Source: DOOR & WINDOW MARKET MAGAZINE Broward County sunroom, screen enclosure and patio cover sales for Venetian Builders Inc., Miami, grew during the first half of 2013, which, according to the company, helped it set residential sales records there and throughout its four-county service area for the second consecutive year.
Source:RealEstateRama RealtyTrac® , the nation’s leading source for comprehensive housing data, today released its first-ever Housing Market Recovery Index (Housing MRI), which shows metro area markets in upstate New York, southwest Florida and the Bay Area of Northern California are leading the housing recovery while markets in northern Maryland, southeast Pennsylvania and downstate Illinois are lagging the furthest behind in the recovery.
Source: NatureWorldNews A new material consisting of a thin coating of nanocrystals embedded in glass could revolutionize the world of windows and energy efficiency, according to those behind it.
The National Fenestration Rating Council’s (NFRC) announced its board of directors has approved a plan to submit the three NFRC documents referenced in International Code Council (ICC) Building Codes for the American National Standards Institute’s (ANSI) process in 2014.
Source: Woodworking Network Door and moulding manufacturer Masonite says net sales increased $20.3 million or 4.7% to $453.1 million in the second quarter 2013. Most of it was North American sales, which rose 9.4% to $346 million.
Nationwide housing starts rose 5.9 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 896,000 units in July as multifamily construction rebounded from a dip in the previous month, according to newly released figures from HUD and the U.S. Census Bureau. Meanwhile, single-family construction recorded a modest decline from a rate that was upwardly revised for the previous month.
Stock Building Supply Holdings, Inc. (Stock Building Supply) announced that it has closed its previously announced underwritten initial public offering of 7,000,000 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $14.00 per share. Stock Building Supply sold 4,411,765 shares and certain selling stockholders sold 2,588,235 shares. In connection with the initial public offering, the underwriters exercised in full their option to purchase an additional 1,050,000 shares of common stock from certain selling stockholders. As a result, the total initial public offering size was 8,050,000 shares.
Source: ThinkProgress By Joanna M. Foster Energy efficiency, as much as anything having to do with the word ‘energy,’ would seem to be something most people could get behind. But as House Republicans decry the nanny-state and declare that no one has the authority to tell them what kind of light bulbs or ceiling fans to buy, it’s clear that even this good for the planet, good for your wallet strategy is wrought with controversy. Now, the EPA’s popular Energy Star program is causing backlash after it released its latest standards for making household windows, doors and skylights more energy efficient.
Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes rose three points to 59 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) for August, released today. This fourth consecutive monthly gain brings the index to its highest level in nearly eight years.
Source:Statistics Canada Contractors took out building permits worth $6.6 billion in June, down 10.3% from May and the first decrease in six months. Despite this decline, the total value of building permits continued to trend upward.
The decrease in June came mainly from the non-residential sector in Quebec and the residential sector in Ontario. |