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Washington, DC, October 20, 2021—The Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score for September was 56.6, which is up from August’s score of 55.6, according to a new report today from The American Institute of Architects (AIA).
Dalton, GA, October 20, 2021—Mannington Commercial has entered into a distribution partnership with EJ Welch, a commercial flooring supplier.
Dalton, GA, October 20, 2021--The additional carpet legislation that went into effect on January 1, 2020 (AB 729) requires Carpet America Recycle Effort (CARE) to implement a differential assessment on each square yard of carpet that reflects its cost burden to recycle.
Palo Alto, CA, October 20, 2021—The Q4 2021 Houzz Renovation Barometer found that businesses anticipate strong activity through the end of the year.
Washington, DC, October 20, 2021— Unusually, materials costs and contractors’ bid prices both declined from August to September, but the gap between the two prices remained wide over the latest 12 months, reports Associated General Contractors.
Dalton, GA, October 20, 2021-- Carpet America Recycle Effort’s (CARE) California Carpet Stewardship Program has awarded four additional grants, totaling $1.14 million, through its 2021 Capital Improvements cycle (labeled Cycle 5A).
Washington, DC, October 20, 2021—Mortgage applications decreased 6.3% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending October 15, 2021.
Solon, OH, October 19, 2021-Tarkett has completed the acquisition of Vinylasa, a vinyl composite tile (VCT) manufacturer based in Mexico City, Mexico, which specializes in manufacturing through-patterned VCT tiles.
Washington, DC, October 19, 2021—Privately-owned housing starts in September were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,555,000, 1.6% below the revised August estimate of 1,580,000 but 7.4% above the September 2020 rate of 1,448,000, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced
St. Louis, MO, October 19, 2021—The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) inducted Terry Green of DuraSeal into its Legacy Scholarship program through the NWFA Education and Research Foundation (NERF).