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Woodworking Network
According to a recent Freedonia study, U.S. demand for windows and doors is forecast to grow 4.8 percent annually to $34.3 billion in 2021. The residential market is expected to offer the best growth opportunities for the country’s window and door producers, due to a combination of favorable housing trends and consumer preferences for higher quality — and more expensive — products, cites the Windows and Doors Market Forecast.
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The USGlass News Network
Nonresidential glass and glazing construction activity continues to expand as 2018 nears its end, according to Key Media & Research’s analysis of the Census Bureau’s latest construction spending report.
The value of nonresidential glass and glazing work increased 1.1 percent from August to September and 7.3 percent from October 2017 to October 2018 on a seasonally adjusted annualized rate, KMR projects.
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By Michael J. Berens
 The good news for remodelers, according to recent forecasts, is that demand is expected to continue to grow over the next three years. The not-so-good news is that growth will be slower than it has been for the past three years. Although many remodelers remain optimistic conditions will improve in the months ahead, some already are anticipating a decline in the fourth quarter of this year. Recently released data confirms the trend reported last month that remodeling activity remained strong in the third quarter of this year.
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Triple Pundit
Building is on the rebound. Almost 10 years after the recession, when nearly all building was halted, builders are back to business and the number of residential construction projects continues to grow.
Builders today have more choices of materials than ever before. Wood, vinyl, and fiberglass are all popular choices. And all provide sustainable benefits to homes, offices and Mother Earth.
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ConstructConnect
Jeremy Knauff writes: Most websites are ineffective. This is true in all industries.
Unfortunately, I see it more often in the construction industry because many still mistakenly believe that it doesn’t matter. Sure, you can get by with an ineffective website, but the fact is that an effective one gives you a powerful advantage over competitors.
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MarketWatch
While TV shows like “Fixer Upper” and “Flip or Flop” rule HGTV’s airwaves, few Americans are actually getting in on the home-flipping act these days.
In total, 45,901 single-family homes and condos were flipped during the third quarter of 2018, a 12 percent decrease from a year ago, according to a new report released Thursday by real-estate data firm Attom Data Solutions. That is the lowest number of homes flipped in a quarter since the first quarter of 2015.
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Safety + Health Magazine
The construction industry experienced a “substantial share” of contractor deaths involving electrical incidents during a recent five-year period, according to a report from the National Fire Protection Association.
NFPA senior research analyst Richard Campbell examined Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries data for contract worker deaths from 2012 to 2016.
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