May 25, 2012

KGA maneuvers through industry reset

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LOUISVILLE — It’s a new world in the home designing, building and buying world, according to Jerry Gloss, KGA Studio Architects’ senior partner.

“Everything has gone through a reset,” he said. “What we thought was the norm has now been reconsidered.”

Value engineering — making sure that each dollar spent on a new home is spent wisely — is currently taking the lead in importance.

“Salespeople were just order takers in 2000 — anything built was sold,” Gloss said. “Now they have to deal with questions about validating what’s unique.

“Buyers want stand-up information and to know about what’s being put into homes that…

Christopher Wood
Christopher Wood is editor and publisher of BizWest, a regional business journal covering Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties. Wood co-founded the Northern Colorado Business Report in 1995 and served as publisher of the Boulder County Business Report until the two publications were merged to form BizWest in 2014. From 1990 to 1995, Wood served as reporter and managing editor of the Denver Business Journal. He is a Marine Corps veteran and a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder. He has won numerous awards from the Colorado Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and the Alliance of Area Business Publishers.
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