The 2024 U.S. Houzz & Home Study found renovation spend jumped in the last three years as median spend increased 60%, to $24,000 in 2023. Gen Xers increase their activity while narrowly exceeding Baby Boomers in median spend.

Tino Kalayil, P.E., a structural engineer and currently the regional director (IL, IA, MN, WI) for WoodWorks - Wood Products Council, began his professional career on the Ascent building in Milwaukee. The structure is primarily constructed with mass-timber components, and it was from there that Kalayil's love for mass timber began to grow.On April 10, Kalayil will bring his love for the material and the technology to an in-person event at the Hyatt Lodge Oak Brook in Chicago where he will describe how to make the case for mass-timber construction. 

The long-standing partnership between McKinley and Duravit is highlighted in the extensive portfolio

Saint-Gobain, through its building materials subsidiary CertainTeed Siding, has achieved a 96% reduction (Scopes 1 & 2 only) in emissions from the manufacturing of polymer shakes, vinyl trim, millwork, and vinyl siding at its manufacturing facilities in McPherson, Kansas, Social Circle, Georgia, and Williamsport, Maryland, respectively.

Woodsafe Timber Protection AB, which said it is Europe's largest manufacturer of durable fire-resistant impregnated wood, and Thermory AS, reportedly the world's largest manufacturer of thermally modified wood, have collaborated on durable thermally modified fire-resistant wood. Thermory’s real wood products with fire protection are available immediately.

Jacob Harkins, VP of Global Marketing at VintageView Wine Storage Systems, will present the "Building the Modern Wine Cellar" CEU session, part of the DESIGN Talks series at Closets Expo.

Stiles Machinery, in collaboration with Kallesoe, and System TM announced that Rosboro – North America’s largest producer of glued-laminated timber (GLT) – has chosen the HOMAG Group members to deliver mass timber solutions for their new GLT Factory in Springfield, Oregon.

Genesis Products, a supplier of interior components for the RV industry, has been named the exclusive North American distributor of AeroTek composite panels.