Underwriters Laboratories says building products will get green rankings by its new UL Environment,Inc. subsidiary, launching in January 2011.

OTTAWA, ON -- Housing starts climbed to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 187,200 units in November, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). This is up 8.6% from 167,800 units in October.

WASHINGTON -- The American Forest & Paper Association, an umbrella organization that represents a number of wood trade associations, credited the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for delaying implementation of its Boiler Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) rule.

Innovations in the door and window fittings sector and the panel sizing sector will be presented at Windays & BiesseInside events, to be held on March 18 and 19 2011 in Pesaro, Italy.

The wood furniture firm is donating $1 to every new Facebook and Twitter follower.

ROSEMEAD, CA -- Marge Carson Inc. has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit claiming that Philippe Langdon Furniture knocked off some two dozen of its furniture designs.

Biesse hosted an inside view of its woodworking machinery and technology, by category, at its BiesseInside Event in October.

Woodworkers in three states celebrated Christmas early.

The wood products facility has been called an accident.

ALMHULT, SWEDEN -- Ingvar Kamprad, founder of global furniture giant Ikea, said he is "distressed" by the company's troubled expansion into Russia.