Discover how embracing core values like Communication, Organization, and Transparency can drive success in 2025. This article explores the importance of clear and transparent communication, mental, physical, and digital organization, and fostering trust through honesty and openness. Learn actionable strategies for improving team collaboration, managing projects effectively, and building stronger relationships with clients and vendors in the luxury home construction industry. These principles are the foundation of a thriving, values-driven business. Perfect for leaders and teams aiming to elevate their operations this year.

Our partners at JB Sash assisted in finding the perfect Marvin Elevate windows to match the original windows in our 1890s Victorian restoration project in Brookline, Massachusetts. The project showcases how expertly crafted windows can preserve a home’s heritage while meeting contemporary standards, blending timeless elegance with practicality.

The time to start managing the schedule is before it has begun. Your urgency is a sign of your reactivity; your reactivity puts your lack of planning on full display. A marathon is not won on the last mile but in the first 25.

Authority does not mean dictatorship. It does not mean all-knowing, and it most definitely does not mean all-powerful. Becoming an actual authority takes years. Over time, as knowledge expands with new experience, small tranches of authority are handed over.

We are in the budget control business. We develop a budget during preconstruction and manage it throughout construction. Sometimes, it involves difficult conversations, or it reveals an underestimated or missed scope item, but all calculations are figured in the open with margins and cost transparency.

How researching specific code requirements and available exemptions for fenestration U-factor saved the new French doors on my remodel in Belmont, Massachusetts.

Some words in defense of using wood for exterior applications, specifically as trim.