A pine wood component discarded during a remodeling job will go on auction, and could sell for $500,000. The plinth has special significance because it is the last piece of original millwork from a White House remodeling job completed in 1817 - a restoration after the British torched the building in 1812.

A new Häfele.com/US provides a comprehensive resource available for information about Häfele products and services, including new e-Commerce features to simplify product purchases. The site features clean, user-friendly design and intuitive navigation.

Markor International Home Furnishings will add IBM (NYSE: IBM) MobileFirst app for its sales associates with iPhones or iPads to place orders, demo products and show 3D images of custom furniture.

The Tiny House movement is still going strong in the U.S. and is also proving to big business for several U.S. companies.

Cross laminated timbers are being used in mass quantities for the tallest wood building so far: a 121-unit, 10-story apartment complex in London. Architects Waugh Thistleton, CLT and engineers Ramboll say the most exciting aspect of the project is its sheer size and its completion thousands of cubic meters of concrete. It will save 2,400 tons of carbon, compared to an equivalent block with a concrete frame.

Milwaukee Tool continues to deliver productivity-enhancing solutions to the professional tradesman with the introduction of the new M18 & M12™ Rapid Charger (48-59-1808).

Sansin Corporation says Miller Paint Co., Inc., a leading manufacturer-retailer of paint and coatings in the Pacific Northwest, will carry Sansin’s Dec deep penetrating two-coat protection and ENS an extremely durable finish for exterior wood in all 51 Miller Paint locations.

ABC Millwork & Cabinetry, a division of Twin Cities based Lyman Companies, expands its services to professional homebuilders, remodelers and contractors with the launch of its new 4,000 sq. ft. millwork and cabinetry showroom on Tuesday, September 8, 2015.

Reforms to lead abatement rules for professional renovators and remodelers were introduced in the U.S. Senate, and both the Window & Door Makers and the National Lumber & Building Materials Dealers associations signed on. The law, say the groups, would reduce costly requirements of Environmental Protection Agency rules for which they says EPA has provided inadequate support.

The office furniture industry continues to show modest improvement, according to a quarterly survey of more than 800 domestic and international office furniture manufacturers and suppliers, conducted by Michael A. Dunlap & Associates LLC.