Remodeling dollars are precious, and homeowners want to direct those dollars where they will make the biggest impact: rooms that are most used, rooms where guests are entertained and rooms where family gathers.
The second quarter results of the Remodeling Market Index (RMI) slipped under pressure from a softening labor market, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), dropping two points to 45.
Construction recently began to renovate the District of Columbia’s Court Reporting division located on the 5th-floor of the H. Carl Moultrie Courthouse at Judiciary Square in Washington, DC. KCCT’s renovation design incorporates security improvements, the reconfiguration of offices, and the reconstruction of 20,000 square feet of space.
With home sales picking up and contractors seeing more positive business conditions in the future, remodeling activity in the U.S. is in a position to see accelerated growth by the end of this year and into 2013, according to the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) released today by the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University.
People doing renovations think a lot about flooring. They think about what’s in fashion, about what’s in the magazines and on design shows. Sometimes they think about budget. They might even be practical and think about whether the flooring is the most durable and easy to maintain.
Natalie Jones from NeoCon 2012 discusses the positive feedback she is hearing from designers visiting the showroom in terms of new and bigger projects both in renovations, new construction and how the difficult economy has changed the design process.
Since 1842, Virginia’s Mary Baldwin College has fought to preserve the education of women through undergraduate and graduate classes that allow students to pursue their dreams.
