Wall and ceiling professionals today face numerous challenges: a global pandemic, the affects it has had on the global supply chain, and how they respond to customers, prospects and the public using the latest communications tools.

Builders are looking for alternative products and construction methods to reduce their reliance on wood and help mitigate material costs and supply-chain disruptions for wood-framed homes and other construction.

ICC and RESNET will continue their collaboration by developing a new American National Standards Institute (ANSI) candidate standard on remote virtual inspections (RVI) for the energy and water use performance of buildings.

D. Ryan Miller was honored as the "Best in Green Young Professional of the Year: One to Watch" by the National Association of Home Builders as part of the association's Best in Green Awards during the NAHB International Builders' Show in Orlando, Fla.