Building Performance

More Builders Adopting High-Performance Building Practices

Dodge/NAHB study finds 91% of home builders use energy-efficient approaches, and over two thirds (69%) do so on the majority of their projects.

The U.S. Spends Billions on Disaster Recovery Costs. Home Builders Can Help

How Japan’s Sekisui House Could Change U.S. Framing: From Fast Assembly To Lateral Load Capacity

Boral Offers New Gliding Patio Door System

Can Your Glass Walls Stand Up to the Next Hurricane?

These Housing Models Shine

Fiberglass and Spray Foam Battle for Insulation Market Share

Upgrades in Sight for Adhesive Spray Foams

New Products

Reading the 10-Q Tea Leaves

Flexible Flashings

Keep Warm (or Cool) with New Insulation Products

Increase Comfort by Performing Energy Audits

GSA Chooses LEED and Green Globes

New Frontiers in Wood

Clear Advantage

Plywood vs. OSB: Which Is Better?

Tips for Selling to Big-Volume Builders

Raised Heel Trusses let Builders Pack in More Insulation

Photo Evidence: Canadian Consultants Chronicle Jobsite Blunders

Huttig Extends Credit Facility, Repurchases 1 Mln Shares

Top Trends for Green, High-Performance Homes

Are 100% Commissions Good? You Gave Us Your Views

New Ways To Better Insulate Concrete Walls

How to Sell Exterior Insulation

Jeld-Wen Names Orsino President

Slowdown in Household Formations Signals Trouble for Housing Starts

Ply Gem Falls to $70.9 Million Net Loss During 1Q

Masco Reports 73% Drop in Operating Profit During 1Q

Deal Breakers

Manufacturers Add More Options to the Burgeoning Insulation Market

Rising Star

Home Depot Plans ‘Aggressive and Opportunistic’ Outreach to Pros

Flash and Batt

Prep School

Ply Gem Boosts 2Q Sales, Cuts Net Loss to $409K

Home Star Bill Introduced in House

Home Star Energy Retrofit Bill Introduced

Ply Gem Swings to 4Q Operating Profit

Dealers To Congress: Yes on Retrofits and Estate-Tax Relief, No on Obamacare