After failing to stir up much enthusiasm for concrete as a more hurricane-resistant building material for housing, New Orleans-area concrete promoters are now racking up successes, and enlisting builders in their promotions.

NHQ Gold Award winner Simonini Builders proves that great companies can come in small packages.

Thanks largely to funding and support from PATH, six companies are hard at work developing the following technologies, which will be market-ready in 18 months.

New materials, products, and techniques are appearing today at a faster pace than ever before, and it's important for home builders to keep up. What's at stake? Construction quality and customer satisfaction, for a start

While the moisture and infestation problems associated with exterior insulation and finishing systems (EIFS) are spotty, they are well-publicized and serious enough to prompt a burgeoning market for EIFS retrofit systems

The Labor Department’s construction materials composite price index rose by 0.5% between December 1999 and January of this year

Whether or not it has any effect on materials shortages in the fast-growing Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex remains to be seen, but the area will soon have another building materials distribution center, as supply rushes to meet burgeoning de-mand.

Luray is a rich slate pattern with an 8 module and the newest addition to the Natural Inspirations collection.

When Denver's Oakwood Homes won the 1995 National Housing Quality Award, the company was cited for partnering relationships with manufacturers and suppliers as well as trade contractors.