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Building a high-quality house has never been easy. But with houses that are required to perform better than ever before combined with ravenous demand and a shifting labor market, it's harder than ever to please customers, go fast, and keep the bottom line black. This dynamic has tested how we manage the quality of our work and changed the way many contractors direct their building process. Unchecked speed for the sake of paring down cycle time has cultivated an environment of inferior workmanship, the effects of which are rippling through the industry.
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Despite the weak economy, high style and chic design will be on display in Atlanta.
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