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Cool Products Come Out to Play at AIA Convention

Fewer attend annual gathering in Miami, but products displayed offered inspiration and solutions for residential and commercial projects...
Home Improvement Giants Report Positive First Quarters

The Home Depot and Lowe’s enjoyed particularly good business in appliances and seasonal products.
A Chicago Building Products Distributor Preserves His Family's Legacy

Mark Seigle buys back a piece of his family's business and enters into a strategic alliance with Pro Build.

Many Factors Point to a Lethargic Recovery For Builders

Economist for Portland Cement Association is pessimistic about job growth and foreclosure activity.
Make a Custom Counter For $8 Per Square Foot

Concrete specialist Fu-Tung Cheng tells builders how to easily and economically fabricate their own countertops.
Bargain Basements

New building code standard, ACI 332, offers builders a better alternative for building concrete basement foundations.

Economist: Lumber Prices Should Sink Soon

Forest Economic Advisors’ Paul Jannke says the factors that drove recent price hikes are fading fast.
Economist: Lumber Prices Should Sink Soon

Forest Economic Advisors’ Paul Jannke says the factors that drove recent price hikes are fading fast.
Lumber costs skyrocket as peak construction season starts

Apr. 25--After completing the foundation work on a 240-unit housing project in Moreau last week, developer Richard Schermerhorn made a call...

Cool Products Come Out to Play at AIA Convention

Fewer attend annual gathering in Miami, but products displayed offered inspiration and solutions for residential and commercial projects...
Economist: Lumber Prices Should Sink Soon

Forest Economic Advisors’ Paul Jannke says the factors that drove recent price hikes are fading fast.
The Disaster-Proof House

Flat-pack manufacturer sees its new age product as an answer to natural disasters, climate change, and the affordable housing crisis.

Rheem Air-Source HP-50 Water Heater

HP-50 uses the heat from the air to warm water.
BernzOmatic QuickFire Torch

QuickFire torch is shaped like a cordless drill for easy control.
10 Resource-Savers From the Kitchen/Bath Industry Show

Energy-efficient appliances, water-sipping showerheads, recycled-content countertops, and more.