25% of Home Renovations in Jeopardy Due to Tariffs

Even as the tariff crisis bounces back and forth, new research shows that homeowners might scale back or even cancel projects. There’s no question that the ever-changing situation with tariffs continues to cause havoc among American businesses but it’s also created problems for homeowners who had been looking at doing renovation projects this year.  As […]

VIDEO: Robots in YOUR Drawers?

Learn about the evolution, and future, of the modern-day drawer slide in episode four of IWF Industry Insider with Ethan Abramson. Check out Ethan’s furniture company at ethanabramson.com and connect with him on Instagram @thebuildwithethan.

Wood Stronger than Steel? It Could Be Coming Soon

As companies look for new ways to make wood a more effective building material, InventWood claims it has the latest and greatest. Wood has always been one of the best building materials in the world, but that hasn’t stopped companies from trying to improve upon it. The latest to go at it is Maryland-based InventWood, […]

The Housing Market Continues to Struggle, Even in Luxury

It was supposed to be a rebound year for the home building sector but stubborn mortgage rates and tariff anxiety are continuing to hold it back. Luxury is no exception. The U.S. housing market remains stuck as we approach the half-way point of 2025 with both new construction and resales down versus prior years and, […]

Teddy Roosevelt Riding into the Mass Timber Movement

The new Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota is the latest mass timber structure – fitting for a man who loved nature. He was the driving force behind the creation of the National Parks Department so it seems only fitting that his library, now under construction in Medora, ND, use mass timber construction. Set to […]

These Are the World’s 9 Most Beautiful Bamboo Buildings

Architectural Digest searched the world for the most beautiful structures made of bamboo, many of which are in Asia.  Bamboo has been a building material staple for centuries, especially in Asia, but is often used in more pedestrian applications. Architectural Digest magazine decided there was more to bamboo than that and set out to find the […]