CENTERVILLE, MA -- The Green Building Initiative (GBI), a non-profit education initiative, announced Mar. 22 its support for Ecobuild America, a green and sustainable building conference taking place May 15-17, in Anaheim, CA, according to PRWeb.

HOLLYWOOD, FL – Jim Harte, director of store design and construction at Stride Rite nominated Valley City, OH-based Custom Surroundings for this year’s Above & Beyond Award from the National Association of Store Fixture Manufacturers. NASFM's Above & Beyond Award recognizes NASFM member fixture suppliers who deliver exceptional service to their customers by exceeding expectations.

CLEVELAND, OH – Demand for wood panels in the United States is expected to decline slightly more than 1% per year through 2010 to 60.8 billion square feet (3/8-inch basis), according to a new report released by The Freedonia Group.

WASHINGTON -- While most housing markets throughout the country experienced a year of decline in 2006 following the boom levels of the previous two years, 2007 is expected to be a year of transition, with growth emerging in many areas, according to the National Association of Home Builders' (NAHB) Regional Housing Starts Forecast.

WASHINGTON – Indianapolis, IN, maintained its standing as the most affordable major U.S. housing market for a sixth consecutive time in the final quarter of 2006, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index.

WASHINGTON -- Sales of new single-family homes fell 3.9% in February to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 848,000, the lowest level since August of 2000, according to figures released Mar. 26 by the U.S. Commerce Department. The February fall-off followed downward revisions to the sales rates for the three previous months.

WASHINGTON -- 14 members of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) were honored for exemplary green building practices Mar. 26 during the 9th annual NAHB National Green Building Conference.

RESTON, VA -- Cabinet sales for February 2007 decreased 15.5% over February 2006, according to members participating in the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Assn.’s monthly Trends of Business Survey.

RESTON, VA -- According to the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association?s monthly Trend of Business Survey, participating cabinet manufacturers reported sales totaling $8.9 billion for 2006 and closed with a gain of 7.8% over 2005. Stock sales were up 8.1%; semi-custom sales were up 8.8%; and custom sales were up 2.4%.