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The Production Homebuilder is designed to introduce and promote the homebuilding industry to construction college students and to prepare those graduates who choose to become homebuilders for a fast career start and an exciting and rewarding career journey. In Part One, students explore a variety of topics related to production homebuilding business practices, including the residential industry, careers in homebuilding, the land and lot acquisition process, and the vision and design process for land planning. Students learn about the roles of the production homebuilder, construction-sales team, architectural group, and purchasing department. Additional chapters address IT solutions for homebuilders; the starts, home delivery, and home warranty processes; and the homebuilders association. Part Two provides students with a residential construction manual, which guides them through the 13 stages of homebuilding, from the starts process to the slab stage to the cornice and shingles stage to the final grade stage and ending with signoffs and the buyer walkthrough. Eight companion photo tours provide students with essential visual aids and an insider perspective of the process. Featuring all the information needed to satisfy ACCE accreditation standards, The Production Homebuilder is an ideal resource for construction students as well as recent graduates in the field.

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Will Holder is Professor of Practice – Construction Science Management in the Department of Engineering Technology at Texas State University. He holds an M.B.A. from George Washington University and a B.A. from Southwest Texas State University. After a few years working for a U.S. Congressman, Holder started his 38-year career in homebuilding in the early 1980s with Weekley Homes in the purchasing department. Later, he traveled for six years as a contract administrator building apartment communities with Lokey Properties in cities all over the country. Holder followed with five years at Village Builders as a purchasing manager. He concluded his career with 25 years at Trendmaker Homes, finishing as president and having built over 12,000 homes and developing almost 6,000 lots. He was the president of the Greater Houston Homebuilders Association in 2012.

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