Framing Today

Welcome! It is with great excitement that we present to you the National Framers Council’s (NFC) magazine, Framing Today! 

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The 2026 SBCA Innovation Grant has four recipients, and SBCA is excited to spotlight each one leading up to BCMC in Columbus, Ohio, where attendees...

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Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) reported that its Construction Backlog Indicator fell to 8.0 months in July, according to an ABC member...

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According to NAHB analysis of quarterly Census data, the count of multifamily, for-rent housing starts increased year-over-year during the second...

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Drones can be used to build safer jobsites, says Associated Builders and Contractors.

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For years, small, adaptable machines that perform repetitive jobsite tasks have seen the most success. As technology advances, that’s beginning to...

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Zonda tracks 85% of the production new home market across the United States

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Recent labor demand and consumer spending data suggest that the economy is healthy enough for a rate hike.

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Single-family built-for-rent (SFBFR, or built-to-rent (BTR)) construction fell back in the second quarter of 2026, as a higher cost of financing,...

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Single-family permitting activity continued to weaken through the first half of 2026, while multifamily permitting remained somewhat stronger...

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The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development released new residential construction stats for July 2026, with the...

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The newly enacted 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act directs the Department of Housing and Urban Development to develop voluntary federal guidelines...

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Few tools have transformed residential framing as dramatically as the pneumatic nail gun. They have made crews faster, more productive, and less...

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