Introducing Innovation into the Home Building Industry

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sam Bowles ◽  
Mike Moore ◽  
Steve Shrader
Keyword(s):  
Building Industry ◽  
Home Building

Ergonomic interventions for the reduction of low back stress in framing carpenters in the home building industry

2003 ◽  
Vol 31 (6) ◽  
pp. 397-409 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary A. Mirka ◽  
Mike Monroe ◽  
Todd Nay ◽  
Hester Lipscomb ◽  
Dan Kelaher
Keyword(s):  
Back Stress ◽  
Building Industry ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Home Building ◽  
Ergonomic Interventions

scholarly journals Housing Crises: A Theoretical Study of the Home Building Industry in Nigeria

2010 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 16
Author(s):  
Ugo Joseph Nnanna
Keyword(s):  
Mergers And Acquisitions ◽  
Theoretical Study ◽  
Home Ownership ◽  
Housing Markets ◽  
Building Industry ◽  
Housing Sector ◽  
Home Building ◽  
Building Market

The paper examines the housing problems in Nigeria and the home building market on an international viability landscape with special references to the Nigerian housing sector. The paper creates a platform for a global building industry company that is well capitalized through a series of mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Furthermore, the emphasis on the establishment of a global building company is imperative because of its role in developing and emerging housing markets where home ownership has just commenced and mortgage financing is rare.

scholarly journals Standardization In The Home Building Industry: An Empirical Investigation Into The Compatibility Between Accounting And Estimating Cost Codes

2010 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark D. Law
Keyword(s):  
Firm Size ◽  
Empirical Investigation ◽  
Number System ◽  
Large Percentage ◽  
Building Industry ◽  
Font Size ◽  
Numbering System ◽  
Home Building

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; margin: 0in 0.5in 0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">The purpose of this study was to investigate the utilization of standardized cost codes for the estimating and accounting functions related to the scale of operations by Pennsylvania&rsquo;s home building contractors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Firm size was examined as to its impact on three issues in construction standardization practice:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>1) the use of a standardized number system for estimating, 2) the use of a standardized number system for accounting, and 3) the use of the same standardized number system for both estimating and accounting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Significant differences existed among firm sizes regarding all three items relating to standardized cost codes - a standardized numbering system used for estimating, a standardized numbering system used for accounting, and the same standardized numbering system used for both estimating and accounting functions</span></em><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Overall, however, a large percentage of Pennsylvania home building firms are behind the curve with regard to their knowledge and utilization of standardized cost codes.</em></span></span></p>

scholarly journals Exploration Of Accounting Software Usage: An Empirical Research Applied On The Pennsylvania Home Building Industry

2011 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark D. Law ◽  
Nancy Coulmas
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Firm Size ◽  
Building Industry ◽  
Accounting System ◽  
Management Software ◽  
Home Building ◽  
Project Management Software ◽  
Primary Program ◽  
Accounting Software

The purpose of this study was to investigate the utilization of information technology in accounting functions, related to the scale of operations, by Pennsylvania’s home building contractors.  The researchers examined whether differences in firm size played a factor in how often accounting or project management software was used for job costing, whether or not the primary accounting function was computerized, and if computerized, the primary program used for the accounting functions by home builders. According to the findings, the researchers concluded that there are significant differences among and between firm sizes in the use of accounting and project management software for job costing by Pennsylvania home building firms.  Secondly, the data showed significant differences existed among firm sizes between the use of a computerized accounting system or manual accounting system.  Finally, the data revealed that there are significant differences among firm sizes in the primary program used for estimating when a firm is computerized.

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