Building Trade Steps Up in Wake of Hurricane Helene

The latest natural disaster caused billions of dollars of damage in a path from the Florida Big Bend into the Western Carolinas. The toll will be staggering when it’s all added up following the destructive bent Hurricane Helene took and while it will eventually result in a boom in the rebuilding trade in the affected […]

Wood Waste Isn’t Waste Anymore with New Building Technology

A group of researchers have created a potential alternative for structural flooring material using wood waste and bioplastics. Wood waste won’t be wasted anymore if a new technology developed by researchers comes to fruition. SHoP Architects working with the Department of Energy and the University of Maine have created a structural floor material that is […]

New Survey Reports 94% of Builders Can’t Hire Enough Workers

The Associated General Contractors of America, which did the survey, is trying to address the shortage with career-building programs. The new study from the AGC reports that 94 percent of contractors say they are having a hard time hiring enough people for their open positions. The survey talked to firms across the building trade and […]

Back to the Office Movement Gaining Momentum

Almost eight of ten corporate CEOs say work from home is no longer viable as they see in-office levels returning to pre-pandemic levels. During the worst of the pandemic the work-from-home movement exploded and even as conditions have improved many thought it would become a permanent feature of the workplace. But that’s not happening and […]

Peel-It-Off Paint? It’s for Real Now with Unpaint

An accidental discovery led to the creation of what is the first temporary paint you can peel off the wall. For builders and contractors involved in finishing out interiors, painting those spaces was always subject to client’s ever-changing opinions and whims. Now that could be a thing of the past. A Colombian company called Glasst […]

Paged Plywood Is Coming to the U.S. Market

The company, Poland’s largest plywood producer, exhibited at this year’s International Woodworking Fair in Atlanta. After debuting at IWF 2024 in August the company is now building out its distribution network in the U.S. to bring its line of advanced plywood solutions for a wide spectrum of industries, from transportation, through construction and to the […]