Use of Mass Timber Saved $2 Million on College Project

By using mass timber construction, the builder was able to achieve substantial savings in time and money according to a new case study. The new Kaiser Borsari Hall at Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA, saved $2 million in construction costs as well as build time when the school chose mass timber for the $55 […]

Home Depot Announces 3-Hour Delivery Service

The new initiative uses the giant retailer’s more than 2,000 stores as fulfillment hubs for thousands of items. The new service is part of a larger trend that is seeing retailers across the country offer super-fast deliveries from their stores. Some use third-party delivery services like DoorDash or Uber Eats. Depot does not specify how […]

Distribution Growth Outpacing Materials So Far This Year

A new analysis of public companies in the building trade shows those that distribute have had the best results for the first half of 2026. In a difficult year for the building materials sector, the study by the consulting company Principia shows that public companies that handle distribution grew their 2026 year-to-date revenues 12.4 percent […]

Tariff-exclusion Bill for Building Materials Progresses

New legislation that would eliminate tariffs on many building materials is working its way through Congress. Introduced by California Rep. Nanette Díaz Barragán, the Housing Tariff Exclusion Act (H.R. 10416) is aimed at lowering housing costs by establishing a tariff exemption process for key building materials. It was referred to the House Committee on Ways […]

Berkshire Doubles Down on Home Building

The famed investment firm, headed by Warren Buffett until his retirement earlier this year, has increased its stake in Lennar. The home-building business may be going through a tough time right now, but one of the savviest investors out there believes it’s a good long-term bet. And it’s putting its money where its mouth is. […]