Resilient Construction Cementitious Building Panel May Help With Wildfire Rebuilding A 3D cementitious sandwich panel is being used in Santa Rosa, Calif., to rebuild a firewall destroyed by last year's wildfires
Building Materials Softwood Lumber Prices' Record Low In the largest decline since May 2011, softwood lumber prices decreased by 10.3 percent in October 2018, per the latest index data by the...
Building Materials Lessons From Hurricane Michael In the years since Hurricane Andrew, and now after Hurricane Michael, experts weigh in on how Florida homeowners and home builders can best...
Building Materials Tax Reform: A Boost for Builders? Perception is reality, as most builders feel that recent tax cuts gave their markets a boost
Building Materials Another $1 Billion Tax Increase May Hit Housing The Trump administration has a new round of tariffs pending on billions of dollars worth of imported goods from China, which may put an...
Building Materials Building Materials: Concrete Appeals to Specific Markets The appeal of concrete for luxury projects stems from its potential to offer greater energy efficiency, durability, and even comfort for homeowners than other building materials
Quality Matters Flexible HVAC Ductwork Best Practices: Smooth, Sealed, and Separated Follow the three S’s of HVAC flex-ductwork installation to avoid unhappy customers and callbacks
Building Materials Tariffs Trouble Building Industry The latest round of tariffs on goods imported from China affects roughly $10 billion in products related to home building and remodeling,...
Codes + Standards New EPA Formaldehyde Regulation The rule applies to composite wood products, but some structural engineered wood products commonly used in construction, such as OSB, are exempt
Top 100 Products Pro Builder 2018 Top 100 Products Of all the products that have appeared in the pages of Pro Builder during the past 12 months, these 100 garnered the most reader interest