A special thank you goes to MiTek for becoming a Hero Sponsor of the BCMC Build project happening in conjunction with the BCMC show in New Orleans, October 17-19, 2012.
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Concerning what the requirement for adopting a code to comply with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding stipulations, DOE confirmed that it is the 2009 IECC or an equivalent code that must be adopted -- not the 2012 edition.
Northern Trust analyzes several housing data indicators, concluding with consumer sentiment about jobs expectations. Their bottom line: housing is healing.
The seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts was 244,900 units in April, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. This is up from 214,800 units in March.
New Geography's Joel Kotkin and Michael Shires team up to rank the U.S.'s 398 metro areas, sorting them into like-sized buckets: small, medium, and large.
Builders FirstSource, the Dallas-based pro dealer, posted net sales of $219.4 million for its first fiscal quarter of 2012, a 34.7% hike over sales of $162.8 million in the same quarter of 2011.
Only nine U.S. cities' home values are projected to grow by more than 3% in 2012, these nine housing markets are reviewed to try to identify the reasons behind their success.
Beazer Homes USA Inc., is one of the nation's top home builders, has formed a REIT that will buy and then rent single-family homes, one of the largest and most talked-about asset classes in the real-estate business.
The U.S. housing market is reaching a bottom, according to Lewis Ranieri, the mortgage-bond pioneer. “I truly believe the future of the industry will be decided in the next eight months” as regulators come up with new rules, he said.
Minnesota Governor Mark Dalton vetoed a measure (Senate File 1717) that would have prevented the adoption of building code provisions requiring the installation of sprinkler systems in new and existing single-family homes.
Builder confidence in the 55+ housing market for single-family homes had a significant increase of 10 points to 27 in the first quarter of 2012 compared to the same period a year ago.
SBCA has drafted an engineering policy regarding the transition to lowered Southern Pine lumber design values effective June 1, 2012, and has sent a letter to the ICC requesting their plan of action.
Simpson Manufacturing has reported income, net of tax, of $7.2 million for the first quarter of 2012 compared with income of $7.1 million in the first quarter of 2011.
A recently released TransUnion rental screening report reveals that not every hot apartment market started out 2012 with the same force it enjoyed in early 2011.
Federal jobsite inspectors are paying visits to home construction sites throughout the Houston area, handing out massive fines to workers found without the required protection from falls.
Analyzing court actions blocking a rule that would have forced most U.S. employers to post a notice of employees' rights under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).
Register to attend SBCA's first-ever Lumber Mill and Wood Truss/Wood Wall Panel Lumber Buyers Summit held May 14-15 at the Embassy Suites in Concord, NC.
An average 8% growth for commercial building is projected this year, with warehouses and hotels seeing the largest percentage increases. This article explores the benefits of panelized wood roof systems in light-commercial applications.