The Emmy Award-winning PBS home improvement series This Old House will feature a 19th-century Victorian-era home in the city of Cambridge, Mass., and a woodland cottage circa 1935 in rural Essex, Mass., as its latest renovation projects for the upcoming 33rd national season premiering this October 4.

Many factors are paving the way for the U.S. paints and coatings market. As the number of construction projects increases, consumers resume their spending and as the demand for industrial production is raised, the paints and coatings market will benefit. At the same time, there are a number of factors inhibiting market growth, such as more stringent environmental regulations and higher prices of base ingredients. While some of these factors may not affect the paints and coatings market as a whole, specific segments of the market may be influenced.

NeoCon East, the premier design exposition for commercial interiors with a focus on the federal government, will feature exciting, world-class keynote speakers, as well as cutting-edge CEU accredited seminars for an anticipated 7,500 industry professionals.

Five pieces of art furniture recently earned international honors for Herron School of Art and Design students.

Bill to require flesh-sensing safety technology fails to pass but might be revived next year.

Hardwood price increases are expected in the fourth quarter.

I really encourage builders to build as if they were the finisher. Make adjustments at the bench before the project hits the spray booth.

New coatings technology probably means that we need to approach how we build things as well as how we spray things in the booth.

Morantz Custom Cabinetry makes the WOOD 100 for 2012, as it looks to repeat its high levels of sales following double-digit growth in 2011.

Among top wood industry reports this week: an articulated bandsaw from Italy was a hit at WoodworkingNetwork after it showed at IWF 2012 last month. Uniboard's sale, Haworth's closure and Chinese-made bamboo cabinets were also highly viewed.