Housing & Construction

FrameSAFE Garners Positive Comments from Framers & Beyond

November 24, 2015

Since FrameSAFE first rolled out in March of this year, 23 NFC Professional Framer members and 12 Skilled Subcontractors have subscribed to the program. As this bilingual, OSHA-compliant safety program is being implemented across the country, the feedback has been very positive.

New Infrastructure Plan Invests Heavily in Housing

April 5, 2021

President Joe Biden unveiled a sweeping $2.25 trillion infrastructure plan today that calls for investing $213 billion to produce, preserve, and retrofit more than 2 million affordable and sustainable places to live.

Charts: More Homebuyers to Jump into the Market

March 31, 2021

The December Household Spending Survey, published by the New York Federal Reserve Bank, showed a modest increase in household spending over the past four months, and a surge in the median expectation for year-ahead household spending to highest level since August 2015.

Chart: Homebuilder Sentiment Softens, Remains High

March 24, 2021

Despite high buyer traffic and strong demand, builder sentiment fell in March as rising lumber and other material prices pushed builder confidence lower.

Chart: Housing Starts Dip in February; Still Above 2020

March 24, 2021

Housing production continue to slow in February off strong levels as rising lumber and other material prices continue to affect the housing industry.

Webinar Addresses Contracts in Volatile Lumber Market

March 24, 2021

“Turnkey framing subcontractors are finding themselves in a bind as the cost of raw materials increase, or become scarce, but their contracts with the general contractor don’t give them much of an ability to escalate their payment terms in an equitable way,” says Kent Pagel, legal counsel for SBCA and the National Framers Council (NFC).

Will Proposed PRO Act Change the Contracting Business?

March 22, 2021

The construction industry’s use of independent contractors and subcontractors, even sub-subcontractors, is standard practice.

DOL Revisits Independent Contractor; Joint Employer Rules

March 22, 2021

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it intends to withdraw the independent contractor final rule issued on Jan. 7, 2021, and rescind a current rule on joint employer relationships under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) which took effect on March 16, 2020.

Updates on OSHA’s COVID-Related Standard and NEP

March 22, 2021

March 15 was the deadline outlined in Executive Order 13999 for OSHA to issue an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) for COVID-19. 

Framers Encouraged to Participate in Vaccine Awareness

March 22, 2021

The SBCA’s National Framers Council (NFC) is a member of the Construction Industry Safety Coalition (CISC), which is made up of 30 trade associations from all sectors of the construction industry, including commercial building, heavy industrial production, home building, road repair, specialty trade contractors, material suppliers, and construction equipment manufacturers.