MasterBrand Buying Woodmark, Creating $3.6 Billion Cabinet Giant

Two of the biggest players in the kitchen, bath and home cabinetry sector are coming together in a deal valued at $2.4 billion. The all-stock transaction will create one of the largest resources in the business with a combined operation of more than 20 manufacturing facilities and over 21,000 employees. The new company will use […]

Lot Supplies Hit Five-Year High but Still Off Historical Levels

New data shows the supply of building lots in the second quarter of the year was up 20.6 percent over a year ago. Zonda’s New Home Lot Supply Index reported its fourth consecutive quarterly increase but the research firm said the market remains “significantly undersupplied,” a condition that has prevailed since 2017. The LSI tracks […]

Check Out Seattle’s Zoo for the Newest Use of Mass Plywood

A new 12,000-square-foot pavilion in the Woodland Park Zoo in Washington State is nearing completion. A new trailhead in the more-than-100-year-old zoo leading to the mass plywood pavilion is being finished up, the latest use of this new construction method using engineered wood. “Designed to be one of the most innovative mass plywood pavilions, the […]

Oregon Joins LA in Recycling Fire-damaged Trees

Over 1.57 million board feet of lumber is being put up for sale by the state’s Bureau of Land Management. Following similar actions from the city of Los Angeles after its devastating wildfires earlier this year, fire-stricken lumber from across 250 public areas in Baker County, southwest of Durkee, is being offered for sale. The […]

These Are the 11 Biggest Houses in the World According to Architectural Digest

They come from all over the world and if you’re thinking the White House or Hearst Castle, you’re thinking small. We’re not quite sure how they figured it out, but famed design magazine Architectural Digest recently came up with its list of the largest homes in the world and while America has always been considered […]