Growth in home improvement activity is expected to peak during the second half of 2014 and then begin to ease heading into next year, according to the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) released by the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University.
Nationwide housing production fell 9.3% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 893,000 units in June, according to newly released figures from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau.
GreenWizard, a product management platform of building product data and documentation for sustainable and green construction, and the Mohawk Group have formed a three-year Emerald Partnership.
J+J Flooring Group recently hosted the first in a series of Senior Living Design Symposiums in which industry professionals identified and discussed the driving trends in senior living design.
The North American Association of Floor Covering Distributors (NAFCD) is calling on its members to submit candidates for the NAFCD Leadership in Action and Lifetime Achievement Awards. Both awards represent opportunities to recognize leaders in the floor covering industry, according to the association.
The next WFCA sponsored week-long CFI installation training and certification event is in Los Angeles, Sept. 9 to 12. The event is hosted by Traxx Corp and will be held at their location in Pomona, Calif.
Attendee registration is officially open for The International Surface Event East (TISE East), being held Oct.19 to 22 at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami Beach, Fla.
The National Retail Federation (NRF) has lowered its retail sales forecast for 2014 because of slow growth recorded during the first half of the year, but said sales are expected to grow significantly faster over the next five months.
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