Building Trends

Phil Crone: Make America Great at Making Things Again

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / February 13, 2017 /

By Phil Crone Executive Officer, Dallas Builders Association These days, any article about President Trump, especially one that is an opinion piece, is bound to be read with a certain level of trepidation. That being said, how he addresses the labor shortage will be the barometer by which the construction industry evaluates his presidency. Certainly,…

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What’s Fresh in Laundry Room Design? Color, Efficiency, and Technology

By Heather Hunter / February 8, 2017 /

Photo by Curtis Laney & Laney, The Design Company, Inc. That’s a laundry room. If you need a minute, we understand. It’s magnificent. And while we mere mortals may never wash our unmentionables in a space so utterly breathtaking, we found some dreamy laundry room design trends a little more within reach.

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Exhibitors Go All Out For International Builders’ Show in Orlando

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / February 1, 2017 /

By Phil Crone Executive Officer, Dallas Builders Association Heading into this year’s International Builders’ Show, I felt that the show had two things working against it: making the move from Las Vegas to Orlando, and holding the show earlier in January than usual. Most of the people I spoke with shared my opinion that Vegas…

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New Year, New Home: Finding The Right Builder

By Lifestylist® Suzanne Felber / January 4, 2017 /

Happy New Year everyone! This year is starting off at a record pace — people are building a new home at record levels. There’s something about getting to be the first one to live in a home, and having the opportunity to choose your own tile, cabinets, etc., that’s like nothing else. But are all…

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Phil Crone: My Two Housing Holiday Wishes — More Labor, Less Regulation

By Candy Evans / December 29, 2016 /

by Phil Crone, Executive Officer, Dallas Builder’s Association What a year it has been! Homes are where the jobs sleep at night, and we have had added plenty of both in 2016. More than 113,000 jobs and nearly 30,000 homes lead most housing economists to rank Dallas-Fort Worth as the nation’s top housing market, snatching…

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