The recently enacted Covid-19 relief package titled “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021” has extended the Federal Energy Tax Credit (Section 45L) through December 31, 2021, and made the Energy Efficient Commercial Building Deduction (Section 179D) permanent. While both tax incentives offer significant value and the qualification process is simple, they are often overlooked by developers and homebuilders.

Cincinnati, St. Louis and Milwaukee often are referred to collectively as “the Great German Triangle,” because of the waves of German immigrants who settled in those three cities during the late 1800s. 

Walls & Ceilings magazine is now kicking off its annual competition again, the W&C Top 50 Contractors. This feature will endeavor to chart North America’s best wall and ceiling contractors.

The new FRP (fiberglass-reinforced plastic) CleanSeam insulated metal wall panel from Metl-Span is designed to provide the appearance of a virtually seamless joint between interior wall panels to prevent water intrusion and bacterial growth. FRP CleanSeam is a perfect solution for commissaries, processing rooms, clean rooms and pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities where frequent wash downs may occur.

We had a very productive Working from Home (WFH) workshop yesterday on Zoom focusing on WFH video conference production. If you missed it, don't worry. We are going to do these workshops every Sunday for the foreseeable future. 

Warm and comfortable, the rustic style can be just as at home in a farmhouse setting as an urban dwelling. Ornamental Moulding and Millwork has created several product lines that help homeowners easily “go rustic” in any room of the home. 

As a sales consultant, coach, trainer and leader in the trade construction industry, it is my obligation to share my thoughts on the pandemic that we are seeing rapidly unfold in March 2020. I’m writing this so that my clients and our industry will come together to take the necessary actions to navigate what is certainly uncharted territory. 

As the needs of communities shift and change rapidly, governments are continuously implementing new laws and regulations to respond to the outbreak of COVID-19.

On March 19, Walls & Ceilings Publisher Jill Bloom interviewed the magazine’s Editorial Director Mark Fowler and Trent Cotney CEO of Cotney Construction Law.

“The risk of recession over the next three to six months is arguably more elevated than at any period since 2007,” said economist Anirban Basu, noting that the U.S. economy has been defying predictions in an extended period of growth that's seemed too good to be true for some time.