Building Materials Building Materials: Concrete Appeals to Specific Markets The appeal of concrete for luxury projects stems from its potential to offer greater energy efficiency, durability, and even comfort for homeowners than other building materials
Construction California's Labor Issues Enflamed A national survey reveals that about 80 percent of construction companies report having difficulty filling hourly contractor positions. More...
Market Data + Trends Average Construction Time of the Single-Family Home The average construction time of a single-family home is roughly seven and one-half months, per the U.S. Census Bureau's 2017 Survey of...
Construction When It Comes to Crawlspace Ventilation: Do You Vent or Not? Find out some advantages to opting out of ventilation for a crawlspace and see how to condition it. (Revised 2018)
Innovation The Next Great Thing in Home Building? ... or Not Over the last 20 years, companies have popped up promising to revolutionize home building, but their visions remain elusive
Sponsored Structural Putting It to the Test: New OSB Technology Faces Extreme Testing To truly test out its new premium sub-floor, LP set up extreme conditions in the depths of the rainforest and recruited extreme athletes for the job.
Quality Matters Proper Flashing for Recessed Windows Take these steps to avoid problems in this most difficult of waterproofing jobs
Top 100 Products Pro Builder 2018 Top 100 Products Of all the products that have appeared in the pages of Pro Builder during the past 12 months, these 100 garnered the most reader interest
Sponsored Structural 9 Common Subfloor Installation Mistakes—and How to Avoid Them From tight spacing to improper fasteners, simple errors can lead to callbacks. Here’s a best-practice refresher for subfloor installation
Labor + Trade Relations Close Relations: Ways Builders Can Work Well With Trades Do you want to attract and keep the best subcontractors? Start by putting these systems in place
