Building Materials Prices Saw Increases in February
Prices for gypsum, ready-mix concrete, and steel-mill products all rose during February, according to Producer Price Index data, while softwood lumber prices declined
University of Michigan Researchers Unveil Sustainable 3D Printing Material
Researchers from the Digital Architecture Research & Technology Laboratory at Michigan State University have developed an eco-friendly 3D printing material made from sawdust
Construction Materials Prices Stabilize as Supply Chains Improve
Construction input prices have posted no upward movement in five months, a relief for home builders facing increased demand for new construction
5th Annual Most Valuable Products Award Winners
The MVP Awards recognize the best in innovation, style, and efficiency across 16 building products categories
Soil Connect Is Moving Dirt and Building Relationships
Cliff Fetner created Soil Connect so builders and developers could more easily move dirt and other aggregates from jobsite to jobsite, but it has expanded to become something much more
Westlake Royal Building Products Donates Siding and Trim to New York Family in Need
Westlake Royal Building Products is teaming up with nonprofit Rescuing Families to renovate homes for families in need
NAHB: Home builders constructing houses young buyers want
During National Homeownership Month in June, the National Association of Home Builders is telling young people the time is right to buy a house, and that the nation's builders are building the homes they want.
Boston auctions off city land for net-zero housing development
The city has already awarded three vacant city-owned sites on streets lined with old-line two- and three-family homes in the Roxbury and Jamaica Plain neighborhoods to teams of developers and architects.
Why you should embrace the Hispanic conflict
JUST label aims to assess social justice on building material manufacturers
At Living Future's annual conference this month in Seattle, Jason McLennan and architecture firm BNIM founder Bob Berkebile launched the JUST label, an extension of the Declare label that addresses social justice and equity issues.
Maryland bill on codes for wind resistance will take effect in October
The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety says that Maryland citizens will be safer due to legislation passed by the legislature and signed into law by Gov. Martin O’Malley.
HUD okays New York’s plan to spend $648 million in Sandy aid to elevate homes
New York City's plan for how it will spend Sandy relief aid worth $1.77 billion has been given the green light by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Rosetta Stone, relevance, and retention
Living in a small sliver of the language pie Rosetta Stone enlarged, we owe a debt of gratitude to the public company. Rosetta has been…
“We’ve done this a lot. You...as a group…are stupid.”
Last week I went to the Chicago filming of “America’s Got Talent”, the NBC show that accepts all comers who don’t make it on…
Time to consider floating homes in coastal areas
The sight of shoreline homes washed away in recent storms suggests it is time to give serious consideration to innovative proposals like a plan for a “float yard” along Boston Harbor.
Priority Energy to host networking, educational event
Priority Energy, a home-energy audit training company based in the Chicago area, invites builders, architects, contractors, code officials, and HERS raters to mingle with industry peers and browse its IECC booths on Wednesday, May 15.