Google recently invited Todd Bairstow from Keyword Connects to Google's headquarters in Mountain View, California to talk about Best Practices for Home Improvement Lead Generation. Learn what Todd and Google have to say about the online home improvement world and how you can drive more leads!
Trends Impacting Affordable Housing: Challenges & Opportunities for Developers
U.S. housing affordability has declined due to increases in home values and rents, prompting the need to build affordable housing supply. To meet demand, it is projected that 2-5 million new units will be needed over the next 10 years. Read more about the current trends, challenges and opportunities.
AirRenew Essential IAQ Gypsum Board
Offer a healthier living environment. AirRenew Essential offers a cost-effective solution for healthier homes. It's the first gypsum board that actively cleans the air by removing formaldehyde found indoors.
Enduring Exteriors: The Advantages of PVC Trim
In this installment of JLC's Building Sessions, hear more about PVC trim. With real wood appearance but moisture and rot-resistant durability, it protects homes effortlessly. Contractors value ease of installation, saving time on sites - plus a variety of product options and colors.
AI and the Future of Architecture & Engineering: What Comes Next — and How to Prepare
This On Demand CEU is a recorded presentation from a previously live webinar event. Artificial intelligence is moving beyond isolated tools and generative outputs. The next phase is agentic: systems that reason across data, coordinate work, and act alongside human teams. This transformation will be both beneficial and disruptive. Productivity will increase. Many new roles will emerge. Expectations will change.
For architecture and engineering firms, this shift reshapes the entire project lifecycle: planning, staffing, forecasting, design coordination, risk detection, and delivery. AI is becoming the connective layer across disciplines, while robotics and new delivery technologies close long-standing gaps between design and construction.
In this session, we take a practical, wide-angle view of what an AI-enabled, agentic A&E firm could look like. We will discuss specific products, real-world applications, and emerging platforms, not to promote tools, but to ground the conversation in practical reality. The focus is on how AI reshapes workflows, roles, decision-making, and firm structure and how to prepare intentionally.
A New Era for Wet Wall Materials
In bathroom design, materials chosen for wet wall applications are an important decision for builders, developers and property managers. Whether new construction, hospitality spaces, or multi-family housing, selecting the right materials for a high-traffic, moisture-prone area is essential for performance and cost-efficiency. Read why PVC composite wet wall materials are the ideal choice for high volume construction projects.
Forging the Path to Carbon Neutral Building
This paper breaks down the benefits and best practices to building carbon neutral homes giving insight into the future of homebuilding. See what Thrive Home Builders has learned on their journey to carbon neutral and how it has helped their business prosper.
Taking Your Business to the Next Level with the James Hardie™ ALLIANCE
Learn more about how you can strengthen your business. The James Hardie™ ALLIANCE provides a complete suite of reputation-building tools, including rewards that help you reinvest in your business, expert training that sharpens your team’s skills, and access to better leads – homeowners who value quality.
The Future Space: What’s Next?
Learn about the architecture of the future through examples from today. How will architects and designers think about crafting the spaces of the future?
In this discussion, ARCHITECT editor-in-chief Paul Makovsky and the expert panel examine case studies and forward-looking ideas that delve into what's coming for residential design.
Bringing Manufacturing Home — and What It Means for U.S. Builders
Building professionals, as well as their clients, benefit from smart supply chain management, which is critical for controlling costs, keeping on schedule and project success. This video explores the importance of making educated decisions regarding the distributors you use for your business.