A 90-Year-Old Furniture Icon Has a Big Problem
The Alvar Aalto design Stool 60 is one of the most iconic pieces of wooden furniture ever designed but it’s running out of one thing. Back when famed furniture designer Alvar Aalto created his three-legged bentwood chair, Stool 60, 90 years ago it would have been hard to believe its manufacturer would be facing a […]
Zillow Now Forecasting Stronger Housing Prices for 2024
The real estate site has raised its outlook for housing prices this year, predicting a more robust marketplace. As one of the more popular websites for the U.S. residential real estate market, Zillow has its fingers on the pulse of housing price trends, so its just released upgrade of its forecast for this year is […]
Home Depot Sets Up $1 Million Training Program with Team Rubicon
The new program provides on-the-job training for students in a variety of fields, including carpentry. Team Rubicon, Home Depot’s veteran-led response partner, has been given a $1 million grant from the retailer’s Foundation to build a new trades training program. Team Rubicon will provide its students with on-the-job training in carpentry, electrical, plumbing and HVAC, […]
Pinnacle Gets the First New Vanguard Printer
Pinnacle Custom Signs has become the first company in the industry to get the new Vanguard VK3220T-HS printer. When it set out to make a major investment in new printing, Lawrenceville, GA-based Pinnacle Custom Signs said it had two key issues: replace its aging existing equipment and bringing in a machine that would allow it […]
The Heart of the Shop
In the realm of woodworking, manufacturing efficiency is paramount, and the choice of clamping systems (the heart of the shop) can significantly impact both productivity and the quality of your final product. Among the options of clamping systems available, the JLT (James L Taylor) wood clamping system stands out as a game-changer for professionals and […]
What Does AI Mean for Builders?
AI – artificial intelligence software – and what it means is a big topic across the entire American economy… including contractors. If those two letters – AI – seem to be turning up in just about everything you’re reading these days, you’ve probably been wondering what exactly it means for the building trade. Associated Builders […]
Lowe’s Jumps on the Apple Vision Pro Wagon
The latest technology from Apple is its virtual reality device and the big home improvement retailer is one of the first to utilize it in its business. It may cost more than $3,500 but that’s not likely to stop the early adopters from going out and being the first ones on their block to get […]
Living Timber Is the Latest Building Material
The building materials business has moved to its latest iteration: using live trees in new building construction. Using wood in building new structures may be far more sustainable than other materials but there’s no getting around the fact that the trees that supply the wood still have to be harvested… until now. Terreform One, a […]
Has Mass Timber Building Become Too Popular for the Supply?
With a record number of projects under construction in the U.S. builders say they are running into supply problems. The Mass Timber movement may be getting so popular that some people in the industry are worried about having enough timber for all the projects currently under construction. The online newsletter Bisnow reports that there are […]
MJB Wood Group Opens New Facility in Tijuana, Mexico
The opening of its new facility brings to seven the number of locations it has in Mexico. MJB Wood Group is strengthening its North American supply chain and manufacturing capabilities with this new facility, allowing it to better serve the marketplace, This expansion, through a strategic long-term agreement with Bucher Industries, marks MJB Wood Group’s […]