6th Annual Most Valuable Product Awards
Drumroll ... Please join us in celebrating our 6th Annual MVP Awards winners, which represent the best in innovative building products
Fortera Takes Concrete Steps to Reduce the Climate Impact of Cement
Clean-tech company Fortera, which uses technology to capture carbon emissions form cement manufacturing, will open its first commercial-scale operation on April 12, 2024, in California
Lumber Leads Building Materials Prices Higher in March
Overall, the cost of building materials rose during March, with softwood lumber, gypsum products, and concrete all seeing price increases. Only steel mill materials saw price drops
6th Annual MVP Awards: Connected Home
The Most Valuable Product Awards showcase the best in new building product design, innovation, and functionality. Here are the winners in the Connected Home category
6th Annual MVP Awards: Doors + Windows
The Most Valuable Product Awards showcase the best in new building product design, innovation, and functionality. Here are the winners in the Doors + Windows category
6th Annual MVP Awards: Exterior
The Most Valuable Product Awards showcase the best in new building product design, innovation, and functionality. Here are the winners in the Exterior category
Building Materials
Lumber V: The Latest in a Decades-Long Dispute Over Lumber
Despite a fall in lumber prices, costs are more than double pre-pandemic levels, but there remains a disagreement on why prices are so high and…
Construction
Housing Boom Leaves Small Contractors Behind
Though the housing market faces intense demand, smaller contractors are not reaping the benefits that production builders are. With supply chain…
Economics
Federal Reserve Chair Says the Economy’s Future Lies in Lumber
Lumber’s twists and turns resulting from the pandemic are Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell’s guide to the future of the U.S. economy. Last…
Building Materials
Lumber Prices Finally Cool as Demand Relaxes
The demand for lumber from builders, remodelers, and at-home DIYers helped drive prices up to $1,600 per thousand board feet, but recent price…
Innovation
Building With Bamboo: An Interview With BamCore
Would you build a home with bamboo? BamCore says its wall system offers greater strength and sustainability compared to traditional lumber.
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Building Materials
Residential Building Materials Prices Up 23%
Prices paid for goods used in residential construction increased 22.5% compared to one year ago, with specific material prices advancing nearly 90…
NAHB
Navigating the Lumber Price Crisis
Help for home builders to combat lumber's sharp price increases
Financials
Managing Rising Construction Costs: Insurance
Builders and remodelers may be subjected to coinsurance penalties as a result of rising building material prices if they do not make changes to…
Building Materials
Lumber Falls to Lowest Price Since March
Lumber prices dropped 5% on Friday to the lowest price since March and 37% since prices hit a peak in May. Lumber futures decreased for the eighth…
Housing Giants
The Supply Chain's Perfect Storm
Never before have home builders had to navigate a market where houses are pre-selling fast while the cost of so many resources is rising and so many supplies are constrained at the same time
