EWPs already are known for their green value proposition, but new codes and better buyers may give the segment extra momentum.
Manufacturers are producing durable, low maintenance and good-looking exterior trim and siding products across the value spectrum.
Several new building codes have led to the unveiling of new fire-retardant building products.
Spend time with decking manufacturers and you get the feeling they live in dog years. The big question for dealers today is whether those manufacturers' products do the same.
Deck pros share 10 railing design tips to take your customers' decks to a higher level
The doors on display in Scott Thurber's California showroom are huge: 25-by-9-foot slabs of glass, low-silled and minimally detailed. "People walk in and they're just blown away," reports Thurber, general manager of Associated Building Supply in Oxnard, Calif. "They say: 'That's what I've been...
Oil prices affect the asphalt shingle market in more ways than one.
When selling siding, pros are capturing web-savvy clients online with instant, customizable, and free design options.
These new, easy-to-install trim products don't demand a high-maintenance relationship.
People don't buy windows because they want them but because they need them, Arthur Mullian believes.
They're slippery, they tear, and they're expensive.
When builders think of going green in coming years, which construction products are they most likely to put into their homes?
Quick Draw: Automated tools trigger a fight for the fastest hidden deck fastener system.
The product itself may be flat, but the key shape in decking's future is a dumbbell. That's how decking experts predict the sales chart for their market will look in coming years. The bulge on one end will be taken up by low-cost wooden decking products, they say, while the bulge on the other is...
As contemporary building science places more emphasis on reducing a building's energy consumption–and with building codes and federal incentive programs following suit–the importance of insulation and weatherization products is really heating up.
As open layouts remain popular and ceilings get taller, homeowners want a kitchen that complements the clean, open style of their homes.
Concrete and clay tile roofing have long been favorites in the Sunbelt region for their energy-efficient qualities and aesthetics.
Subfloors are typically viewed as a commodity, and regardless of whether they're made of oriented strand board (OSB) or plywood, they need to meet the same structural ratings.
When vinyl window makers say "knock on wood," they aren't hoping for luck.
Its products may be devoted to stability and durability, but as an industry, the decking business is getting all shook up.