While non-residential contractors added an estimated 11,300 jobs in May, firms working in the residential sector shed an ...

Construction spending inched down in April. According to the Calculated Risk blog, which cites data from the U.S. Census ...

Housing starts measure the number of new residential construction projects that have broken ground and construction that has started. Single-family permits issued for new construction, a key ...

Wood is one of the most-used materials in residential construction (aluminum and steel are more prevalent in commercial and large residential buildings), and much of it comes from Canada.

Like a lot of men he knows, he started working in residential construction as a teenager because it was a reliable way to earn money. But he has a craftsman’s pride in knowing the details that ...