Year 2016 Archives - Page 8 of 46 - World Millwork Alliance

Alberta adopts building code changes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Alberta is adopting construction rules that aim to make new homes and other buildings more energy efficient to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The updated or new codes that cover building, electrical, gas and sewage systems go into effect next month.
They include energy efficiency requirements for windows, lighting, insulation, heating, service-water heating, ventilation and air-conditioning. Read More in the Calgary Herald >

2021-05-18T19:33:22-04:00November 1, 2016|Codes & Standards News, Year 2016|

Canada expresses willingness to finish softwood lumber deal

Top Canadian officials say they are eager to forge a new softwood lumber trade deal with the United States.

Chrystia Freeland, minister of international trade, and David MacNaughton, Canada’s ambassador to the United States, sent a letter on Wednesday to President Obama and a bipartisan group of about two dozen senators countering arguments that they are reluctant to complete an agreement.

“We have responded on many occasions, including in writing, to the most recent U.S. proposal and are ready to respond to any serious proposal,” Freeland and MacNaughton wrote.

Zillow: Renters at 50-Year High, but 58% Consider Buying

Zillow was out Monday with a new report on people who are in the market for a new place to live. Among its key findings:

–Renters make up a larger group of the U.S. population than at any time in the last 50 years. Last week, the U.S. Census Bureau reported the home-ownership rate rose very slightly to 63.5% in the third quarter of 2016 – barely edging up from a 51-year low.
— More than half (58%) of all renters in the market for a rental home consider buying a home instead.

September Personal Spending and Income Up

Personal consumption expenditures was up by 0.5% in September following a 0.1% dip in August, according to the most recent data release from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Personal income edged up by 0.3%, largely driven by an increase in employee compensation.

Disposable personal income – income remaining after deducting personal income taxes – continued its steady growth. In September, disposable personal income was 2.1% higher than a year ago.

ASHRAE/IES Publish 2016 Energy Efficiency Standard

(Press Release Date – October 26, 2016) – ATLANTA – Numerous energy savings measures resulting from industry input are contained in the newly published energy efficiency standard from ASHRAE and IES.

ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2016, Energy Efficiency Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, contains 125 addenda published since the 2013 standard. The 2013 standard currently serves as the commercial building reference standard for state building energy codes.

This 2016 version is the 10th edition published since the original standard was first published in 1975 during the energy crisis of the United States.

“It is the overall goal of each version to create a consensus standard that saves energy and is technically feasible and cost effective,” Drake Erbe, chair of the Standard 90.1 committee, said. “In addition, as a result of a strategic initiative begun in the 2013 cycle, the 2016 version has a new format that we believe will be easier for users, a new way of incorporation of reference material from other standards starting with climate data, and a performance path for compliance that rewards designs for achieving energy cost levels above the standard minimum.”

WMA News Brief – October 27, 2016

WMA ANNOUNCEMENT

Attention WMA 2016 Exhibitors!

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MEMBER NEWS

Huttig Building Products, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2016 Results

Third Quarter 2016 Highlights:

Net sales of $192.8 million
Gross margin of 21.5%
Net income of $4.7 million
Total available liquidity of $84.3 million

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Oropeza Named Huttig GM for Dallas MORE

Guardian Building Products Acquires Hawkeye Building Distributors MORE

Conley Named General Manager […]

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Home Prices in August – Gains Continued

The Case-Shiller (CS) National Home Price Index, released by S&P Dow Jones Indices, rose in August. The index rose at a seasonally adjusted annual growth rate of 7.6%, faster than the 4.9% reported in July. After the deceleration in the beginning of 2016, house prices have accelerated since May due to tight inventory and the increases in existing home sales in the early part of this year.

Coalitions Build to Limit, Delay Overtime Rule

Mounting opposition and distressful surprises are taking place nationwide as businesses and nonprofits learn about and fight against a new rule on overtime pay scheduled to take effect Dec. 1. But a fast-closing window of opportunity and White House opposition make it ever more unlikely the rule will get altered.

Redfin: Home Sales Rise 3.2% in September

Home prices increased 4.4% as inventory remained tight.

Framing Methods for Single-Family Homes: 2015

Wood framing remains the most dominant construction method for single-family homes in the U.S., according to NAHB analysis of Census Bureau data. For 2015 completions, 93% of new homes were wood-framed. Another 7% were concrete homes, and less than half a percent were steel-framed.

Alberta adopts building code changes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Canada expresses willingness to finish softwood lumber deal

Zillow: Renters at 50-Year High, but 58% Consider Buying

September Personal Spending and Income Up

ASHRAE/IES Publish 2016 Energy Efficiency Standard

WMA News Brief – October 27, 2016

Home Prices in August – Gains Continued

Coalitions Build to Limit, Delay Overtime Rule

Redfin: Home Sales Rise 3.2% in September

Framing Methods for Single-Family Homes: 2015

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