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Building passive homes: A-1 Builders
Building passive homes: A-1 Builders Show Notes Transcript Show Notes On this episode of The Building Code, we’re joined by Maggie Bates, passive home consultant and co-owner of A-1 Builders and Adaptations Design Studio. We’re taking a deep dive into building passive houses and what it means to be a part of a worker-owned cooperative....
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Maximizing your company Facebook page
...build up engagement on your company page! Cross promote other platforms. Nothing wrong with a little cross promotion of your company’s other platforms. Not only can you add tabs for Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, etc. but you can also just create posts that link to your other platforms to encourage people to go check them out!...
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Guaranteeing accurate estimates with Takeoff
...Haley, senior manager of customer success, chats with Buildertrend experts on how to master takeoff and ace pre-project planning. Marge Haley and David Livingston, estimating and takeoff specialist, kick off this season with insight into how takeoff software improves the estimating experience for our builders. Say goodbye to hours of manual calculations riddled with mistakes,...
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Diving deep with Lucas Lagoons
...commercial in the specialty market. We’ve got a really big niche of pool builders. So I know, Lucas, you guys started using it a couple of years ago. You want to talk a little bit about how you got to needing a software like Buildertrend and what you guys use it for? Lucas Congdon: Yeah....
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How Buildertrend’s new Client Portal features are transforming construction communication
...in time compared to previous methods. Before AI-powered updates, builders reported spending 30 to 60 minutes per update, sometimes dedicating an entire workday just to client communication. In our beta test, 180 Client Updates were published, saving builders a total of 115.5 hours of work. Imagine what you could do with that extra time –...
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Construction contingency guide for residential builders (with examples)
...unanticipated costs that may arise during a project. A contingency provides an extra margin in the project budget so home builders and remodelers can keep their projects profitable when new or unexpected costs come up or prices change. Get the data and insights on how top builders win in 2026 – and beyond. Download now...
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From builder to boss: How top pros are scaling smarter - and you can, too
...understands and upholds your standards. More people won’t solve inefficiencies. Know your numbers. Too many builders scale without understanding their profit margins, overhead and pricing strategies. If you don’t know your numbers, you can’t scale successfully.” Niching down vs. diversifying – what’s the right approach? Morgan: “Both are important, it’s about timing. At the start,...
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Construction taxes: How builders improve tax accuracy from estimate to final payment
...project costs. Why tax visibility matters for builders When taxes are built directly into your workflow, builders can: Protect margins with more accurate calculations Reduce manual adjustments and billing corrections Improve job costing visibility Create consistency across estimates, change orders and invoices Improve financial reporting accuracy Why tax visibility matters for clients Clear tax visibility...
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