Stockholm Wood City Getting Closer to Opening

What is the world’s first city projected to be made entirely out of wood is under construction in Sweden. It’s been in the works for years but now Stockholm Wood City, a new urban city being built in the district of Sickla in Stockholm, is getting ever closer to becoming a reality. Wallpaper magazine reports […]

Lowe’s, Home Depot and Others Come to Relief in LA Fires

The devastating fires in the greater Los Angeles area have brought out DIY and other building trade companies trying to help. Some of the building and home improvement industry’s biggest players, including the twin DIY giants Lowe’s and Home Depot, as well as others are pledging millions to help in the relief and rebuilding of […]

DesignShop Newest Tool to Send Samples to Consumers

Following the success of its Material Bank service for the trade, parent company Sandow has set up one for shoppers. Material Bank changed the way designers could get building and design samples for future projects and the new DesignShop service is aiming to do the same thing for homeowners and others who are shopping for […]

Lumber Prices Finish 2024 in More Traditional Pattern

Madison’s Lumber Reporter’s year-end review shows a return to less volatile prices, encouraging news for 2025. The noted source for lumber prices says there is a “sureness” for the new year that should be good news for the construction industry which saw widespread volatility over the past several years. In 2024, lumber prices stayed within […]

Taylor Morrison and Tri Pointe Top the Most Trusted Builder Rankings

It’s ten years in a row for Taylor Morrison according to Lifestory Research’s annual America’s Most Trust Home Builder Study. The rankings are based on input from nearly 67,000 consumers who were asked to judge builders on several criteria, including trustworthiness, quality, positive word of mouth, overall impression, perceptions of quality and likelihood to recommend. […]

New Mass Timber Structures at Walmart and Children’s Museum Open

As mass timber building continues to gain popularity two new buildings for two very different uses have opened. Ever since its founding more than 65 years ago, Walmart has operated out of non-descript and often unassuming offices in its Bentonville, AR hometown. But now the first elements of its new 350-acre campus have opened, including […]

What Are the Top Ten Housing Markets for 2025?

Some of the usual suspects turn up on Realtor.com’s list for this year, but there are a few surprises too. It’s not a surprise that the best housing markets for 2025 come exclusively from the U.S. South and the West but the individual metropolitan areas might offer a few unexpected choices. Realtor.com’s rankings for the […]

Home Depot’s Latest Acquisition Targets Kitchen Sector

The big home improvement chain continues to build out its business in the home design category. With the new home construction sector continuing to stay challenged, Home Depot has made an additional move to strengthen its business in finished products and home services. In late December the Home Depot subsidiary, Construction Resources Company, announced it […]

The Latest Use for Southern Pine: Power Sources

There could be a new use for timber in the American South and it’s coming from an unexpected source. Long considered a prime building material, UK-based Drax Group is looking to use pine to fuel wood-fired power plants for tech users. According to a Wall Street Journal report, the company is looking for locations to […]

A Medieval Carpentry Technique Helped Rebuild Notre-Dame

The reconstruction of the legendary cathedral in Paris used “scribing,” a technique employed in its original construction. When French officials made the decision five years ago to rebuild Notre-Dame Cathedral as close as possible to its original design following a massive and devastating fire in April of 2019, it meant using a carpentry technique that […]