Associated Builders and Contractors has reported that its Construction Backlog Indicator rose to 8.8 months in July, according to an ABC member survey conducted July 24 to Aug. 4. The reading is up 0.4 months since July 2024. ABC’s Construction Confidence Index reading for sales and profit margins declined in July, while the reading for staffing levels rose to the highest level since April.

The annual three-day music and arts festival, held August 7-9, attracted tens of thousands of attendees who helped raise over $715,000 to benefit nearly 70 participating nonprofit organizations.

Among the products Dackor will display is its trendsetting Ultramatte Black Lotus, the newest addition to the company’s 3D laminate collection.

These students' innovative ideas and dedication promise a bright future for our field, says the Wood Industry Association.

Wren is a cope-and-stick style door featuring a 3/8" solid reverse-raised center panel and 2-3/4” wide stiles and rails, offering a substantial yet refined profile, featuring a vertical “step” profile on the stiles.

A new report by MarketsandMarkets projects substantial growth in the global polyurethane (PU) adhesives market: from $8.76 billion in 2024 to $12.09 billion by 2030, reflecting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.62%

Driven by the desire to protect Missouri’s ecosystems, a University of Missouri research team created a low-cost method to track the spread of invasive Callery pear trees in mid-Missouri by using satellite imagery available for free for research purposes, combined with machine learning.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins has announced the U.S. Forest Service is investing $106 million to support state and landowner efforts to conserve private working forestlands across the country. Funded through the Forest Legacy Program, these projects will protect forests vital to the economic and social fabric of local communities – ensuring they remain productive, working forests for Americans and tourists to use and enjoy.

Kodiak Building Partners, a building materials distribution company, has announced the promotion of Wade Gardner to area vice president (AVP) of Washington. In this expanded role, Gardner will help guide strategic growth across Kodiak’s Washington-based companies while continuing to serve as president of Builders Alliance and Frontier Building Supply.

Construction input prices increased 0.4% in July compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data released today. Nonresidential construction input prices also increased 0.4% for the month.