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NAHB analysis of the Census Construction Spending data shows that total private residential construction spending stood at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of $534.2 billion in June.
US LBM Holdings, LLC, a leading distributor of specialty building materials in the United States, has acquired Maner Builders Supply, a multifaceted building products dealer that operates locations in Augusta, Ga. and Aiken and Charleston, S.C.
Join us live on August 12 to learn about connectors and fasteners specifically designed to resist uplift forces caused by high winds.
The U.S. Department of Labor has published additional guidance for workers and employers on how the protections and requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), affect the workplaces amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Of the 11% of American adults considering a future home purchase in the second quarter of 2020, about half (49%) are not simply planning it, they are actively engaged in the process to find a home.
Plans for the Wisconsin-based Menards chain of home improvement stores to expand its presence in Kentucky are moving forward, but a Bowling Green site that was identified and approved in 2019 is on hold.
As chief financial officer of Atlanta-based PulteGroup, Bob O’Shaughnessy drew the short straw.
The SBCA Executive Committee has made the difficult decision to cancel BCMC 2020 due to significant concerns regarding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
In under five minutes, this video gives you a thorough snapshot of SBCA’s Digital QC program and why this new approach to in-plant quality control will save you time while providing more qualitative and quantitative data.
Two new guidance documents were recently added to the CM Toolbox to highlight the benefits of having a robust, positive online presence: The Importance of an Effective Company Website and The Importance of an Effective Social Media Presence.
"Be Essential" is SBCA’s new social media campaign that features photos and videos from component manufacturers across the country to highlight the valuable role the building components industry has played in the lives of its employees during the course of this year.
Alpine has a long, proven history of bringing engineering and software together to produce better results for Component Manufacturers.
With school and summer activity schedules greatly altered as America continues to re-open in the wake of the coronavirus, the U.S. Department of Labor issued two Field Assistance Bulletins to clarify issues relevant to the pandemic’s effects on the workplace.
On July 6, 2020, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston announced that the Main Street Lending Program is now fully operational.
According to NAHB’s latest Housing Trends Report, the share of Americans who are considering the purchase of a home in the next 12 months was 11% in the second quarter of 2020, essentially flat when compared to the same quarter in 2019 (12%).