August 2017

The median age of a construction worker is 47 in Vermont, 46 in Rhode Island, and 44 in Connecticut, New Hampshire, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania

Each variance purchase order is a failure, for everyone. It’s lose, lose, lose—for the builder, the supplier or trade, and for the customer

Modern homes have come a long way from the cold white boxes of the 1920s, and buyers are snapping them up

Products from Jeld-Wen, LaCantina Doors, Masonite, ODL, Velux, Western Window Systems, and Windsor Windows & Doors

Products from August, Bluebeam Software, Gastite, Honeywell, ICC, In-O-Vate Technologies, LiftMaster, Netatmo, Nest, and SoftPlan

 For builders, a great product builds a great reputation. Here are the products that received the most reader inquiries during the past 12 months

Products from Country Wood Flooring, GE, Heat & Glo, Sherwin-Williams, Sustainable Materials, and Wilsonart

Products from Danver, Delta, Kohler, Moen, Noble Co., Sharkbite Plumbing Solutions, Sterling, and Wellborn Cabinet

Products from Boral, CertainTeed, DaVinci Roofscapes, Echelon, Eldorado Stone, Foundry, James Hardie, Kleer, Louisiana-Pacific, Mid-America, Nichiha, Ply Gem, and Provia

Products from BASF, Boise Cascade, Boral, CertainTeed, Dow Corning, DuPont, GAF, Georgia-Pacific, Georgia-Pacific Gypsum, Huber Engineered Woods, Icynene, Kimberly Clark, Kingspan, Nisus, Norbord Industries, Simpson Strong-Tie, Sto, and Weyerhaeuser