About the Author
John Galante is president of AE Ventures, producers of the TecHome Builder Summits. Prior to founding AE Ventures, Galante headed EH Media’s events division and contributed to the development of its publications and online media. Read more...
4 Things that Luxury Builders Should Stop Doing to Increase Sales
When a homebuyer looks for a builder to create a luxury custom home, they are looking for their dream home– a home they have in their minds that is uniquely built for them. This includes the technology that has become a key part of their lives in recent years. Unfortunately, many buyers spend thousands...
Innovative Virtual Options Tap Limitless Possibilities with Real Results
“Virtual” has been our reality in 2020. A nationwide shutdown of businesses and travel bans forced us to conduct our work online with a never-ending whirlwind of zoom meetings. Eight months have passed and there has been amazing progress toward technology adoption in builder and multifamily industries especially in the use of virtual tools...
5 Pillars of Wellness Technology Applications in the Home
It’s no surprise that wellness in the home is getting a lot of attention right now in both the single and multifamily homebuilding market. Indoor air quality technology most notably has taken center stage this year, but there are many new applications to control the ambient environment of a home and can contribute to...
Scary Good Smart Tech that Makes a New Home or Condo a Treat for your Buyers– No Tricks!
It’s Halloween and we’ve all seen the movies– a family moves into a new home, excited for a fresh start– but they don’t realize there are scary things lurking behind the walls! No, it’s not ghosts and goblins but unexpected situations that pop up when they least expect it. Help your customers gain peace...
The Keys to Post Pandemic Multifamily Comeback
At the end of 2019, Multifamily was on the rise in growth as more people wanted to live near where they worked and played–in fast-paced cities bustling with activity and nightlife. However, things changed quickly with the introduction of COVID and there was a shift toward outer-suburban single-family home ownership. What impact will this...
“All-Songs-And-Dances” Light Fits Lux Showcase Home
During my visit with custom builder David Compo a few weeks back I was struck by how enamored he was with one out dozens of tech features he built into his entry into the SE Michigan Builders’ Parade of Home—the Juno AI (color-tunable light/speaker/Alexa interface) from Acuity Brands. Compo Builders installed 45 Juno AI’s...
TecHome Builder Announces Powerful One-Two Keynote Punch for First Online Summit, Sept. 29-30
Austin-based business leaders Tim Costello, BDX, and Roy Spence, GSD&M, will talk tech, housing and expanding housing’s purpose in keynotes that will inspire and inform! GET MORE INFO OR REGISTER HERE Both days of the inaugural TecHome Builder Online Summit will kick-off with a can’t-miss keynote presenter that will feed the intellect, spark the...
New Water Protection Solutions Leading to Insurance Savings
by Charles Hadsell - CEO of ePropertyCare Leaks, burst pipes and running toilets are a huge problem for buildings of all sizes, ranging from single-family homes to 1000-unit apartment buildings. Each year non-weather water damage costs Building Owners and Insurers $2B in insurance claims. Water leaks waste about 1 trillion gallons of water annually....
How Home Builders Can Go Faster and Further with Tech
by John Galante NOW IS THE TIME to make extraordinary progress on tech I’ve been working on this dream of the optimized TecHome in bits and pieces or full force for almost 35 years now. I didn’t start on the ground floor. I started in the basement. Or maybe the better metaphor is digging...
Outmaneuvering the Elephant in the Room
For about six months now, COVID has been the sometimes-ignored, sometimes-omnipresent elephant in the room. We adjust our business models and activities. We try to pursue business as usual with new tools and techniques. We go into denial. We try to cope. And we just freak out every now and then about all of...