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Welcome to the Carolinas Chapter Website

Looking for a component manufacturer? Check out our Carolinas Chapter membership list for a truss and panel supplier in your area. Associate members of the chapter are listed too and offer many additional products and services.

The Carolinas Chapter supports education in the marketplace. Contact us to discuss possible seminars and check out the online Truss Technology Workshops.

•	SIP Panels among the Green Technology at Oregon Green Expo

•	Aegis Metal Framing Releases Eco-Friendly Catalog

•	ICC, AIA, ASTM Announce International Green Construction Code (IGCC) Now in the Works

•	Manufactured HomeSource Promotes CertifiedGreen Compliance for Clients, Cites SBCA’s Framing the American Dream

•	ICE Issues Notices to 650 Businesses Warning of Audits for Illegal Hiring

•	Home Prices Rise 4% in California

•	Two More Startups Take Aim At California’s Home Buyers

•	BIM Offers Efficiency, Cost Savings, Observer Says

•	SC Begins Random Checks on Companies for Illegal Immigrants

•	Jurney Homes Plans Expansion into Charlotte, NC

•	Florida Offers Help to Some With Down Payment

•	The Climate Change Climate Change

•	U.S. Green Building Council Urges Congressional Action on Green Homes Bill

•	New SBA Loan Program Could Offer Lifeline to Builders

•	Echo Boomers a Lifeline for Embattled U.S. Housing

•	Price Hikes Appear Possible Even at Low Steelmaking Rates

•	AIA Report Says U.S. Construction Industry Recovery Stalled

•	Light Frame and Connector Steel Price Increases

•	Report Sees Evidence of Increasing Steel Prices

•	U.S. Home Builders Indicate Cautious Optimism

•	Stock Building Supply Emerges from Chapter 11, Focuses on 19 Markets

•	Experts Say Lightning Strikes on the Rise

•	CA to Up Mandates for Energy Efficiency Starting Aug. 1

•	Not Out of the Woods: Multifamily Ponders State of the Industry at 2009 Multifamily Trends Conference

•	Understanding the Codes and Science Behind Vapor Barriers

•	California Builder Determined to Survive the Downturn

•	A TARP/TALF Primer for Multifamily Borrowers

•	Roofs with Several Slopes More Likely to Survive Hurricanes

•	Small Lenders Step Up Lending for Multi-Family Properties

•	Harvard Study Concludes Housing Recovery Still Faces Many Challenges

•	CFSEI Publishes Cold-Formed Steel Shear Wall Design Guide

•	Prototype Sustainable All-steel House Completed in Eight Weeks; Pricing Announced for Future Homes

•	Construction PPI, CPI, New Construction Starts, Jobs

•	EcoBlu Products, Inc. Announces New Facility in Texas Market

•	Turner Construction Reaps Collaboration Benefits of Building Information Modeling

•	ArcelorMittal US Sees China Key to Steel Recovery

•	Employer Use of E-Verify Program on the Rise

•	Softwood Sawmills Around the Globe Incur Significant 2008 Losses

•	Sen. Isakson Pushes for Additional Home Buyer Tax Credit

•	New Homes Sales Virtually Flat in May

•	Sen. Schumer Says Immigration Revamp Possible

•	Early Bird Ends July 7 for International Conference on Woody Biomass Utilization

•	World's Tallest All-Wood Residential Structure Opens in London

•	Dow Building Solutions Home Insulation and Air Sealing Products Receive NAHB Green Approved Mark

•	Builders Concerned About Availability and Cost of Skilled Subs When Market Improves

•	Dallas-Ft. Worth Apartments Take NAHB Green Building Honors

•	U.S. Climate Bill, U.N. Pact Seen More Likely in 2010

•	Feds Shift Focus, Now Targeting Employers of Undocumented Workers

•	B.C.-Based Developer Makes Case for Steel Instead of Wood

•	Have We Finally Called the Bottom for Hot-Rolled Sheet Steel in Coil?

•	Smitty’s Building Supply Exiting Chapter 11

•	Building Materials Holding Corp. Enters Chapter 11

•	84 Lumber Reopening Yard in Houston, Actively Hiring Former Stock Employees

•	Wood Structures Returns With New Name, Owner (Maine)

•	33 Metro Areas Where Builders Are Confident

•	CO, ID, MO, WY Ravaged by Beetles, Ask US for Forest Fire Support

•	U.S. Coalition for Fair Lumber Imports Deeply Concerned by Latest Canadian Government Subsidy Plan

•	Ottawa Announces $1B Aid Program for Forest Sector

•	U.S. Lumber Near 9-Month High on Housing Optimism

•	US Congressional Hearing to Examine Steel Industry

•	ArcelorMittal Tries to Elevate Sheet Steel Prices

•	May Leading Indicators

•	Recession Evaluator Graphic

•	NAHB Answers How to Pay Upfront Costs with $8k Tax Credit

•	New Housing Construction is Shaking Off Its Slumber

•	Wood and Steel Design is a Unique Marriage at Vancouver’s 2010 Winter Olympics

•	Simpson Strong-Tie Introduces DeckTools™ Design Software for Deck Builders and Suppliers

•	In a Down Economy, Customer Service Pays Off for Deco Truss

•	Component Technology in McMansions

•	Better Buildings Soon? Energy And Climate Bill Would Set National Energy Codes

•	Ontario Introduces New Cap and Trade Legislation

•	Green Building Market Seen As Growing Rapidly, Up 5% by 2013

•	Are Houses Getting Too Tight?

•	Study Reveals Canadian Home Purchasers Are Savvy, Optimistic

•	Analysts Say Insurance Rates May Harden in ’09, Expect Modest Increases

•	AAC Concrete Material Withstands 2000-Degree Fire, But Not Seismically Tested

•	The Race for Better Building Codes to Reduce Energy Use, Greenhouse Gas Emissions

•	AISI Publishes Cold Formed Steel Design Manual

•	Builders, Firefighters Continue Sprinkler Battle

•	Montana Building Industry Opposes Sprinkler Requirement in New Homes

•	TN House Approves State Building Code

•	How to Make Contracts Bulletproof

•	Canadian Housing Starts Increase in May

•	Federal Reserve Bank President Says Rates Won’t Increase Until Growth Improves

•	U.S. Lumber Production Falls 28% in 1Q09

•	Overlooked Signs the U.S. Housing Market is Turning

•	New Zealand Farmers Touting Wool Insulation

•	Green Builders Face New Economic Reality

•	Fire at All-Fab Building Components Inc. Stony Mountain, MB

•	Joseph Carl Homes to Start Up in Phoenix Market

•	Chicago’s Bigelow Homes Creates First Recession-Proof Home

•	Canada May Follow U.S. in Forming Carbon Caps

•	Waiting Period for Centex-Pulte Merger Expires

•	Harvard Law Study Exposes Legal Risks of Green Building

•	Simpson Strong Tie, Universities Set for Earthquake Tests on Multifamily Building in Japan

•	MiTek Acquires SidePlate Systems Inc.

•	Recent Housing Bill Omits Foreclosure Amendments Targeting Multifamily Housing Stock

•	State Construction Employment

•	SIPs Gained Significant Market Share in 2008

•	FBMA’s Brad Wanzenberg Says It’s Not Easy Being Green

•	Multifamily Lenders Struggle to Divine Value, Cap Rates in Volatile Market

•	U.S. to Shift from Raids, Focus On Employers That Hire Illegal Immigrants

•	Stock Projects Major Shrinkage in Coming Years

•	Toll Brothers Moving into Houston Market

•	Housing-Related Construction; Employment

•	NAM Data Suggest Economy May Soon Recover

•	Steel Imports Decline 21% In April: But Import Market Share In 2009 At 30%

•	Pending Home Sales Up for Three Months in a Row

•	New Green Building Tools on www.ewpa.com

•	Grundahl Appointed to ICC Code Development Committee

•	Request for Nominations: SBCA Hall of Fame, Dick Bowman Industry Enthusiast, & SBC Industry Leadership Awards

The next meeting of the Carolinas Chapter will be held on Wednesday, October 21.

Please let us know if you would like to attend.