Nailed by recession, home remodelers look to rehab results in 2010
Dallas Morning News
“Home remodelers that have been hammered by the recession can look forward to better times in 2010. Forecasters say the home improvement and fix-up business should pick up this year after a 25 percent slide in activity since 2007.”

Building initiatives raise questions
Builder Online
“In an era when taxpayer dollars are being squeezed tighter than ever, proponents of a legislative proposal requiring local officials to build more energy-efficient buildings say their plan boils down to two things: dollars and sense — common sense.” But some question whether regulations that require public facilities to be green aren’t a good solution.

Report Offers Predictions, Demographic Trends That Will Affect Housing
HousingZone.com
A new report from the Urban Land Institute offers insights into how four demographic groups — aging baby boomers, younger baby boomers, Generation Y and immigrants — might affect housing trends and the construction industry in the years to come.

An EPA Q and A on Lead Paint
Custom Home
The editors of Custom Home and Remodeling magazines ask questions posed by remodelers about EPA lead-safe training and compliance in light of the agency’s lead-protection “renovation, repair and painting” rule.