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Multifamily Building in Japan Undergoes Earthquake Tests
MULTIFAMILY EXECUTIVE News Service
(May 27, 2009)
Pilot Project Explores Super Insulation for Older Homes
Retrofit reduces energy use by 60 percent at Massachusetts home.
BUILDER Online
(March 10, 2009)
Tips For Tool Buyers: When New Is Not an Option
Reconditioned tools include top brands at Bargain Prices
TOOLS OF THE TRADE Magazine
(February 23, 2009)
Cutting Edge: A Blade Guard Worth Using
Competing toolmakers unite to create new safety feature
TOOLS OF THE TRADE Magazine
(November 14, 2008)
Ingersoll Rand Jumps In
New Toolmaker Not New to the Job
TOOLS OF THE TRADE Magazine
(November 28, 2007)
Tool Security
DeWalt's SiteLock wireless security system aims to curb jobsite intrusion and theft.
TOOLS OF THE TRADE Magazine
(January 25, 2005)
Analysis
Deep Impact?
TOOLS OF THE TRADE Magazine
(November 2, 2005)
Red Light District
We help you make sense of laser-based construction tools.
TOOLS OF THE TRADE Magazine
(May 1, 2000)
Palm Powered
Bosch enters the digital age with powerful new hand tools.
TOOLS OF THE TRADE Magazine
(March 1, 2003)
Get Connected: Instant Communication
Nextel Direct Connect offers instant communication that has become an indispensable time and money saver for many builders.
TOOLS OF THE TRADE Magazine
(July 1, 2003)
Under Pressure
New chemical alternatives for pressure treated lumber have framing fastener and hardware manufacturers jumping through hoops.
TOOLS OF THE TRADE Magazine
(September 1, 2003)
Verizon Adds Push to Talk Feature to Wireless Phones
New "Push to Talk" walkie-talkie feature allows users to connect directly with other Verizon customers via a handset.
TOOLS OF THE TRADE Magazine
(November 1, 2003)
Take Five
Milwaukee offers five-year warranty.
TOOLS OF THE TRADE Magazine
(April 1, 2004)
The Tool Industry is Smmmokkinnn
Our 10th Anniversary report on the tools, technologies, and industrial achievements that shaped the past 10 years
TOOLS OF THE TRADE Magazine
(July 8, 2004)
Ten Years Pure Tools
Celebrating Tools of the Trade's first 10 years with special coverage of the tool industry's biggest decade and the tools, technology, and trends that point to an even more amazing future.
TOOLS OF THE TRADE Magazine
(July 8, 2004)
Laser Tools
The latest tools and accessories.
TOOLS OF THE TRADE Magazine
(September 8, 2004)
Playing the Numbers
Performance standards would benefit toolmakers as well as the tool buyers. So why does the industry continue to shirk them?
TOOLS OF THE TRADE Magazine
(October 25, 2004)
New Power Standard
Power Trip: DeWalt implements new performance standard.
TOOLS OF THE TRADE Magazine
(July 11, 2006)
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Its products may be devoted to stability and durability, but as an industry, the decking business is getting all shook up. Changes in the economy, consumer tastes, and production technology are buffeting deck manufacturers and making things tricky for those dealers who are deciding this winter what to stock this year. Those decisions matter because three out of 10 dealers responding to a recent ProSales survey said they expect decking sales to rise next year, and another 60% believe they will at least hold steady. Here are the decking trends most likely to affect LBM operations in the near and long term.