Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc., the Toano-based retailer of hardwood flooring, said Wednesday that its second-quarter net income surged 130 percent to $12.2 million from $5.3 million in the same period last year. It largely attributed the jump to advertising-driven increases in market share.
The second quarter results of the Remodeling Market Index (RMI) slipped under pressure from a softening labor market, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), dropping two points to 45.
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) today announced that the total footprint of commercial projects certified under its LEED green building program surpassed two billion square feet.
Sales of newly built, single-family homes slowed 8.4 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 350,000 units in June following an upwardly revised, strong pace in the previous month, according to figures released today by HUD and the U.S. Census Bureau.
Lumber Liquidators, North America's specialty retailer of hardwood flooring, announced recently that its new Floor Finder app is now available to iPhone and iPad users.
Armstrong World Industries has achieved Climate Registered status for a consecutive five years, a distinction awarded to members of The Climate Registry who measure, publicly report and third party verify their greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory according to The Registry’s robust voluntary reporting program.
More than 1,200 leading businesses and organizations representing a wide array of industries across all 50 states today sent a letter asking the General Services Administration (GSA) to continue to use the LEED green building rating system to advance innovation in construction and save taxpayer dollars.