Author: California Builder

Contractors stress the value of engineered systems, involvement in design By John Frith Many times, the design and selection of a heating and air conditioning system for new homes has been almost an afterthought in the homebuilding process. After all, the technology is relatively stable and from the sales perspective, homebuyers take it for granted…

1992: It’s the Economy, Stupid 2003: More Housing, Stupid By Timothy L. Coyle CBIA Senior Vice President/Governmental Affairs “It’s the economy, stupid!” Popularized by the Bill Clinton’s presidential campaign team in 1992, this term conveyed to the electorate at the time two key political messages: 1) that (in those recessionary times) people were hurting; and…