Activity in the nation's home building industry is expected to hold up fairly well against a general decline in economic growth during the final two business quarters of 2001, economists and various housing representatives told the news ...

Nucor announced that it has purchased 100 percent of the oustanding stock of ITEC Steel and its subsidiary, Steel Truss and Frame ...

The AIA is unveiling a licensing plan for firms to use AIA electronic-format contract documents ...

The GA announces a new industry design and construction awards program, Excellence in Gypsum Board Design and Construction, that will honor project teams who incorporate innovative gypsum board applications in residential and nonresidential construction ...

EIMA's hopes of securing a contractor insurance program by the end of the third quarter were dashed with the terrorist attack on the WTC on Sept. 11. ...

CertainTeed has partnered with Precision Composites to promote Royal Wood and other products ...

Home builders have raised nearly $9 million for the Home Builders Care Victims' Relief Fund, which was established to assist victims of terrorism, including the rescue workers and other victims of the Sept. 11 attacks on America ...

USG has earned the Green Cross certificate from Scientific Certification Systems ...

HSS RentX has agreed to purchase the Kanga mini skid loaders and attachments ...

The U.S. Department of HUD has selected the NFPA to administer a consensus that will provide recommendations to HUD to enhance federal manufactured-home construction and safety standards and its related enforcement regulations ...