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tag: business

The Self Taught MBA: A Conversation with Mike Benshoof, MD for the Ailing Builder

FPR, contributor | May 22nd, 2012

“So you want to know, if you have a real business? Ask yourself if you can take off for a month or more and the operation runs just fine without you. If not, you don’t have a business—you have a job. I can fix that…” says Mike Benshoof.

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Self Taught MBA: Strategic Planning, Part 3 - Organizing a Strategic Planning Session

FPR, contributor | May 7th, 2012

Here's how to embark on a strategic planning session, run a business, and make it home in time for dinner.

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Self Taught MBA: Strategic Planning, Part 2 - The ABCs of Strategic Planning

FPR, contributor | May 7th, 20122 comments

It's more critical than ever to have a plan of how you will deal with this tough economy. Strategic planning focuses on redefining high-level priorities and setting a course for the year ahead.

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The Self Taught MBA: Business and Strategic Planning, Part 1 - Best Laid Plans

FPR, contributor | April 18th, 20123 comments

You may not have started your business with a formal plan, but writing one now may help you achieve your goals--now that you're old enough to think ahead!

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The Self Taught MBA: The Harvard Home Builder Story

FPR, contributor | March 13th, 20123 comments

A new book from researchers at Harvard University shows that American home builders were immensely profitable during the housing boom, but did little to improve the efficiency of their operations.

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The Self Taught MBA: David Gerstel on Running a Successful Construction Company

FPR, contributor | February 16th, 20125 comments

You Don’t Have to Run Your Business by the Seat of your Pants

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Self-Taught MBA: Inspired Reading

FPR, contributor | January 31st, 20122 comments

Helpful business books categorized by the eight divisions of business management.

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CT Zero Energy Challenge Announces 2010-11 Winners

FHB_Building_News, contributor | January 25th, 20121 comment

Prizes honor projects for energy efficiency, affordability, and low projected operating costs

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CT Zero Energy Challenge Announces 2010-11 Winners

FHB_Building_News, contributor | January 19th, 20122 comments

ZEC prizes honor projects for energy efficiency, affordability, and low projected operating costs

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The Smart Meter's Contentious Opponents

FHB_Building_News, contributor | January 12th, 20125 comments

They still remain very much in the minority, but anti-smart-meter groups are prompting investigations and continue to voice concerns about security and safety

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Self-Taught MBA: You Can't Be a Successful Builder Without Management Skills

FPR, contributor | January 11th, 20128 comments

Businesses do not have a tangible structure, like the frame of a house, but every business has a framework nonetheless. The purpose of management is to keep that framework functioning effectively.

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Canada's Solar and NZE Power Play

FHB_Building_News, contributor | January 8th, 2012

A solar simulator and a research initiative at Concordia University in Montreal focus on solar energy applications and strategies for bringing building performance to net zero energy

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Opportunity Accompanies Objections to Green Habitat Project

FHB_Building_News, contributor | January 7th, 20122 comments

Neighbors have stalled a 35-unit subdivision of energy efficient dwellings, but the delay gives a Habitat chapter time to refine its green building technique

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Seattle Homeowners Build an Affordable Net-Zero-Energy House

FHB_Building_News, contributor | January 4th, 20124 comments

One couple’s quest for energy efficiency leads them to a relatively low-cost approach to design and construction

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The PV/Solar-Thermal Switch-up

FHB_Building_News, contributor | December 30th, 2011

As the cost of photovoltaic panels has declined, some developers of utility-scale renewable-energy power projects originally designed for solar thermal have been shifting to PV

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Weatherization's Home-Stretch Recovery

FHB_Building_News, contributor | December 27th, 20111 comment

Even though the expanded Weatherization Assistance Program struggled out of the gate – and can always be improved – it has produced encouraging, credible results

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Uptick Expected in Lead-Paint Rule Enforcement

FHB_Building_News, contributor | December 22nd, 20111 comment

EPA official tells NAHB webinar participants that the agency is increasing inspections of RRP job sites and stepping up enforcement

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DOE's Marketing Push for Aeroseal

FHB_Building_News, contributor | December 17th, 20113 comments

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab touts the technology's track record for sealing leaks in duct systems and improving energy efficiency

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The Self-Taught MBA

FPR, contributor | December 14th, 20118 comments

About 30 years ago, I read a Fine Homebuilding article that changed my career. I came upon it while building my second house. By then, I owned a sturdy Ford truck and a garage full of tools, and I...

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Japan's Emerging Smart-Town Boom

FHB_Building_News, contributor | December 13th, 20111 comment

Corporations partner on development of large communities whose top priorities include energy efficiency, renewables, and energy storage

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