PaintLine Brings New Larger Spray Booth to Jobsites

The Portable Jobsite Spray Booth XL, a taller version of PaintLine’s popular booth, has now been introduced. Bigger is better…at least when it comes to jobsite spray booths. It’s why PaintLine has introduced a taller version of its Portable Jobsite Spray Booth XL, measuring out at 94.5” high and ideal for spraying interior doors and […]

A Small Solution to the Big Housing Crisis

Call them ADUs, backyard cottages or garage conversions but accessory houses may be becoming builders’ best friends. The shortage of housing in America has been well documented but now new research is showing that accessory dwelling units – ADUs – are rapidly gaining in popularity and could represent a major opportunity for the construction industry […]

The Boss Goes All-In on Wood

A new museum dedicated to rock superstar Bruce Springsteen will feature mass timber construction prominently. He’s more accustomed to fine wooden guitars, but Bruce Springsteen’s new legacy museum housing his archives will be a mass timber building which will feature some of its structure left exposed at the ceiling and in the supporting columns. It […]

City Furniture Gets High Ranking on Wood Furniture Scorecard

The National Wildlife Federation awarded Florida furniture chain City Furniture with a High Score for responsible wood sourcing practices.   The 2023 Wood Furniture Scorecard, awarded annually by the National Wildlife Foundation and the Sustainable Furnishings Council, has given its “High Score” award to City Furniture, the 23-unit retail chain based in Fort Lauderdale. According […]

Design Magazine Domino Says Pinewood ‘Is Back’

Long relegated to a less prominent role in home wood usage, the design magazine says pine is gaining its popularity back. Pine has gotten a bad rap as a “cheap” wood the past few decades, the victim of too many kitchen cabinet jobs and assorted uses around the house. But now Domino magazine, which chronicles […]

Japan Continues to Grow Its Mass Timber Structure Base

The latest entry in the burgeoning global mass timber movement is the Port Plus building in Yokohama, outside Tokyo. The worldwide market for mass timber buildings and structures continues to expand and many are rising in Japan, often combining modern construction techniques with traditional Japanese joinery. The latest is the Obayashi Port Plus building in […]

Goldman Sachs Forecasts High Home Prices & Mortgages for 2024

Despite some signs that interest rates may be leveling off and housing activity showing signs of life, the big investment banker says next year will still be a hard one for the building trade. There are some indications from the Federal Reserve that interest rates may be topping out while small pockets of the new […]

New Study Says Look for More Wood in More Kitchens

A new research report forecasts that wood will be used more prominently in kitchens next year. There may not be wooden appliances or kitchen sinks but a new study asking designers, remodelers, architects, and others about trends for American kitchens is forecasting wood and wood looks will be featured more prominently next year. This will […]

14-Acre Mass Timber Structure Centerpiece of Expo 2025 Osaka

A circular wooden structure more than 2,200 feet in diameter will be the focal point of the upcoming World’s Fair in Japan. The Mass Timber world will have a new start in 2025 when a giant wooden structure will encircle the entire Expo 2025 Osaka World’s Fair. Created by Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto, it will […]

‘The Coolest Thing Made in NC’ Is a C.R. Onsrud Router

Those in the trade may have never thought of routers as “cool” but voters in an NC contest have said otherwise. C.R. Onsrud’s Q-Series Industrial CNC Router took home top honors as “The Coolest Thing Made in the State of North Carolina,” beating out 130 other entries in a public polling process that attracted more […]