What Does AI Mean for Builders?
AI – artificial intelligence software – and what it means is a big topic across the entire American economy… including contractors. If those two letters – AI – seem to be turning up in just about everything you’re reading these days, you’ve probably been wondering what exactly it means for the building trade. Associated Builders […]
Lowe’s Jumps on the Apple Vision Pro Wagon
The latest technology from Apple is its virtual reality device and the big home improvement retailer is one of the first to utilize it in its business. It may cost more than $3,500 but that’s not likely to stop the early adopters from going out and being the first ones on their block to get […]
Living Timber Is the Latest Building Material
The building materials business has moved to its latest iteration: using live trees in new building construction. Using wood in building new structures may be far more sustainable than other materials but there’s no getting around the fact that the trees that supply the wood still have to be harvested… until now. Terreform One, a […]
Has Mass Timber Building Become Too Popular for the Supply?
With a record number of projects under construction in the U.S. builders say they are running into supply problems. The Mass Timber movement may be getting so popular that some people in the industry are worried about having enough timber for all the projects currently under construction. The online newsletter Bisnow reports that there are […]
MJB Wood Group Opens New Facility in Tijuana, Mexico
The opening of its new facility brings to seven the number of locations it has in Mexico. MJB Wood Group is strengthening its North American supply chain and manufacturing capabilities with this new facility, allowing it to better serve the marketplace, This expansion, through a strategic long-term agreement with Bucher Industries, marks MJB Wood Group’s […]
Navigating the Intricacies of Woodworking
In the wood products manufacturing sector, woodworking is a multifaceted discipline that ranges from traditional artisanal methods to cutting-edge technologies. At its core, woodworking involves shaping and manipulating wood to create materials employed in the built environment. As a functional discipline within the woodworking spectrum, wood carving involves meticulously chiseling away at wood to reveal […]
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Meet Taylor, IWF’s new A.I. chabot! Taylor’s here and ready to help 24/7 with virtually all your IWF 2024 show-related questions. What do I need to register? Where do I book my hotel? Where can I find exhibitor listings? What’s new at IWF 2024? How do I get show updates?What’s the Night at the Tabernacle event and […]