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Home Improvement Giants End 2009 on Positive Notes

The Home Depot and Lowe’s see signs that the recession’s impact on their companies is receding.
Earnings Season at Lumber and Building Materials Companies

Financials from American Woodmark, Builders FirstSource, BlueLinx, Owens Corning, Louisiana Pacific, 84 Lumber, and Weyerhaeuser’s wood...
Historic Oxford home is first to tap solar energy in Mississippi town

OXFORD - For one Oxford resident, turning on the lights could one day make him money.

Many Factors Point to a Lethargic Recovery For Builders

Economist for Portland Cement Association is pessimistic about job growth and foreclosure activity.
Make a Custom Counter For $8 Per Square Foot

Concrete specialist Fu-Tung Cheng tells builders how to easily and economically fabricate their own countertops.
Bargain Basements

New building code standard, ACI 332, offers builders a better alternative for building concrete basement foundations.

Earnings Season at Lumber and Building Materials Companies

Financials from American Woodmark, Builders FirstSource, BlueLinx, Owens Corning, Louisiana Pacific, 84 Lumber, and Weyerhaeuser’s wood...
BMC Select Execs Tout Continuity, Promise a More Focused Firm

LBM giant will seek broad mix of customers and stress value-added services now that it has emerged from Chapter 11, according to interviews...
Tough Times Continue For Lumber Dealers, Building Product Firms

Quarterly financial results from BMHC, Weyerhaeuser, Huttig, Builders FirstSource, Owens Corning, Potlatch, Plum Creek, Rayonier, and...

Historic Oxford home is first to tap solar energy in Mississippi town

OXFORD - For one Oxford resident, turning on the lights could one day make him money.
The Disaster-Proof House

Flat-pack manufacturer sees its new age product as an answer to natural disasters, climate change, and the affordable housing crisis.
Solar coming to store near you -- Lowe's planning to stock panels nationwide this year

NEW YORK - Solar technology is going where it has never gone before: onto the shelves at retail stores where do-it-yourselfers can now...

Rheem Air-Source HP-50 Water Heater

HP-50 uses the heat from the air to warm water.
BernzOmatic QuickFire Torch

QuickFire torch is shaped like a cordless drill for easy control.
10 Resource-Savers From the Kitchen/Bath Industry Show

Energy-efficient appliances, water-sipping showerheads, recycled-content countertops, and more.