Building Materials 'Whole-House' Training Many of today's consumers demand energy efficient and healthier homes.
Products Building With Metal SIPs Metal SIPS can be used for walls, floors, ceilings, and roofs, and aren't susceptible to mold growth
Building Materials G-P Goes Paperless In April, Georgia-Pacific Corp. announced it will no longer manufacture paper-faced exterior gypsum sheathing.
Building Materials Off-the-Shelf Fix for I-Joist Miscuts I-joist manufacturers' standards dictate that web holes must be perfect circles to transfer shear forces properly, and they advise builders of the minimum distance between holes and from bearing points of the joist.
Building Materials Panels Get Tougher Thanks to Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Engineers at the University of Maine's Advanced Engineered Wood Composites Center might have invented a way to help houses survive natural disasters.
Moisture Management Moisture Management to Prevent Mold Mold prevention can be a watershed for your business
Building Materials Plastic Ducts Can Limit Leaks A recent installation of a rigid-plastic ductwork system in a home in Cartersville, Ga., indicates that plastic ducts can reduce air leakage.
Building Materials Kitchen Convenience in the Bath Be it to shampoo hair or clean the sink, the Catalina pullout bathroom faucet from Price Pfister makes each job easier.
Building Materials Materials Price Spikes Erode Builder Margins And anticipated oil-related increases have yet to hit.