IBS Previews: The Latest "New American Home," More

The International Builders' Show starts in eight days, and remodelers, builders, building products manufacturers and others are gearing up for the big week in Orlando. Here are some previews:

• Product preview from the Marketing Home Products blog
• Show overview from ForResidentialPros.com

And a video preview of the latest "New American Home" to be unveiled:




By the way, the d5R Construction Industry Calendar provides links to dozens of industry events all year, from those at the level of local NARI chapters to national and international building events. Click here to see what's coming down the pike. Want to add a listing? Email the details -- event, time, location, audience -- to me at leah@daily5REMODEL.com.



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An Open Letter to Building Products Manufacturers

As every small-business owner knows, letters like this make the long hours and hard work worth it. Big thanks to David Roberts of Roberts Architects for the kind words.

For more info on sponsoring d5R, click here. -- Leah Thayer

Dear Building Products Manufacturers:

I made the mistake in 2008 of ignoring what was happening just outside our company. We were so busy that I didn’t believe that it could change, Okay, I was wrong! These challenging times have taught me how important it is to keep up with the remodeling industry trends and news, I’ve got to know what’s happening around us so we can look ahead and plan the strategic adjustments for our business.

How do you keep up with the latest news and trends in our remodeling industry? There’s so many sources for the news and data, I can’t spend my valuable time searching, collecting and sifting through the Web and trying to figure out what sources to trust. We’re a small business and can’t allocate the resources to find and research market trends, latest developments, new products and services available to us. 

So where do I look every day? I’ve learned to turn to Leah Thayer’s daily5Remodel as a source for the very latest remodeling industry news, developments and trends, Plus we’ve found a variety of products and services though the webinars and interesting stories that d5R has quickly become known for.

d5R is like a lens looking into our remodeling industry. Leah Thayer directs that lens, focuses it and then projects the images onto d5R, providing us with an invaluable resource that's neatly packaged and ready to use. 

David Roberts AIA  CR  UDCP

Roberts Architects Ltd.

Roberts Construction Group Inc.