The readers of Commercial Builder Online Magazine cover a broad spectrum of industry professionals — with the majority being commercial, retail and industrial builders. The magazine is published quarterly by NAHB’s National Commercial Builders Council (NCBC). Commercial Builder readers:
Primarily build offices, retail and industrial buildings
69% work on buildings under 20,000 square feet
31% report annual sales volume between $2 million and $5 million
20% report between $1 million and $5 million in sales; 19% report over $5 million
We welcome submissions relating to light commercial construction industry, which includes projects less than 75,000 square feet). Topics should be newsworthy items that directly affect the nonresidential building industry. We accept columns, news updates, full-length feature articles, press releases or topic ideas. A brief synopsis of a forthcoming article is appreciated.
Features
Review the Editorial Calendar for scheduled topics. Additional features can include:
Trends in light commercial construction
Local HBA best practices
Regional/national industry market outlook
Diversifying into light commercial construction
Columns
Articles for the columns include practical tips on:
Enhancing your career
Managing the business
Standards & codes compliance
Construction law
Green commercial building
News
If you have a relevant event, research report or informational announcement, send a press release to kishadd3@nahb.com.
All submissions are subject to the review of our editorial board and editors. Our general guidelines for the format are as follows:
Length: Columns and news updates should be submitted as MS Word files and be 500 to 1,200 words. Feature articles should be 1,200 to 1,700 words.
Images: Photographs, charts/graphs and original artwork should be in jpg format.
Author Info.: Provide a short biography (30 to 50 words) that includes your full name and title, the company’s name/web site address, nature of business, city and state, e-mail and contact phone number to appear at the end of the article.
