Lumber Prices Up in March, but Tariff Concerns Loom
Madison’s Lumber Reporter shows increases in prices at the end of the month, with many holding off on buying pending new trade developments. In the week ending March 28, 2025, Madison’s said the price of 2×4 benchmark softwood lumber Western Spruce-Pine-Fir was $545 MFBM (thousand feet board measure), up $10 or 2 percent from the […]
VIDEO: Is the Modern Dust Collection Industry Saving Lives?
Take a look at how dust collection improves work flow and health in episode two of IWF Industry Insider with Ethan Abramson. Learn more about Ethan at ethanabramson.com and follow him on Instagram @thebuildwithethan.
Washington DC, Las Vegas, SF and Dallas Lead Home Downsizing Trend
If you’re looking for a new apartment or condo and it seems smaller than you expected, you’re not imagining things: downsizing has become widespread. New research from Storage Sense, which runs storage facilities and would of course benefit from this trend, shows that apartments and condominiums in many major American cities have gotten smaller over […]
With Fires Raging, KB Home Unveils ‘Wildfire Resistant’ Development
The big builder has opened a new community in California that it says meets Insurance Institute for Business & Home safety standards. The recent wildfires that have hit parts of the country – especially California – are prompting home builders to develop structures that offer the most fire-resistant construction possible. KB Home is taking up the cause […]
What Is the Most Popular TV Home Design Ever?
We all love the homes on television so home builders might want to know which are the ones Americans would most like to live in. Yes, they’re not real people and real homes – some of them are just facades and these days they may even be computer generated – but when a research company […]
A New London Exhibition Celebrates Japanese Master Carpentry
The works of Tsunekazu Nishioka, who passed away a quarter century ago and is considered Japan’s greatest “miyadaiku,” or master carpenter, are now on display. “The Craft of Carpentry: Drawing Life from Japan’s Forests” opened at Japan House London last month and runs through July 6, celebrating the work of this classic woodworking technique and […]