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Shortage Of Lots, Rising Prices Critical Problems For New Home Builders

Shortages of serviced lots and associated rising costs have become critical problems that are expected to push new home prices up in much of the country, according to a new national survey. The Spring/Summer 2005 semi...

11 Aug 2005

New Bathroom Trend - Square Shower Heads

Trendir has spotted an emerging design trend for bathrooms - the square shower head. Available as fixed and handheld shower heads, the square heads are currently only being made by US Graff Faucets and Swiss company K...

9 Aug 2005

New Floors That Creak and Look Like Those From an Old Southern Mansion for 'The Sanctuary' at Kiawah Island, S.C

Patina Old World Floors (http://www.patinawoodfloors.com) was instructed by their client to create floors to look like they came from an old Southern mansion and creak like such old floors should. By using old world hand...

9 Aug 2005

Habitat for Humanity Detroit to 'Blitz Build' New Home at Michigan State Fair

Habitat for Humanity Detroit (HFHD) will "Blitz Build" one, single-family, 3-bedroom ranch-style home on the grounds of the Michigan State Fair. The house is sponsored by Masco Corporation and Centex Homes a...

9 Aug 2005

US Decorative Laminate Demand to Reach 15.7 Billion Square Feet in 2009

Sales of decorative laminates in the US are forecast to increase 3.9 percent per year to 15.7 billion square feet in 2009, valued at $6.2 billion. Advances will result from a sharp rebound in nonresidential construction,...

9 Aug 2005

Gradus Launches New Protective Wall Coverings Brochure

Gradus Wall Protection is launching a new brochure to detail the company’s ‘Protective Wall Coverings’ offer and help raise the profile of its Sanparrel PVC-u sheet package. This package meets the perfo...

9 Aug 2005

Gradus Lends A Helping Hand At Leicester Royal Infirmary

Gradus InPro Wall, Corner and Door Protection System has been installed within the new, purpose built, paediatric emergency department at Leicester Royal Infirmary, as part of a two-year refurbishment programme. Worki...

9 Aug 2005

Internet Home Alliance Announces Collaborative Research Planning Conference

For the first time ever, the Internet Home Alliance is opening its bi-annual member conference to the public. Hear the results of our new State of the Connected Home Market research and help determine what collaborative,...

9 Aug 2005

Leading The Way Local Authorities Can Meet The Challenge Of Climate Change

Political leaders are united about the urgency and importance of climate change. Local government has a key role to play in this agenda. 'Anytown 2025' is a vision of a sustainable energy future, adapted to th...

9 Aug 2005

BASF To Increase Styrene-butadiene Latex Prices For The Carpet Industry

Effective September 1, 2005, or as contracts allow, BASF will raise prices in the United States and Canada on all Styrofan® carboxylated styrene-butadiene emulsion polymers supplied to the carpet industry by four cen...

9 Aug 2005

85% Of Northerners Say 'Hands Off Our Green Belts'

85% of people in northern England believe that Green Belt land should remain open and undeveloped, and that building on Green Belt land should not be allowed. The results of a MORI poll for CPRE were unveiled exactly 50 ...

9 Aug 2005

100 ExxonMobil Green Team Students Support Dallas Through New Home Construction, Landscaping

At a ribbon cutting and key presentation in the Eagle Ford neighborhood, Dallas high school students today unveiled two new homes they constructed this summer through the ExxonMobil Green Team program. These are the f...

9 Aug 2005

Prescott's £60,000 House Challenge: Nine Winners Prove It Can Be Done

Nine organisations have defied sceptics and risen to the challenge laid down by the Deputy Prime Minister, demonstrating that high quality homes can be designed for a construction cost of around £60,000. These n...

9 Aug 2005

Builders Claim Victory in Court Decision

The construction industry won a closely watched case handed down Friday by the Fourth Appellate District which otherwise would have extended the statute of limitations for homeowners suing home builders for construction ...

8 Aug 2005

Customer Concerns On Saint-Gobain Battle For BPB

Gypsum Today is reporting that the French building materials giant Saint-Gobain may face market abuse allegations that could delay or derail its takeover attempt of London based BPB. Some of BPB's biggest British ...

8 Aug 2005