Mark Deffet, marketing director for HL Stud, said many builders nationwide are reporting savings of 80 cents to $1 per steel stud. “You could be looking at savings of more than $300 for a 2,500 ...

GMS’s drywall and steel-frame products could be rolled into Home Depot’s SRS Distribution roofing, landscaping and pool-products business.

According to the National Association of Home Builders , lumber prices have risen 180% since last spring. Lumber futures contracts ( NYSE:LBS ) opened 2020 just north of $400 but closed at $952.60 ...

A Main Line firm redefines a Shore sanctuary with a nod to Scandinavia.

But low- and mid-price home builders are taking a look at steel construction and liking what they see. “When this house is finished, it will be stronger than a wood house.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the price of steel in May was 9.2% higher than in May 2004. Concrete prices had increased by 10.2%, cement prices by 10.7%.

U.S. Steel is a big integrated steel maker, but some of the more nimble players are the mini-mills who use recycled steel in their electric arc furnaces. Two mini-mill operators with attractive ...