Industry News
May 9, 2013
Minnesota company also leads in the new ENERGY STAR “Most Efficient” category.
May 9, 2013
Meeting the Passive House airtightness standard is more a matter of art than of software. It takes top-notch materials for taping and sealing and great diligence in applying them.
May 8, 2013
Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute and Make It Right have announced a Product Innovation Challenge to encourage manufacturers to design goods for the affordable housing market that are safe for human and environmental health.
May 7, 2013
Alignment allows companies to create competitive cost-advantages across cabinet industry.
May 7, 2013
New class serves as a prep course for UDCP certification.
May 6, 2013
The new 2013 version of ASHRAE’s residential indoor air quality standard adds a requirement for carbon monoxide alarms.
May 3, 2013
A recently introduced U.S. House of Representatives bill would give the Occupational Safety and Health Administration more authority over state workplace-safety plans and toughen penalties for companies that knowingly violate regulations.
May 2, 2013
The ranks of LEED certified homes would grow faster if builders appealed more to homeowner’s desire to save money on utilities, says Paul Fisette, a sustainable building expert at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
May 1, 2013
The newly formed Energy Efficient Foam Coalition announced its opposition to two building code proposals that would side-step the current code requirement for a long-standing fire safety test known as the E-84 Steiner Tunnel Test.
April 30, 2013
Seminar teaches remodelers how to focus your sales efforts for greater results in 2013
April 30, 2013
Normandy Remodeling recognized for work on historic Victorian home in LaGrange, Ill.
April 30, 2013
The American Architectural Manufacturers Association recently published the first North America standard for multipoint locking hardware for side-hinged door systems.
April 29, 2013
Three recent studies that address the advantages of energy efficiency on home ownership could have a significant impact on the way buyers finance home purchases.
April 26, 2013
Buoyed by rising home prices throughout much of the nation, both single-family and multifamily housing starts are expected to post double-digit gains in 2013 compared with last year.
April 26, 2013
The National Association of the Remodeling Industry named immediate past president Dean Herriges as its chairman of the board and elevated Art Donnelly to the office of president.
April 26, 2013
Concern about the rising costs of construction materials and labor contributed to the pause in the general upward trend of remodelers’ confidence.
April 26, 2013
The Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies predicts a 21-percent increase in 2013 for the remodeling industry, and Normandy is on track to meet or exceed those predictions in 2013.
April 26, 2013
Currently, only 12 states allow homeowners to enter into lease agreements for solar energy, but the solar energy industry is lobbying hard to change that.
April 25, 2013
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa wants cool roofs added to the city's building code. He is also asking the Department of Water and Power to create incentives that make it financially attractive for homeowners to install cool roofs.
April 24, 2013
Building stronger roofs could help make homes more resistant to disaster, according to building and insurance groups.
