SBC Industry News
Alexander Lumber Buys Nagle Lumber, Expands into Iowa
Alexander Lumber, a privately held 125-year-old company with 20 locations in Illinois and southern Wisconsin, announced today the acquisition of Nagle Lumber Company in Iowa City, Iowa.
US LBM Acquires Michigan's Keene Lumber Company
U.S. LBM Holdings, LLC has announced the acquisition of Muskegon, Mich. based Keene Lumber Company. Keene will join U.S. LBM’s Standard Companies, becoming a division of Standard Supply & Lumber.
Fire Damages Brunsell Lumber's Component Manufacturing Facility
The Mount Horeb Fire Department responded to a structure fire at Brunsell Lumber and Millwork. Preliminary findings point to the fire starting in accessory equipment, then spreading and damaging a large saw and conveyor system
MIT Helps Concrete Group Develop Anti-Wood Design Tool
The MIT-hosted Concrete Sustainability Hub has developed Break Even Mitigation Percent (BEMP), a new tool to estimate the cost of weather hazards on a building.
DIY Bob Vila: Floor Trusses May Preclude Slate Flooring
DIY expert Bob Vila’s notes that while slate tile has many attractive features, it does present some challenges. Among them is its brittle nature, and how floor trusses may not allow for use of slate tile.
Recognizing the Six Signs of Employee Opioid Abuse
Here are six physical and behavioral symptoms that could indicate an employee is abusing opioids.
Leading BIM Developer Now Offers Free Data Access Everywhere
BIMx now provides free access to the full set of project information including 2D documents 3D models and any non-geometric data incorporated into BIM.
Author Argues Prefab is the Best Way to Build Houses
In the latest book from prefab evangelist Sheri Koones, she argues that it is the most efficient, sustainable, and happiest way to build our homes.
NFC to Host WI Regional Framer Meeting & SBC Research Institute Tour
The NFC Wisconsin Regional Meeting, combined with a tour of the SBC Research Institute (SBCRI), will be held in Madison on August 30 at 12 pm.
Take 5 Minutes to Prevent Heat Illness
As we approach the “dog days of summer,” preventing heat illnesses on the jobsite is an increasingly important training topic to cover with your employees.
Strategies for Developing an Accident-Free Work Culture
If organizations want to win, they need to have efforts parallel to those of the military - to accomplish their missions while minimizing employee injuries.
Can Ocean-Based Recycled Plastic Replace Concrete Block?
Gomory created RePlast, a material comprising plastic sourced from the oceans and machine-compressed into the dimensions of a typical concrete masonry unit.
Video: Building Block Made from Ocean-Based Recycled Plastic
Gomory created RePlast, a material comprising plastic sourced from the oceans and machine-compressed into the dimensions of a typical concrete masonry unit.
Domestic Steel Prices Up 60% in 2016, May Have Peaked
Flat-rolled steel products in the US have gained more than 60% so far in 2016.a
Video: Robot Lays Bricks 4 Times Faster Than Professional
Fastbrick Robotics, an ASX-listed company based in Perth, has created a robot brick layer, a form of 3D printing which can create the shell of a house without being touched by human hands.
Map: Single-Family Housing Starts by Census Region
Using the public-use microdata files provided by Census Bureau’s Survey of Construction (SOC), NAHB Economics and Housing Policy group tabulated new single-family housing starts for the nine census divisions.
4 Things the Next President Should Do to Improve Housing
Here are four things the next President of the United States should do to make the housing market great again.
Workers' Comp Rates May Rise 20% in Florida
The workers' compensation insurance industry is seeking a nearly 20 percent rate hike, following a pair of recent Florida Supreme Court rulings and a change in state law.
Simpson Deck Safety Demo Featured on NBC Nightly News
With more than 500 people injured every year in deck collapses, NBC Nightly News decided to educate America on deck safety with a deck collapse demonstration.
Charts: Permit-to-Completion Times for Multi-Family
The average length of time to complete construction of a multifamily building, after obtaining authorization, was 14 months according to the 2015 Survey of Construction (SOC) from the Census Bureau.