High transportation costs and transportation constraints remain across all regions... More
Pain caused by cuts in Southern pine's values are being limited through... More
New design values for Southern pine take effect today, ending the almost six month phase-in period and marking the first design value changes to Southern pine in two decades. The changes reduce by 25% to 30% some of the design values, but not all, for Southern pine and mixed Southern pine. More
Making trusses, stairs, and related components helps dealers sell total... More
The agency responsible for deciding whether to put stricter limits on how Southern pine can be used in construction should trust the wood already in use, slow its consideration of changes, and open up the review process, a coalition of lumber and construction industry experts recommends. More
The proposal to reduce some design values for Southern yellow pine by as much as a third has created fear and concern among some dealers, in part because of uncertainty over just how big a deal the change is, participants in a ProSales discussion say. More
The state of the economy was foremost on the minds of dealers and vendors from Alabama, Florida, and Georgia who gathered for the first-ever winter education conference held jointly by the Construction Suppliers Association (CSA), the Florida Building Material Association (FBMA), and the Structural Building Components Association. More
The components industry is on the move with the formation of The Structural... More
