Doug Horgan has the best job ever: Vice President--Best Practices at BOWA, the Washington DC area’s premier custom and remodeling builder. In this training, quality, and troubleshooting role, Doug’s goal is reducing construction defects through sharing knowledge. Doug’s thirty years of tools-on carpentry, warranty troubleshooting, and instruction experience, along with thousands of photos, are the foundations for visually rich presentations on how to build well and avoid construction problems. Doug is a Contributing Editor at the Journal of Light Construction, and has also written for Green Building Advisor, ProTradeCraft, Fine Homebuilding, Remodeling, and Professional Remodeler. He has presented at PhiusCon, NESEA Building Energy, the National Home Performance Conference, Remodeling, JLC Live, and local events. Doug is a BPI Building Analyst and LEED AP-Homes.