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March 2007

Issue # 26

Features

Glitzing Up MDU Tech Sales
The Related Group constructs a 4,000-square-foot model home/design center with 50-inch touchscreen and two projectors beaming onto a 7-foot x 22-foot wall to guide the sales process.
5 Ways to Boost Design Center Efficiency
Add one or more of these real-world solutions to your business plan and turn that design center into a hub of proficiency, productivity and profit.
FTTH: PON vs. Point-to-Point?
Figuring out which type of optical distribution network (ODN) to deploy is determined by your partner, project density and existing phone system.
Pleading the Fifth
Homebuyers are asking for and paying for fiber-to-the-home, as evident by these three developer success stories.

Departments

Editorial: Automated Options - The New ATM?
Automated options software is a valuable adjunct to your design center … not a replacement.

Tech Options 4-1-1

Radiant Heating Market Is Warm
From floors to walls to ceilings, radiant heat offers quiet, clean warmth to homes.
Structured Wiring: A Bundle of Joy
Centralized distributed systems are an affordable way for builders to incorporate voice, video, Internet and audio.