Green building guidelines that will provide a nationally recognized baseline for determining minimum thresholds for resource-efficient, cost-effective home building will be developed by NAHB and the NAHB Research Center, it was announced in January ...
In October, the International Code Council announced that during its code conference in Nashville, the first code development changes directly resulting from Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and from the Rhode Island nightclub fire, moved closer to becoming code requirements ...
Since early 2003, the price of OSB, random length 2X material and plywood has increased, causing it to significantly affect the average price of newly constructed homes throughout North America, as reported in the Insulating Concrete Form Association's Informer newsletter ...
Habitat for Humanity presented an award to Lafarge North America's Buchanan, N.Y.-gypsum board plant, recognizing the company's donation of building products over the past year ...
The Construction Specifications Institute announced that the Firestop Contractors International Association has become a participant in BuildCertified.com. The names and contact information for FCIA member FM 4991 Approved Contractor firms are now part of the Web site's database ...
The Labor Department reported that December's unemployment rate dropped two-tenths to 5.7 percent in December, which was its lowest level in 14 months ...
Leica Geosystems announced that its distributor in Australia, C.R. Kennedy, has been appointed sole supplier of surveying equipment for two major transport infrastructure projects in Australia ...
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