Ninety trades workers specializing
in fields such as mill work and carpentry also took part in the contest, which
was held April 12-15 in San Antonio as part of the association’s EdCon and
Expo.
Sales of newly built, single-family homes rose 11.1 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 300,000 units in March, the U.S. Commerce Department reported.
Cengage
Learning’s Delmar division has released the 2012 Significant Changes series, a
collection of four publications on the major updates to the building and life
safety code changes from the International Code Council.
The Heating, Airconditioning and Refrigeration
Distributors International’s Monthly Targeted and Regional Economic News for
Distribution Strategies (TRENDS) Report showed all eight North American regions
improving on prior-year figures.