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A selection of manufacturers and products from among the 1,200 companies exhibiting across 800,000 square feet at this year’s International Builders’ Show / Kitchen & Bath Industry Show

University Research to Increase Wood’s Structural Strength During the process, Bajwa and his team fill the tiny voids with cellulose nanocrystals, which they make by breaking down wood or crop biomass. Cellulose, the university says, is what gives plant cells their stiff structure. By processing woody material and separating the cellulose, the result is hard crystals that are so small they’re measured in nanometers. “The crystals are as strong as Kevlar,” Bajwa said, and because they’...

Share this article Share this article CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading building products innovator Huber Engineered Woods has constructed its business on solving design and construction challenges by reimagining installation and assembly design to reflect industry desire to push efficiency and high-performance forward. Rooted in the responsibility to listen and respond to on-the-job needs of construction professionals, Hubers approach to product development is methodical,...