The building industry has struggled with building trades recruitment and retention issues for more than a decade. The aging construction workforce, lack of skilled trades instruction in schools and stiff competition for workers have all contributed to the issue.

On Jan. 31 at the 2023 International Builders’ Show, CertainTeed unveiled its new brand identity. This milestone represents a major paradigm shift for the manufacturer – reinforcing its customer-focused, comprehensive offering of light and sustainable building solutions and systems.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced the issuance of new enforcement guidance in a stated effort to “make its penalties more effective in stopping employers from repeatedly exposing workers to life-threatening hazards or failing to comply with certain workplace safety and health requirements.”

The Parks’ Waterproofing mission is to protect homes or business premises from water intrusion with custom, maintenance-free (no sump pumps) drainage and waterproofing design solutions that often include their own patented, innovative system that effectively stops moisture before it reaches the foundation or basement.

The Environmental Protection Agency announced the first opportunities for public input on new programs focused on lowering carbon and greenhouse gas emissions from construction materials. These new programs were made possible by a $350 million investment through the Inflation Reduction Act.

L&W Supply has announced that Michael Simmons has been named branch manager of the company’s Sacramento, California, location.

Two people were left seriously injured after a scaffolding collapsed at a construction site in South Austin, Texas, in February, as reported by its local CBS affiliate.

PDH Contractors Academy, a division of PDH Academy, LLC, is pleased to announce the availability of its new fully online Michigan Builders pre-licensing course.