Source: smartplanet By David Worthington Startup New Energy Technologies says that it has made a significant advancement toward large-scale production of “spray on” solar power generating windows.
Source: Pilkington Decorative Glass The extensive range of Pilkington Decorative Glass turns a basic construction material into a means of injecting style and elegance into the home.
Source: Wausau Wausau Window and Wall Systems’ standard SuperWall™ Series now includes SuperWall SSG for four-side silicone-glazed curtainwall and window wall systems. SuperWall SSG is well suited to create dramatic entrances, open atriums, transparent low-rise structures and sleek, modern façades.
Source: WDMA The Window and Door Manufacturers Association (WDMA) Hallmark Certification Committee approved procedures for extending the term of Hallmark certification from four (4) years up to a total of eight (8) years. The new procedure is available to WDMA Hallmark licensees for actively certified products that have not changed during their initial four year certification term and where the licensee follows the product renewal protocol.
Source: NAHB A correction from an unsustainably high level of production on the volatile multifamily side was largely responsible for a 16.5 percent dip in nationwide housing starts to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 853,000 units in April, according to newly released figures from HUD and the U.S. Census Bureau. However, permits for new construction headed solidly higher in the month, with a particularly strong gain in multifamily issuance.
Source: NAHB As Congress debates comprehensive immigration reform, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) today called on lawmakers to establish a fair and workable employer verification system for all businesses.
Source: NAHB Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes improved three points to a 44 reading on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) for May, released today. This gain, from a downwardly revised 41 in April, reflected improvement in all three index components – current sales conditions, sales expectations and traffic of prospective buyers.
Source: Lux Research, Inc. Europe is prime territory, while high-R value glazing and daylighting skylights will capture 86% of the fast-growing materials market, Lux Research says.
Source: NAHB Nationwide housing affordability held near historic highs in this year’s first quarter, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index (HOI), released today.
In all, 73.7 percent of new and existing homes sold between the beginning of January and end of March were affordable to families earning the U.S. median income of $64,400. This is down slightly from the 74.9 percent of homes sold that were affordable to median-income earners in the final quarter of 2012. Source: Glass Magazine Overall construction will continue to experience growth—perhaps even accelerated growth—through 2014, according to economists during Reed Construction Data's mid-year forecast, "Riding the Roller Coaster: Ups and downs in construction, spending, materials and labor."
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