of EverGreen Living.

Privately held Fischer Homes, the nation’s 30th largest home builder, experienced unprecedented sales growth of 138%, on top of already robust 2020 results. Sales for the year are now up 38% over the prior year—reflecting surging demand across all the markets it operates in, with 1,570 homes sold in the first six months. Fischer Homes is already closing in on its July sales goal, with half of the month still to go.

Uponor is adding 10 new reducing tee configurations to its ProPEX engineered polymer reducing tees portfolio, with the aim of eliminating the need for plumbing system designers and installers to fabricate composed tees on-site. This, according to the manufacturer, will allow professionals to reduce the time, money, and labor associated with fabrication, as well as streamline their overall build process.

Designing to inspire dreams or visions of “how we would live here” in prospective home buyers is what interior designs/model merchandisers do. And now, more than ever, creating designs that inspire home-based entertaining is key.

Taylor Morrison, a leading national home builder and developer, is now selling new homes within Esplanade at Azario Lakewood Ranch with eight new model homes open daily for touring. Located within the top-rated 31,000-acre Lakewood Ranch master-planned community, Esplanade at Azario Lakewood Ranch features a collection of Tuscan-inspired homes, an array of planned resort-style amenities, and the community’s recently opened 18-hole championship golf course.

The Sensonic Grille from Broan-NuTone allows homeowners to transform a tired incandescent bath fan into an efficient LED light featuring a Bluetooth speaker.

Do you wait with bated breath to find out how much you’ve made (or lost) on a project when doing the final draw? Join us to find out how a construction management solution can solve your budget woes.

Fox Blocks insulated concrete form (ICF) mass walls improve a building’s whole-wall thermal performance by providing continuous insulation (CI) that prevents thermal bridging and creates airtightness. The whole-wall thermal performance of ICF ensures a comfortable living and working space with energy savings and manageable bills.

Connect customers to convenience, entertainment and more, in any space they call home. Legrand is here to make it easier to build in the connectivity today’s buyers want and expect.

Therma-Tru has the resources you need to learn how to best measure an opening for a new or replacement door.

While the SillDry product is relatively new, our manufacturing partner's experience is far from it. The Rodon Group has been in the business of plastic injection molding since 1956 and has remained true to their high volume capabilities since then.

Schuber Mitchell Homes, #123 on the Builder’s 2020 Next 100 fastest-growing builders list uses LotVue as its central communication hub to stay on top of projects across 15 different developments. Combining MarkSystems and Lasso, their team leveraged technology to grow 129% in 2 years, up from from 147 to 337 units.

Each calendar year, our manufacturer and service provider members receive one free article in our Monthly Briefing newsletter which is distributed to more than 12,000 builders and industry associates.

Builders actually do want to see a manufacturer sales rep come through the door. They want to meet you, learn more about your company, and potentially do business with you. Here are some tips for manufacturers when calling on prospective builder clients.

Legrand has introduced a new mounting plate and network interface module for its On-Q plastic structured wiring enclosure system. The mounting plate allows a number of third-party devices to be mounted into the enclosure, while the network interface provides strong data throughput through a connection to an existing Wi-Fi router or wired networking throughout the home.

ECI Software Solutions is proud to be a sponsor of Jeff Shore's annual event where sales leaders from across North America come together to learn, gain new strategies and best practices, network, and be challenged in brand new ways. Join ECI for a robust, interactive LIVESTREAM experience on July 16-17!

Amerock Bath Accessories are now available on 2020 Cloud! You can easily browse, search and add bath accessories to your projects.

Most homeowners know that indoor air quality is important, but not all recognize what contributes to poor indoor air quality, the potential effects and harm, and how to address these problems. Broan is here to help. For more than 80 years, Broan has led the industry with residential ventilation solutions that improve indoor air quality and provide healthier home environments.

These unprecedented times have generated a buzz about how COVID-19 might influence future floor plan design. Read about some “new” plan features will meet changing consumer preferences in regard to remote work, quarantine, multi-generational living and more.

Recirculating air through a house coincides with higher health ratings, assuming the outdoor air is relatively clean. Broan NuTone offers an array of energy recovery ventilators, heat recovery ventilators, whole-house air exchangers, range hoods, and exhaust fans.

Royal Building Products has added a new black soffit option to its Exterior Portfolio and Royal vinyl collections, available in a brush, matte, or low-gloss woodgrain finish. According to the manufacturer, the new color option creates “a distinctive accent” when used in porch ceilings, overhangs, or eaves.

The modern farmhouse model features a brick exterior, recessed outdoor living, and master suites on the first and second floors. The Nashville, Tenn., market—no. 12 on this year’s Local Leaders list with 10,326 new-home closings—features home plans and consumer preferences steeped in regional tradition. The Jones Co. aims to meet this tradition head-on with the Braxton model at Kelsey Glen, located east of Nashville in Mount Juliet.

The primary purpose of an internal job-costing system is to enable you to track your outcomes for specific jobs, as well as for different types of work. Those scores will yield the information you need to make a huge – and positive – difference in your gross profits and bottom line!

As we near the holiday weekend, your friends at SillDry want to wish you a happy 4th of July! SillDry is proudly manufactured in America at our manufacturing partner's facilities - The Rodon Group.

Join ECI for a webinar with Steve Hays and Matt Beerbower of RubinBrown, one of the nation’s leading accounting and professional consulting firms, as they detail the legislation and economic assistance available to the home building industry. Webinar, July 8 at 9:00 AM PT | 12:00 PM ET

Cost-effective and easy to incorporate into your logistics, just a few gallons of BORA-CARE will protect your entire structure from subterranean termites.

Over half of the companies on Builder's Builder 100/Next 100 lists and Professional Builder's Housing Giants list are members of Builder Partnerships.

With an average profit rate of 9.59%, 2019 was the best performing year for builders since 2006, when all the critical measurements were aligned with targets and production volume. Although 2019 numbers were not at the level of performance of 2006, they show profitability headed in the right direction.

Let’s face it — the world has changed. People stay home, social-distance, avoid interaction, and shop virtually. This preference for virtual shopping will affect how homebuyers shop for and buy homes. Get our advice on pivoting to virtual and learn how Organized Living Closet Selector can help the transition.

SVN|SFRhub Advisors and SVN|Lotus Commercial Real Estate Advisors are working with Neal Communities, to break ground on a Build-for-Rent (BFR) community in Fort Myers later this year, delivering the last tranche of built homes near the end of 2021. The 63-home detached single-family community, Mangrove Estates, is a short drive to Fort Myers Beach, barrier islands and downtown.

Local home builder SR Homes is pleased to announce Chris Recker as its new Chief Executive Officer. As CEO, Recker is charged with managing the overall operations and resources of SR Homes.

Earlier this year, Cobblestone Homes completed their first Homes for HOPE project! President Tomas Nyblom, his stellar team, and their generous trade partners built this beautiful home in the Greenville, SC area. Tomas and his team have been constructing custom homes since 1994 and pride themselves on relationship building and customer service. This aligns and helps them relate to the hard-working entrepreneurs HOPE serves in underserved communities around the world.

Visalia, Calif.-based San Joaquin Valley Homes has announced that it has closed on its 2,000th home sold since its founding in 2013. The builder presented its 2,000th buyers, Victor and Nancy Chavez, with a check for $2,000 at their new home in Vista Robles in Dinuba, Calif.

For his dedication to the industry and charitable efforts, Nieri has been awarded a 2020 Hearthstone BUILDER Humanitarian Award. Since 1999, the award recognizes home builders who demonstrate a lifetime commitment to public service. Hearthstone has contributed more than $6 million to the winning builders’ charities, making it the largest philanthropic award program in the home building industry.

Need cost-effective ways to build in better networking for a WiFi-ready home? Join our webinar on June 17th at 11 AM (EST) and 3 PM to learn and win! The need for reliable WiFi is real, and can impact buying decisions as well as customer satisfaction.

In normal times, the Schell Brothers say their Project Kudos bus drives around spreading positivity. But as the pandemic worsened, the local builders saw an opportunity to use their bus to help distribute food to families experiencing food insecurity. About 250 families showed up to the event, and the company plans to host another one in the future so that more people can get the food they need.

Take a look at AZEK's two new videos covering the ease of installation and the enhanced paintability of AZEK PVC trim with PaintPro Technology. The benefits go beyond efficient installation because once painted and installed, you can feel confident in your work with long-lasting, low maintenance results backed by a lifetime limited warranty.

As the first decorative hardware company in the industry, Amerock has a legacy of pioneering new solutions and staying ahead of the curve. From the drawing board to the final measurements, we take pride in making sure every step of our process gets the attention it deserves.

When it comes to electrical safety, you can’t be too careful. That’s why Pass & Seymour introduced the first ever GFCI receptacle more than half a century ago, and the innovation for improving home safety hasn’t stopped since. Our current GFCI receptacles remain stand-outs in the market, designed to exceed UL requirements and ensure continuous protection from electric shock.

Hone your skills, develop personally and increase professional opportunities with continuing education. Earn 0.1 CEU for each of these webinars sponsored by Amerock and certified by the NKBA. Registration closes 2 hours before each event begins. Tuesday, June 16 • 12pm ET AND Thursday, June 25 • 12pm ET AND Tuesday, June 30 • 12pm ET

SillDry is a fast and easy, patented one-piece expandable, waterproof sill pan flashing product. It has revolutionary Smart Accordion Technology™ allowing for easy installation in virtually any rough opening.

Builder Partnerships is pleased to announce integrations with ECI MarkSystems® and MiTek® KOVA. These integrations will make it easier for Builder Partnerships members to submit for and collect rebates.

We have the right opportunity for you to get in front of our membership! Our popular Webinar Wednesday program offers our manufacturer and service provider members valuable exposure to an engaged community of successful builders. Webinar Sponsorship or Presenting a Webinar, Hosted by Builder Partnerships. Whichever suits you best, we are here to help!

Builder Partnerships improves how manufacturers can sponsor builders: No paper! Quick! Easy! As a manufacturer or service provider, you have the ability to sponsor builders into the Builder Partnerships program at no cost to you and no cost to the builder just by sending them a link.

We encourage our manufacturer and service provider members to keep their profile information current by updating it on a regular basis. Great selling features for potential customers are images and links to products on your webpage.

For more than 25 years, the annual BUILDER Brand Use Study—conducted by The Farnsworth Group on behalf of BUILDER—has measured the current product choices and attitudes of U.S. builders, contractors, and developers. Many of these brands remain strong in their categories from one year to the next. A sampling of the survey’s leading choices for most-used building product brands: Tyvek by DuPont for housewrap.

Fastening AZEK Trim- Cortex Collated Plugs. The only concealed fastening system that quickly and easily fastens AZEK PVC trim now comes in NEW collated strips. Minimize handling and save valuable time on the jobsite.

Southern Development Homes has completed their first Homes for HOPE project! President Frank Ballif, his stellar team, and their generous trade partners built this beautiful home in Charlottesville, VA.

BSB Design remains focused on the future. Now more than ever, your home is your safe place. This inspires us to continue designing homes and communities, knowing we will persevere together.

Drees Homes, Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, announced it will now offer Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky home buyers the opportunity to build on their own lot in a custom community or via an infill opportunity in historical neighborhoods.

As you plan for the second half of 2020, it's important to review your builder rebate programs to ensure they are structured to help your business as well as your builder relationships. Rebate programs have a positive return as they not only help to grow your business, they allow for tracking of critical information about who is using your products to identify future opportunities.

Williams Homes, Inc. just cracked the top-10 in its market as the seventh largest Los Angeles developer for residential homes according to the Los Angeles Business Journal’s 2019 “The List” standings by number of units sold in the county.

Shortly before the COVID-19 crisis hit, Idaho-based builder CBH Homes launched its Tour Now and Buy Online features, which allow potential home buyers to tour a home on their own time with a specialized lock and code and then buy it from the comfort of wherever, whenever. Initially, the new tool additions were implemented to give consumers more control, but they have also helped the company adapt and move faster during this global pandemic.

Louis Breland and Breland Homes have teamed with local restaurants to feed local nurses, law enforcement as well as front line city and utility workers during the COVID-19 shutdowns.

Germ Free Model Homes & Design Centers Brought to You by Deluxe. Keep your business healthy with safety essentials. These initiatives not only keep employees and customers safe, they can also help companies boost sales when they use marketing and other communication.

Another innovation for our Aladdin Connect®️! Now your garage is not only smart, it is brilliant! Genie is excited to announce that we have partnered with Brilliant Smart Home.

ECI Software Solutions, a leader in cloud-based business management solutions, announced that it has acquired BuildTools, a web-based construction management platform for custom builders and remodelers.

Brookfield Residential recently unveiled a new single-family home model at Ridgeview, a new community of just 19 homes in Damascus, Maryland. The community features four available home designs with options ranging from 4 to 6 bedrooms, 2.5 to 5.5 bathrooms and up to 4,500 square feet. Homes start in the upper $500,000s.

Join Lennox for a Live Presentation, Thursday, May 28th @ 10am CST, hosted by the Healthy Climate Indoor Air Quality Team, where you will learn more about how to address your home buyers’ questions with indoor air quality products.

Designer switches and outlets. Sleek lines. Elegant Colors. There is nothing ordinary about this.

We partner with more than 50 manufacturers to secure highly competitive incentives to help each of our builder members improve their bottom line. We utilize our volume to negotiate competitive rebates (and model home and design center allowances) often reserved for large public builders.

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This month, Timber Tech and AZEK Exteriors is providing you fresh content to keep you connected. Free social media assets and product webinars.

Therma-Tru door systems are engineered with craftsman precision to help provide weather resistance and energy efficiency.

In a time filled with uncertainty and new challenges, having the support of a trusted peer group is an invaluable safety net.

Did you know Halo Smart Lock works with Voice Assistants? You can lock and check the status of Halo using voice commands with Google Assistant or Amazon Alexa.

SillDry is now offering a Buy 2 get 1 Free program for all new orders placed during the month of May (no matter when in 2020 you want them delivered). We are also offering free shipping on all orders of 20 units or more*.

GAF’s newest series of Timberline shingles, Timberline HDZ, incorporates the manufacturer’s LayerLock technology to mechanically fuse the shingles’ common bonds.

The Kinzie Kitchen collection’s pre-rinse faucet, pull-down faucet, pull-down prep faucet, and pot filler present an industrial aesthetic with modern appeal.

The Showroom Collection’s new hot water dispensers pair with any InSinkErator instant hot water tank to provide immediate, boiling filtered hot water for a variety of kitchen and home uses.

In Progress Lighting’s Design Series, the new Bonita Collection gives a slight nod to antique candle fixtures with its simplistic, modern design. Offered in a six-light chandelier, a four-light foyer, and one- and two-light wall sconces.

Trane recently unveiled its RunTru HVAC unit, which is designed to deliver the same heating and cooling performance at a lower price. The system includes a full line of ducted split and packaged units, including up to 14 SEER air conditioners, heat pumps, furnaces, coils, and air handlers.

The Genie Wall Mount Pro Series eliminates the rail that has been central to garage openers of the past. The system mounts on the exterior wall and works by turning the door’s spring bar or tube.

Icynene’s OC No-Mix spray-foam insulation provides a continuous high-performance air barrier inside a home or commercial space, which reduces heat transfer, manages moisture, and creates energy savings for buyers.

Builder Partnerships is pleased to announce program updates and new incentives for Trane Technologies Inc. brands available to our builder members.

A TV news anchor turned custom home builder and his wife expand the family company. St. Louis-based custom home builder Hibbs Homes is expanding into the Salt Lake City market.

It's the busiest time of year for New Tradition Homes. Still. KATU2 reports on a Vancouver home builder that is going strong during the coronavirus shutdown by selling new home entirely virtually.

New Mexico's Hakes Brothers has announced the company’s expansion into the San Antonio market with two new communities, Hunter’s Place and Hannah Heights.The geographic expansion provides an opportunity for the company to serve the growing number of home buyers who are attracted to the area’s unique combination of countryside living amid a thriving city culture.

Wayne Dalton and Genie will offer a conversion incentive on ALL Wayne Dalton garage door models and Genie brand openers per home, for the first 12 months of usage by a builder, along with the qualifying incentive Builder Partnerships currently offers.

Legrand has introduced a new mounting plate accessory and network interface module for its On-Q plastic structured wiring enclosure system. The mounting plate allows a number of third-party devices to be mounted into the enclosure, while the network interface provides strong data throughput through a connection to an existing Wi-Fi router or wired networking throughout the home.

This year’s Executive Summit was like none other in history. Even with the impending uncertainty of the COVID-19 crisis, the attendees recognized the extraordinary importance of the topic and made the trip to South Florida for three days of discussion on “Superior Performance and Profitability: It’s All in Your Team’s Execution”.

The Builder Partnerships Award Program recognizes builders for their dedication to excellence and continuous improvement. Award winners exemplify the best practices that have helped our builder clients lead their markets and achieve peak profitability. This article announces this year's award winners. ​​​​​​​

Different lighting can transform a den into a cozy reading nook. Or turn a kitchen to an energizing gathering space. Until you see it for yourself, it’s hard to understand just how powerful lighting can be. Get to know the ambience your customers wish to create. It can help to guide lighting choices, and even upgrades.

AZEK® PVC Trim with PaintPro® Technology was engineered to be the lowest maintenance paintable trim in the market with superior paintability, fast dry times and long-lasting paint adhesion.

Grenadier Homes has announced the grand opening of its Riverset master-planned community in Garland, Texas, located northeast of Dallas. The North Texas community will offer single-story homes priced from the upper $200,000s.

Davidson Homes, based in Huntsville, Alabama, has named Tom Thomas as Nashville division president. Thomas will be responsible for the company's operations in Nashville and surrounding areas. Longtime home building veteran will lead the builder's expansion in middle Tennessee.

De Young Properties launched the final phase of its newest community last month. In a 24-hour period on March 25, 68% of the De Young RidgeView Community’s 16 homes were purchased using entirely virtual methods.

Our update here at Organized Living is short and simple, we’re still open for business and supporting the storage and organization category. Our corporate offices remain remote.

A new integration between Builder Partnerships and MiTek KOVA. The integration will make it easier for Builder Partnerships members to submit for and collect rebates.

Delivering More Than Just Hot Water! Bradford White leads the industry as one of the most technologically advanced manufacturers of water heating, space heating, combination heating, and water storage products in the world.

Royal Building Products has added a new, 5-inch smooth clapboard offering to its Celect Cellular Composite Siding and Celect Canvas Unpainted Siding lines.The new clapboard profile features an interlocking seam design, which protects against moisture intrusion and almost completely masks the seam. The boards are available either unpainted or in 15 fade-resistant colors in a smooth brushed finish.

Thoughtful niches & flexible rooms meet renter needs. Flex with Tech to make the most of small spaces.

Icynene-Lapolla has launched a new low-pressure, low density, two-component spray polyurethane foam designed for use in smaller projects or for touch-ups on larger jobs. The OC-450 and OC-1350 are suitable for filling and sealing voids or surfaces.

M.D.C. Holdings (MYSE:MDC), Denver, parent of Richmond American Homes, on Wednesday said its annual meeting of shareholders would be staged as a virtual event. Event is scheduled for April 20 at 10 a.m. mountain time.

The first quarter of 2020 represented our highest submissions on record, with an increase of approximately 10% over last year. We're working hard to ensure our builder members take advantage of the incentives offered in our program, which, in turn, increases business for our manufacturer members.

On March 11, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a pandemic. It created a crisis, requiring home builders to immediately move from expansion mode to survival mode. Respected economist and Builder Partnerships founder Charles C. Shinn Jr., PhD, discusses how the crisis will affect the housing industry.