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Durable Goods Orders Rose 0.8% in March

Durable Goods Orders Rose 0.8% in March

Washington, DC, April 26, 2022-New orders for manufactured durable goods in March increased $2.3 billion or 0.8% to $275.0 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced.

RFCI Welcomes Three New Members

RFCI Welcomes Three New Members

La Grange, GA, April 26, 2022-The Resilient Floor Covering Institute (RFCI) will welcome three of its newest members at the organization’s Spring 2022 board of directors and associate member meeting at the Cloister on Sea Island.

Mohawk Group Releases Seven New EPDs

Mohawk Group Releases Seven New EPDs

Calhoun, GA, April 25, 2022—Mohawk Group has released seven Environmental Product Declarations (EPD), highlighting its most sustainable products and processes to date.

AIA Names 2022 COTE Top Ten Award Winners

AIA Names 2022 COTE Top Ten Award Winners

Washington, DC, April 25, 2022—The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on the Environment (COTE) is awarding ten design projects with its highest honor—the COTE Top Ten Awards—for their significant achievements in advancing climate action.

Milliken Publishes Fourth Sustainability Report

Milliken Publishes Fourth Sustainability Report

Spartanburg, SC, April 25, 2022—Milliken & Company has published its fourth annual Sustainability Report, a key reporting component in the company’s progress toward its 2025 Sustainability Goals

Hotel Construction Pipeline Rose 2% by Projects YOY in Q1

Hotel Construction Pipeline Rose 2% by Projects YOY in Q1

Portsmouth, NH, April 25, 2022—According to the Q1 2022 Construction Pipeline Trend Report for the United States from Lodging Econometrics (LE), the total U.S. construction pipeline stands at 5,090 projects/606,302 rooms at the end of the first quarter of 2022.

Remodel Spending Expected to Grow in 2022, Slow in 2023

Remodel Spending Expected to Grow in 2022, Slow in 2023

Cambridge, MA, April 22, 2022—Expenditures for improvements and repairs to the owner-occupied housing stock are expected to grow throughout 2022 and into early next year, but at a decelerating pace, according to the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) by the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University.