Building Materials Lumber Prices Fuel Overall Increases in Prices Paid for Residential Construction Prices paid for goods used in residential construction increased even more in August, mainly pushed up by increasing softwood lumber prices....
Building Materials NAHB Addresses Rising Lumber Prices, Builder Concerns Softwood lumber prices are currently skyrocketing. NAHB is taking steps to try to minimize the effect on builders
Building Materials Spring COVID Shutdowns Lead to Slim Lumber Stock for Summer The lingering effect of lumber mills shutting down during March due to COVID-19 and struggling to resume production to pre-pandemic levels...
Building Materials Lumber Prices Lead the Latest Surge in Building Material Costs The cost of building materials continued on an upward trajectory last month, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price...
Top 100 Products 2020 Pro Builder Top 100 Products Pro Builder's annual list of the building products that garnered the most reader interest through the year
Siding + Trim Plentiful Siding Options Pose a Decision-Making Challenge Vinyl siding may still be popular with many homeowners, but siding choices in today’s market have moved well beyond vinyl to offer consumers a wealth of fresh options
Building Materials American Wood Council Updates Report on Fire Resistance of Wood Members and Assemblies The American Wood Council (AWC) released an updated “Technical Report 10 (TR10), Calculating the Fire Resistance of Wood Members and...
Building Materials Rethinking the Global Supply Chain Avoiding supply-chain disruptions in the future (and especially in a crisis) requires a recommitment to American-made products
Sustainability Architectural Reuse Council Will Step Up Efforts to Reuse Construction Waste The Architectural Reuse Council (ARC) was recently formed to maximize building material diversion and reuse. The San Diego-based group aims...
Building Materials Supply Disruptions and High Demand Spark Dramatic Leap in Lumber Prices How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood to the nearest home improvement store? Not enough to keep up with...