Shortages of key building materials-such as lumber and wall board-are a major barrier to a more robust recovery for the new-home industry, according to David Crowe, chief economist of the National ...

As an integral part of the “build back better” approach, authorities must include strategies for the environmentally and ...

In the post-COVID world of construction, industry analysts and participants have focused considerable attention on material price escalation concerns and impacts caused by raw material shortages, ...

Materials firms across the U.S. are being challenged by a shortage of antimony trioxide (ATO) flame retardants. The material mainly is supplied to the U.S. from China, but trade disputes that first ...

The group is co-chaired by the chief executives of the Builders Merchants Federation and Construction Products Association, John Newcomb and Peter Caplehorn, respectively, representing the full supply ...

This Christmas Day marks 21 years since the terrifying Indian Ocean tsunami. As we remember the hundreds of thousands of lives lost in this tragic event, it is also a moment to reflect on what ...