Industry News
March 12, 2013
KTGY Group, Inc., Architecture and Planning, has announced that AMLI Residential has received city approval for AMLI Uptown Orange, a 334-unit eco-friendly apartment community in Orange, Calif.
March 12, 2013
Therma-Tru, a leading manufacturer and brand of entry doors, has expanded its product line by offering new sizes and styles for some of its decorative glass doorlites and sidelites.
March 11, 2013
The American Architectural Manufacturers Association says it will update an interim procedural guide that will provide a documented, optional process to extend current, unexpired AAMA product certification.
March 8, 2013
Toll Brothers, Inc., has contracted to acquire 387 lots at Anthem Ranch, the premier active-adult community in the metro Denver market, the company announced.
March 8, 2013
While special considerations were necessary in providing the heating and cooling systems for one of the first passive houses built in the U.S., mostly conventional materials were used for the building envelope.
March 8, 2013
The National Association of the Remodeling Industry applauds the re-introduction of S.484, the Lead Exposure Reduction Amendments Act of 2013, to amend the EPA’s Lead Renovation, Repair & Painting Rule.
March 8, 2013
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 236,000 in February, and the unemployment rate edged down to 7.7 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
March 7, 2013
The recent “Ugly Countertop” contest was VT’s way of demonstrating how easy it is to take an ordinary kitchen workspace and make it into something extraordinary.
March 7, 2013
The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety in South Carolina conducted a hailstorm test to see how well various building materials weathered a volley of artificial hailstones.
March 6, 2013
The Kitchen & Bath Industry Show, to be held in New Orleans on April 18-21, will include a keynote address by Gary Vaynerchuk, a New York Times and Wall Street Journal best-selling author, as well as a self-trained social media expert.
March 6, 2013
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is reminding employers to post OSHA Form 300A, which lists a summary of the total number of job-related injuries and illnesses that occurred during 2012.
March 5, 2013
Grayhawk Homes has been selected as a 2013 Energy Star "Partner of the Year" for its demonstrated efforts in promoting and constructing energy-efficient homes, the company announced.
March 5, 2013
Proposed changes to the ASHRAE/IES energy standard would require automatic lighting controls in more space types and shorten the times before lighting is automatically reduced or shut off.
March 4, 2013
Price and proximity to work are key concerns for first-time home buyers, while trade-up buyers tend to be most focused on the design of the home and the neighborhood, according to an analysis of the 2011 American Housing Survey by NAHB.
March 4, 2013
Research reveals business sophistication level of NARI members.
March 4, 2013
Eliant has announced Rosewood Homes as winner of the 2013 Homebuyers’ Choice Award for providing the “Best Overall Purchase and Ownership Experience” in North America.
March 4, 2013
The Roof Coatings Manufacturers Association and the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency created a database of current information on rebates and tax credits for installing reflective roofs.
March 1, 2013
Builder Partnerships has announced that it is now accepting applications for the 3rd Annual Builder Partnerships Achievement Award in Customer Satisfaction.
March 1, 2013
Sales of newly built, single-family homes rose 15.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 437,000 units in January, according to newly released figures from HUD and the U.S. Census Bureau.
March 1, 2013
The U.S. Department of Energy says that in a typical residential or commercial building, about 42 percent of energy is lost through doors, roofs, attics, walls, floors, and foundations.
