Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo acknowledged the depth of the lumber price crisis and its effects on the residential construction industry in a meeting today with the NAHB senior officer team.

Hiring a hire a professional remodeler has numerous benefits – especially if the project involves a home built before 1978. Among the various nuances of renovating older homes, properly identifying and mitigating exposure to lead-based paint remains one of the most critical.

The White House on Wednesday unveiled details of its plan to produce, preserve and retrofit 2 million affordable housing units under the American Jobs Plan. While the plan calls for expanding the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC), HOME Investment Partnerships program, project-based rental assistance, and other affordable housing programs, it imposes unprecedented labor mandates on projects funded by these sources.

Finding, developing and maintaining skilled laborers continues to be a top challenge in the construction industry. Programs are in place to help rectify the situation, but help is needed now. Companies like RWC are creating innovative solutions to make installations with limited labor simple.