“While the RMI indicates that the home
remodeling market softened somewhat in the second quarter, this is still the
second highest RMI we’ve been able to report since the third quarter of 2007,”
said NAHB Chief Economist David Crowe.
North
American plumbing organizations came together June 7 to discuss current issues affecting
the plumbing community, focusing on the recent study by Johns Hopkins
University staff on electronic hands-free faucets.
BNP Media, parent company of Bath & Kitchen Pro has entered into a partnership with Mike Rowe, host of cable show Dirty Jobs, to supply blogs for his website Trades Hub.
A third of respondents felt
that the most common definition for a green home is that it reduces energy
and/or water consumption by a significant percentage.
Villeroy & Boch named Michael Swan general
manager of its bath and wellness division in the United
States, Canada,
Central and South America, and Mexico.