We often joke about how things were in BC (Before Covid). It is amazing how the memory of these events faded quickly but we did…
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NAHB: How Soaring Prices for Building Materials Impact Housing
Starting around January 2021—not quite a year after COVID-19 was declared a pandemic—prices for building materials began increasing and continued to climb for the better…
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From the Editor March/April 2024
Hunger Games: With the Covid Years Behind Us, It’s Back to Competition By Drew Vass I left the International Builders’ Show (IBS) this year feeling…
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What’s News November/December 2023
Leading News Will PGT Innovations Sell Out? Reuters Says ‘No’ PGT Innovations Inc. (PGTI) recently announced a grant of equity to all eligible PGT Innovations…
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It’s Trick or Screen as GlassBuild Coincides With America’s Spookiest Holiday
GlassBuild America got off to a spooky start Tuesday, as exhibitors leaned into the event’s overlap with Halloween. Quanex used the occasion for a pre-show…
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Judges in Arizona Rule COVID-19 Can Fall Under Workers Comp
A three-judge panel sided with the widow of an employee of Western Millwork who died of COVID-19, ruling that “death or injury from COVID-19 is…
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Home Remodeling Projected to Decline in 2024
Homeowners have been making improvements to their dwellings on a steady basis for nearly a decade, with those efforts expanding over the past few years…
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At IBS, Exhibitors Pivot to Custom and High-End Products
While the market for new single-family homes remains tepid, that didn’t affect the mood at this year’s International Builders Show (IBS). With steady crowds persisting…
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IBS Returns to Full Force, Decking the Halls With More Doors Than Windows
If there were a theme song for this year’s International Builders Show (IBS), it might be Bruce Springsteen’s “Glory Days.” Except in this case, they…
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Not This Time
I’ve never been one to sit around waiting for just the right time and circumstances—not once I’ve made my mind up about something, at least.…