Structural
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Sale of LP’s Engineered Wood Product Line Complete
By Chris Gordon / August 3, 2022The previously announced sale of LP Building Solutions’ Engineered Wood Products (EWP) business to Pacific Woodtech for $210 million has been completed. LP’s laminated veneer lumber and I-joist manufacturing...
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The Black Label of Tropical Forest Products Joins Forces with Ganahl Lumber for California Distribution
By Phil Garcia / May 12, 2022Tropical Forest Products announced today that its Black Label premium brand of Ipe and other tropical hardwoods will be distributed throughout California through a distribution partnership with Ganahl Lumber....
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NanaWall’s Generation 4 Folding Glass Wall Systems Provide Limitless Design Options with Unrivaled Features and Thermal Performance
By Owen Everett / February 8, 2022The new NW Aluminum 840 system will be on show at the International Builders Show in Orlando, Florida, from February 8 to 10. The pioneer of the opening glass...
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Georgia-Pacific’s New DensDefy Liquid Barrier
By Zach Myers / October 4, 2021DensDefy Liquid Barrier is the latest addition to Georgia-Pacific Building Products’ DensDefy line of wall sheathing barrier products. The fluid-applied barrier is intended to provide a long-lasting, air- and...
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Certainteed Launches Insulpure Building Insulation
By Jack Bjorklund / September 11, 2021CertainTeed has introduced InsulPure, their newest insulation product, which includes a new and enhanced fiberglass composition meant to give better performance, higher efficiency, and higher quality, according to the...
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Owens Corning Introduces PINK Next Gen Fiberglas Insulation
By Bobby Craig / August 25, 2021Owens Corning, the firm that pioneered fiberglass insulation, has introduced its most recent innovation: PINK Next Gen Fiberglas insulation. This improved insulation solution, which uses modern fiber technology, allows...
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Sto Launches Rainscreen System for Thin Brick Masonry Veneer
By Glenn Pierce / July 3, 2021Sto Corp. is expanding its ventilated rain-screen cladding system offering with StoVentec, a new product designed specifically for thin brick masonry veneer facades. According to the manufacturer, this new...
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Dupont Launches a New Froth-Pak Spray Foam Formula Without HFC
By Jack Bjorklund / May 21, 2021DuPont has reformulated its Froth-Pak two-component polyurethane spray-foam insulation, eliminating hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) blowing agents and lowering the product’s overall global warming potential by more than 99 percent when compared...
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NAHB: Softwood Lumber Prices Still Rising in April
By Jack Bjorklund / May 17, 2021Softwood lumber prices have risen by 121.1 percent year on year. According to the latest Producer Price Index (PPI) released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices paid for...
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Royal Building Products Expands Cedar Renditions Line to Include Soffit
By Chris Gordon / May 7, 2021Soffit has been added to Royal Building Products’ award-winning Cedar Renditions by Royal Aluminum Siding. The newly added 6″ soffit is now available in the United States and Canada....