Professional Builder – August 2019

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[PRODUCTS]

38 TOP 100 PRODUCTS

Professional Builder’s annual roundup of 100 building

products that sparked your interest the most

[BUSINESS MANAGEMENT]

62 STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS

Home builders keep doing the same crazy things over

and over again. Why?

[HOUSE REVIEW]

68 NEW URBANISM FOR SMALL BUILDERS

Pedestrian-friendly home and neighborhood designs

that are perfect for small-volume home builders

[EXECUTIVE CORNER]

82 DATA MINER

PulteGroup’s Jay Mason on integrating data into your

business operations, regardless of company size

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[ON THE COVER]

From sinks to subfl ooring, the 100 most interesting,

innovative, time-effi cient, and just plain cool products for

the housing industry, according to you, our readers.

ILLUSTRATION: LARRY NIGH

[FRONT OF BOOK]

13 EDITORIAL

Content delivery tailored to you

15 EDITOR’S NOTE

On sawdust and stealing 16d sinkers

17 NAHB HOUSING POLICY BRIEFING

Confronting the opioid epidemic

18 SALES & MARKETING

New tech: Wait or jump in?

20 PURCHASING

The value of a true purchasing professional

23 EXCLUSIVE RESEARCH

The builder-supplier relationship

26 QUALITY MATTERS

Painting stucco the right way