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Four national trade associations petitioned the White House to make improvements in its implementation of “made in America” requirements for construction products and materials.

Cornerstone Building Brands is spreading the word about its plans for this year’s International Builders’ Show, which will take place at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Feb. 27-29.

Black Buffalo 3D Corporation has been awarded the gold Global Innovation award at The Nationals, presented by the National Association of Home Builders. The award is in recognition of providing the first 3D-printed construction solution to comply with the International Code Council Evaluation Service’s standards for structural walls, ICC-ES AC509.

TRIO Design won five awards at the National Association of Home Builders’ annual The Nationals Awards Gala Ceremony in conjunction with the International Builders’ Show on January 31. Taking home four Silver Awards and one Gold Award, TRIO received the Gold Award for “Best Community Amenity” within NAHB’s 55+ Housing Awards.

Stacy Beers, Chief Financial Officer for Pacific InterWest Building Consultants, has been named a Finalist for the 2022 NAHB PWB Member of the Year Award, sponsored by Cornerstone Building Brands.

Job growth accelerated in July amid higher inflation and growing economic pressures. Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 528,000 and the unemployment rate edged down to 3.5% in July.

Due to health and safety concerns and ongoing travel restrictions stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, NAHB and the National Kitchen & Bath Association regretfully announced that the 8th annual Design & Construction Week featuring NAHB's International Builders' Show and NKBA's Kitchen & Bath Industry Show will no longer be an in-person event.

The two organizations also announced that BUILDER will cease to be the official magazine of NAHB at the end of 2020.

In a sign that housing stands poised to lead a post-pandemic economic recovery, builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes jumped 21 points to 58 in June.