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Exterior

2018 Top 100 Products: Exterior Products

Products from Access Lighting, AERT, Cultured Stone, Grayne, Great Southern Wood, Inteplast Group, James Hardie, Keystone Hardscapes, Meridian Brick, MiraTEC, Natural Paving USA, Smart Vent Products, Tamlyn, and Trex

Grayne's 7.5 inch Red Cedar Treated Cedar siding is one of the exterior products on Pro Builder's 2018 Top 100 Products list

Q+A

Using Tech, Design, and Supply Chain, Katerra Offers a New Building Model

A Katerra senior manager talks about the Silicon Valley company's evolution from a materials importer to a fully integrated design/build company and building supplier

Trevor Schick is on Katerra's executive team

Building Materials

Experts Talk Lumber Tariffs' Impact on Home Prices

Tariffs on lumber from Canada may be helping to raise home prices, as the added cost is passed on to homebuyers, according to new reporting....

Opinion

Lumber Tariffs Damaging Construction Industry

NAHB Housing Policy Briefing

Building Materials

Building Material Prices Up Overall in March

The latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that prices for building materials continue to rise. The softwood lumber index...

Decking + Railings

Decking | Green Bay Decking

Available in three colors, Green Bay Decking’s Optima Deck has the densest substrate in the industry, the lowest moisture absorption of any...

Building Materials

Trump Tariffs May Crunch Construction Industry, Put Pressure on Housing Prices

The construction industry may be hit hardest by the Trump administration's newly-proposed lumber and steel tariffs. In March 2018, the White...

Building Materials

Proposed Steel, Aluminum Tariffs Could Further Reduce Affordable Housing Stock

President Donald Trump recently announced his plan to implement tariffs on steel and aluminum. Such tariffs could raise construction costs...

Building Materials

Builders and Botanists Are Promoting Hemp As a Valuable Construction Tool

Several states in the U.S. have legalized marijuana use for some recreational and medical purposes. New reporting says that one of the...

Modular Homes

Is This Modular's Moment?

As construction’s labor shortage persists, it may finally be time for home builders to embrace off-site fabrication

Home Builders Institute's Schools to Skills Grant Application Open Through December

As Mortgage Rates Rise, Buyers Lose Purchasing Power

Renters Are Choosing Single-Family Homes for These Features