The Fine Homebuilding Interview: Matt Risinger
This Austin builder is using his growing network to teach builders and clients to demand better.
Synopsis: In the second installment of the Fine Homebuilding interview series, Aaron Fagan interviews Matt Risinger, host of The Build Show. Matt describes the building-science learning curve, America’s short-term view of houses, and how more and more builders are interested in building better.
We caught up with regular
Fine Homebuilding contributor Matt Risinger as he was en route from his home in Austin, Texas, to a job site in Missouri where he would be meeting with builder Jake Bruton and architect Steve Baczek. They are all part of The Build Show Network, Risinger’s growing group of mentors utilizing social-media platforms to advance the culture of the home-building industry by holding it to a higher standard through the power of example.
The Fine Homebuilding Interview: Mike Litchfield
A founding editor of our magazine and a pioneering how-to journalist takes us back to where it all began.
Synopsis: In the first installment of the Fine Homebuilding interview series, Aaron Fagan interviews
Mike Litchfield, the first editor at Fine Homebuilding magazine. Mike describes his background, the impetus for starting the publication, the growth of the home-building community, and what makes Fine Homebuilding special.
With
Fine Homebuilding’s 40th anniversary upon us, we thought an origin story (and more) would be a good place to begin this new interview series and who better to speak with than one of