Ginny Bartolone began writing DIY and home improvement guides nearly 10 years ago, covering everything from energy-efficient appliances to cracked foundations. Whether she's compiling cost information ...

There are two separate tree species that are called white-cedar. Northern white-cedar (Thuja occidentalis), also called arborvitae or just cedar (there are over 40 local names), grows in Quebec to ...

OKLAHOMA CITY - Building product distributor BlueLinx has acquired lumber giant Cedar Creek for $413 million - creating a $3.2 billion, 70-store wholesale distribution giant. The acquisition will be ...

Cutting down trees is often part of homestead life, but too often much of the tree isn’t used, just discarded or burned in open piles. There’s a lot of carbon, nutrients, and solar energy locked up in ...

Stacy is a journalist and content creator with six years of experience writing about home improvement topics. Besides Forbes Home she has contributed her work and expertise to publications such as ...

Nice Corp., a distributor of housing and construction materials based in Kanagawa Prefecture, has been developing timber products that leverage Japan’s abundant forest resources. Central to this ...