John McManus

John McManus

President and Founder

John McManus, founder and president of The Builder’s Daily, is an award-winning editorial, programming, and digital content strategist. TBD's purpose is a community capable of constant improvement.

The Big Squeeze: Margins Compress, Margins Of Error Vanish

Technology

The Big Squeeze: Margins Compress, Margins Of Error Vanish

A one-to-one conversation with Mosaic co-founder and CEO Salman Ahmad on where field data maps to real-time build-cycle improvement at a critical moment for homebuilders and developers.

Together with

Mosaic

Zoning Single-Source-Of-Truth For 30K U.S. Local Jurisdictions

Policy

Zoning Single-Source-Of-Truth For 30K U.S. Local Jurisdictions

Our Trailblazers '23 special housing transformation series dives deep with Ivory Prize winner National Zoning Atlas' director Sara Bronin, a Professor and Director of the Legal Constructs Lab at Cornell University.

Here's How One Private Builder Gets Ready For Whatever's Next

Leadership

Here's How One Private Builder Gets Ready For Whatever's Next

Wade McGuinn, principal owner of Columbia, S.C.-based McGuinn Hybrid Homes, shares a view of operational readiness and resilience for a continued period of "knowns, unknowns, and unknown unknowns."

Why Spec Homes' Success May Light A Path To Housing's Future

Architecture

Why Spec Homes' Success May Light A Path To Housing's Future

Dire constraints come with benefits. They may actually ignite profitably-produced affordable, sustainable, and resilient housing. Simpler and more standardized.

Proactive, Preventative Steps To Lower Owners' New Home Costs

Leadership

Proactive, Preventative Steps To Lower Owners' New Home Costs

Since the calculus of monthly payments comes down to dollars and cents — and where the cutoff and tolerance limits are, especially for first-time homebuyers — savings tactics at every turn become critical selling points.

Together with

Westwood Insurance Agency

The Big Squeeze: Margins Compress, Margins Of Error Vanish

Technology

The Big Squeeze: Margins Compress, Margins Of Error Vanish

A one-to-one conversation with Mosaic co-founder and CEO Salman Ahmad on where field data maps to real-time build-cycle improvement at a critical moment for homebuilders and developers.

Together with

Mosaic

Zoning Single-Source-Of-Truth For 30K U.S. Local Jurisdictions

Policy

Zoning Single-Source-Of-Truth For 30K U.S. Local Jurisdictions

Our Trailblazers '23 special housing transformation series dives deep with Ivory Prize winner National Zoning Atlas' director Sara Bronin, a Professor and Director of the Legal Constructs Lab at Cornell University.

Here's How One Private Builder Gets Ready For Whatever's Next

Leadership

Here's How One Private Builder Gets Ready For Whatever's Next

Wade McGuinn, principal owner of Columbia, S.C.-based McGuinn Hybrid Homes, shares a view of operational readiness and resilience for a continued period of "knowns, unknowns, and unknown unknowns."

Why Spec Homes' Success May Light A Path To Housing's Future

Architecture

Why Spec Homes' Success May Light A Path To Housing's Future

Dire constraints come with benefits. They may actually ignite profitably-produced affordable, sustainable, and resilient housing. Simpler and more standardized.

Proactive, Preventative Steps To Lower Owners' New Home Costs

Leadership

Proactive, Preventative Steps To Lower Owners' New Home Costs

Since the calculus of monthly payments comes down to dollars and cents — and where the cutoff and tolerance limits are, especially for first-time homebuyers — savings tactics at every turn become critical selling points.

Together with

Westwood Insurance Agency