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The USGlass News Network
Prices for many materials used in glass and glazing manufacturing dropped slightly in July but are up for the year, according to the latest Producer Price Index from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The monthly PPI for flat glass in the commodity category dropped 0.4 percent from the previous month, but is up 2.9 percent from July 2017.
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ScienceDaily
A new, super-insulating gel developed by researchers at CU Boulder could dramatically increase the energy efficiency of skyscrapers and other buildings, and might one day help scientists build greenhouse-like habitats for colonists on Mars.
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Eye On Housing
The median age of owner-occupied homes is 37 years, according to the latest data from the 2016 American Community Survey. Compared to a median age of 31 years in 2005, the U.S. owner-occupied housing stock is aging gradually. This aging trend is primarily because of modest gains in residential construction over the past decade.
This aging housing stock signals a growing remodeling market, as old structures normally need to add new amenities, or repair/replace old components.
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Construction Equipment Guide
Workforce development — two words traveling around the heavy equipment industry like wildfire. Retirements are accelerating and the pool of motivated and qualified people from the next generation is small. Uncertainty is plentiful as executives and managers work to get a grip on the issue and mull over potential solutions. How can we, as an entire industry, attract talent that's seemingly disappeared? Why aren't young people interested in our work? Are there any promising solutions?
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Builder
Housing, and its varied ecosystem of private, public and community enterprises have always followed a cyclical path, and the current cycle may be shifting. That doesn't mean individual organizations and people don't continually try to free themselves from ties to the cycle.
Now may be the moment we see a few such organizations and people go into action to counter at least the timing and trajectory of a cyclical shift.
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Entrepreneur
When your customers feel valued, they stay loyal to your business. Loyal customers also help you get new customers by sharing your business to their friends and co-workers. They do free word of mouth marketing for you and as a result, your business grows. Therefore, you need to value your customers and make them feel special. Below are five ways to do so.
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By Jason Zimmerman
 Matthew Pollard, the "Rapid Growth Guy," shared his blueprint for growth and success as the general keynote speaker Aug. 9 at the 18th annual Sunbelt Builders Show™, hosted by the Texas Association of Builders at the Hilton Anatole. Pollard, the founder and CEO of Rapid Growth, LLC, is dedicated to achieving maximum ROI for business of all sizes. But his passion is helping small business owners. His methods have transformed more than 3,500 businesses.
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