On 1 December Christian Pfeiffer (37) took over the directorship of LIGNA, the leading trade fair for the wood and forestry industries, succeeding Katariina Rohrbach in that capacity.

Eumabois – the European federation of woodworking technology, tools and accessories manufacturers, gathering 13 national associations including over 800 European manufacturers – has issued the 2014 exhibition calendar that lists the events officially supported by the federation.

The Board of Directors of West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.14 per share on the Common shares and Class B Common shares in the capital of the Company, payable on January 13, 2014 to shareholders of record on December 23, 2013.

Alan Cole, president of Hooker Furniture Corporation (Nasdaq:HOFT) has announced he will retire at the end of the company's current fiscal year, effective February 2, 2014. He will be succeeded by Michael Delgatti, currently serving as the president of Hooker Upholstery and the Executive Vice President of Sales for the company.

As asthma rates continue to rise, the Healthy Building Network (HBN) warns that new preventive strategies are needed to address this epidemic at its source.

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) recognizes the state of Ohio and the Ohio School Facilities Commission (OSFC) on the LEED certification of the 100th public school building in the state. Ohio leads the country with more LEED-certified public schools than any other state, with hundreds more in the LEED pipeline.

Woodworkers: How many are there, where do they work, and what are the trending wood species they used. Cabinetry design trends, door color trends, and a cabinetry installation video also were popular.