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The move will affect approximately 140 employees at SelectBuild Florida's shell, truss, and stair operations.
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Paul Dodge, a long-time executive with Centex Homes, is joining Pro-Build Holdings, the largest pro dealer organization in the U.S., as its senior vice president of supply chain, a new position for the company. Dodge reports to Bill Myrick, the former 84 Lumber executive who is now Pro-Build's...
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The Washington-based Steel Framing Alliance has released a new publication that offers guidance to builders who are interested in using steel framing in their homes. Its purpose is to shorten builders' learning curves by providing basic information about steel framing.
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An advanced framing package is likely to include as much engineered lumber as possible, which not only reduces the amount of lumber required, but also makes more efficient use of forest resources and is less likely to warp in application, meaning a tighter structure with less thermal transfer.
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The word “used” has a bad connotation. No one wants used clothes or used shoes. Is it any wonder that automobile manufacturers have gotten hip to this and now use the term “pre-owned vehicles” instead of “used cars”?
One Atlanta builder uses collaboration software and improved sawing technology to solve a perennial challenge:to deliver flooring systems that are accurate and on time and can be backed up by warranty in the event of a defect.
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The New American Home would not be possible without the support of the members of the National Council of the Housing Industry (NCHI)/Supplier 100, as well as a legion of local and regional suppliers and installers. More than 40 NCHI members contributed products to this year's house and provided...
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- The NAHB encourages builders to plan for the future early by making homes user-friendly for all buyers.
- The NAHB and UPS join forces to offer NAHB members discounts of up to 30 percent on shipping.
- The NAHB actively seeks new foreign lumber markets to begin trade relations with the United...
Hardwood floors sometimes shrink and show cracks between the pieces when the indoor air is dry. Should I insist that my flooring contractor let the flooring acclimate inside the house before nailing it down?
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THE ON-AGAIN, OFF-AGAIN LUMBER TRADE deal between the United States and Canada may be off again, say Canadian officials and industry executives.
Consider the irony that contractors like to bring up when they talk about the current state of production home building: Builders, they say, are pressuring them to compress their stages of construction. But cycle times keep stretching out, partly because builders' scheduling is unrealistic, given...
The building process is inherently slow, but here are some products and systems that can help you shave days off your schedule.
Measure twice, cut once. The carpenter's adage has become so clichéd that it's lost much of its resonance. But it's still sound advice where productivity and efficiency are concerned. Building snafus that require mid-course remediation before the house is even finished can add weeks or months to...
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Boston-based Fidelity Capital acquired Lanoga Corp., a Redmond, Wash.–based pro dealer with more than 320 distribution, manufacturing, and assembly facilities in 24 Western and Midwestern states.
In 2004, Canadian companies earned about $5.7 billion (U.S.) selling softwood into the United States. American consumers of framing lumber and wood siding spent about $7 billion to purchase that same lumber. The difference, approximately $1.3 billion, went into the pockets of the U.S. Customs...
Log the housing industry's extraordinary performance in 2005 ahead of 2004. Then put your record books away. Economists' projections for much of the past decade have underestimated home building activity, but most are certain that 2006 will mark a change of pace for the industry.
If it weren't for a few pushy folks in his life—including the lumber dealer who relentlessly nagged him to join the local HBA and the city councilman who pestered him to run for mayor—David J. Pressly Jr. wouldn't be where he is today.
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AFTER THE FOUNDATION, STRUCTURAL support products such as panels and joists are the most important elements of a house, and for obvious reasons: Even a perfectly installed roof will prove ineffective if the rafters are inadequate.
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A YEAR AGO, STEVE COLEMAN'S FUEL bills ran between $3,000 and $4,000 a month. That budget line has since tripled to about $12,000 a month, says Coleman, the president of Alcoa, Tenn.
U.S.-CANADIAN RELATIONS TOOK A turn for the worse in August: The two nations' dispute over softwood lumber trade took center stage in Canada's political drama, and the long-simmering disagreement flared up into a hot diplomatic spat.