Framing + Building Envelope

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While reported job delays are down, material shortages, cost increases, and the frequency with which home improvement contractors are...

Quality Matters

A home's constant movement can wreak havoc on gypsum wallboard unless you take these steps with your framing components

New Products

A comprehensive sneak peak into the products to look out for at the 2022 IBS/KBIS show

Building Envelope

The price of residential construction products (as a group) from January to July of this year rose at a rate more than double that of all...

Building Envelope

Manufacturer certification programs can be a source of confusion. Most often, the confusion stems from using words like “certified,” ...

Building Envelope

The International Builders’ Show returns to Orlando this upcoming February and registration is now open. With hundreds of exhibitors...

Building Envelope

Move aside itchy, dusty fiberglass insulation and make way for the next generation of insulation from Owens Corning, the original Fiberglas...

Building Envelope

Ecolabels can help builders and remodelers more easily increase the efficiency and sustainability of their projects through product selection

Building Envelope

Critical Protection from the Elements

Benjamin Obdyke In partnership with residential developer SYMBI Homes, PRODUCTS recently completed a high-performance demonstration...

Building Envelope

8 Products to Help Cut Labor Need and Cost

Ten years ago, labor wasn’t really a concern in residential construction, at least not for much of the industry. Only 13% of builders at the...

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