SBC Industry News

IBM’s Watson supercomputer has beat Jeopardy champions, reconstituted recipes, and even helped create highlight reels for the World Cup. Now it’s taking on a new tech challenge; changing how the construction industry operates.

Christened the “Sand Palace” by its owners, the blocky beach home survived not by luck or magic, but good design. Here’s how—with money and expertise—the crew outmaneuvered Hurricane Michael, and made this home a model of resilient architecture.

For the second consecutive year, 84 Lumber will be a flagship sponsor of the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk in Pittsburgh, sponsored by the American Cancer Society.

Collaboration among multiple stakeholders is nothing new in the construction industry, but more and more contractors are solidifying relationships through integrated project delivery methods such as those completed through joint ventures and design-build systems that require teamwork.

A $190 million upgrade to Weyerhaeuser's  Southwest Arkansas sawmill is now complete. The new mill has the capacity to produce about 380 million board feet of lumber per year

Boise Cascade Company announced today an agreement to acquire Arling Lumber, Inc., headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. 

Drexel Building Supply has announced that it will merge truss manufacturer, Truss Systems into the Drexel family. Truss Systems is a manufacturer of floor and roof truss systems in Wisconsin.

In August, SBCA/SBCRI completed its purchase of TPI’s third-party inspection program. Here's why TPI and SBCA agree to do this.

A-1 Roof Trusses, a leading manufacturer of pre-engineered wood trusses, announced today that James “Bobby” Henry has joined A-1 as the Director of Manufacturing.  

Universal Forest Products, Inc. recently reported record financial results for the third quarter ended September 29, 2018, the thirteenth consecutive quarter in which the company has reported records in both net sales and net earnings.

Randy Goruk is a leadership development expert and employee engagement specialist. Through his Leadership Academy, Goruk helps managers become better leaders who achieve higher levels of employee engagement and business growth.

Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, will showcase their Component Solutions® (CS) software at the Building Component Manufacturers Conference (BCMC) October 23–26 at the Wisconsin Center in downtown Milwaukee.

Alpine will be featuring its fully integrated IntelliView software suite and eShop plant management software in Booth 1033 at the Building Component Manufacturers Conference (BCMC) October 23–26 at the Wisconsin Center in downtown Milwaukee.

MiTek Industries, Inc. today announced that it has advanced the labor-saving capabilities of its systems.  With just over one year in the field, the MatchPoint DirectDrive system is reducing shop floor labor by up to 40% for its users. 

On Sunday morning, a floor collapsed at the clubhouse for the Woodlands Apartments on Old Greenville Highway in Clemson, South Carolina. The fact that dozens of young people were injured is a tragedy of the highest order.

Angeles Equity Partners, LLC and Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. today announced their portfolio company American Construction Source (ACS) has acquired Edwards Building Center and Breckenridge Building Center in Colorado.

Boise Cascade Company announced today an agreement to acquire Arling Lumber, Inc., headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.  Arling is a third generation, family-owned and operated wholesale distributor of top quality lumber as well as plywood, OSB and engineered wood products.

The American Wood Council (AWC) and APA know very well that in the International Residential Code (IRC) resistance to lateral loads is hard to quantify exactly.

A-1 Roof Trusses, a leading manufacturer of pre-engineered wood trusses, announced today that Jan S. Beck has joined A-1 in a newly-created position as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Beck will have oversight of the strategic direction of the Company and its affiliates.

The following memorandum was published on Thursday, October 11, clarifying the Department of Labor’s position on workplace safety incentive programs and post-incident drug testing under 29 C.F.R. § 1904.35(b)(1)(iv).