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Nate Holzapfel: Secrets to selling to the millennial mindset

Julie Bernhard Business Management, Services & Risk Management

Tasked with energizing the crowd for the second day of the Sunbelt Builders Show, Nate Holzapfel took the center stage to engage with audience members on "building business relationships."

Darren Woodson: Be compelled to drive your business forward

Julie Bernhard Business Management, Services & Risk Management

The seats of the Hilton Anatole hotel were filled in anticipation for the opening session of this year's Sunbelt Builders Show featuring former Dallas Cowboy Darren Woodson as a keynote speaker.

Upping the ante on indoor air quality

Andrew Gaved Facilities & Grounds

The debate around indoor air quality in the UK has gathered momentum in the face of an apparent reluctance by the British government to grasp the connection between indoor and outdoor pollution.

The future of surveying? Quantum computing and blockchain

Robert W. Foster Science & Technology

Forty-four years ago, the U.S. government introduced the global navigation satellite system — what's known today as GPS. I remember attending a seminar where this amazing technology was described with speculation about its application in surveying. The primary purpose of GPS was as a navigation system, but in its ability to solve positioning with precision, some futurist thinkers in the surveying profession could see an application, not only for the geodesist but for the land surveyor as well. To a flat-land surveyor familiar with chains and links, this was Buck Rogers stuff and highly theoretical.

Prices putting a squeeze on housing market

Michael J. Berens Construction & Building Materials

Short supply of available inventory pushed down sales and drove up prices of existing homes in June. Although demand remains high, would-be buyers are struggling to find suitable homes at a price they can afford. By the same token, the shortage of existing homes for sale helped to boost new-home construction last month. Builders, though, being hit by increasing costs, worry that their properties may soon be priced out of reach for many potential buyers.

How to retro-fit a post-Soviet city

Lucy Wallwork Engineering

As any visitor to the former Soviet Union will notice, every city touched by the Soviet authorities has an unmistakable flavor. The Soviets did not seek to incrementally change cities but to entirely reinvent them, making for dramatic transformations. The period of wild, laissez faire urbanism that followed independence in the 1990s injected chaos into the Soviet blueprint, leaving a further layer of challenges for planners today.

Becoming a trusted leader

Sue Dyer Business Management, Services & Risk Management

If I were to ask you what makes a person a leader, you are likely to say that it is the person with the top position, the right title, or the authority or expertise; maybe it's the person with the right track record. A leader is the person in charge! These are the things we usually think of when we think of leaders. Here's a new perspective: There is no leader without followers, and following is completely voluntary.

Remodeling activity increases as home equity grows

Michael J. Berens Interior Design, Furnishings & Fixtures

Remodelers are riding the rising tide of home values. According to recent industry polls, home improvement and remodeling professionals in all sectors, as a group, experienced increased business in the second quarter, compared to the first, and are seeing a higher number of inquiries than they did at the same time last year. Despite some challenges to meet demand, expectations for continued growth in the second half of the year remain strong.

With economy on cruise control, home buyers readjust aspirations

Michael J. Berens Construction & Building Materials

Consumer expectations that the Trump administration's pro-business and anti-tax policies would give a big boost to the economy have eroded in recent months as legislation has stalled in Washington. While consumers feel good about their current personal financial situation, they are less optimistic about the short-term economic outlook and more concerned about what a sluggish economy may mean for their future prospects.

‘Urbanism Without Effort’ — Are urban designers trying too…

Lucy Wallwork Civil & Government

Attempts at "placemaking" have been at the center of attention for urbanists for some time now. But is it really possible to "make" places? How successfully can architects and urban planners design strong communities into existence?

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