U.S. LBM isn't even a year old yet, but this holding company, led by president and CEO L.T. Gibson, already operates scores of lumberyards in six states and is on track to post annual sales of $325 million. Read more
Building material dealers found operating conditions in 2009, if anything, worse than the year before. Read more
Automation hasn't eliminated Jamie Renfro's job, but it has helped her work twice as fast. Read more
With the new standards for the federal Energy Star Qualified Homes program issued earlier this year, it's likely that the term "thermal bridging" will increasingly make its way into your conversations with homebuilders and framing contractors. Read more
Because of a change in surveying techniques combined with lower land prices and profit-taking, the percentage of a typical single-family home's price attributable to building materials, lot preparation, and building permits rose to 58.9% in 2009, the highest percentage in 15 years, the National Association of Home Builders' (NAHB) latest Construction Cost Survey indicates. Read more
Sign makers have had a busy time this spring, thanks in part to a robust number of acquisitions, openings and closures at construction supply facilities across America. Read more