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Our high quality data, analytics and insights serve clients in the building materials and construction industry, including manufacturers, distributors, dealers, builders, contractors and homeowners.

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Featured Insights

Four Homeowner Trends When Replacing Railing

Here are four takeaways from Principia’s latest survey of homeowners with recent railing replacement projects. 40% of homeowners who purchased non-wood railing selected decorative post caps; 31% selected stair or railing gates, and 20% added lighting. Drink rails were added by 9% of buyers surveyed. Homeowners ranked performance and aesthetics as the most important attributes […]

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Four Homeowner Trends When Replacing Doors

Here are four takeaways from Principia’s latest survey of homeowners with recent door replacement projects. Homeowners with older homes are more likely to change materials compared to homeowners with younger homes who are less likely to change materials. Homeowners ranked performance and aesthetics as the most important attributes for a new entry door. The least […]

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Four Homeowner Trends When Replacing Decking

Here are four takeaways from Principia’s latest survey of homeowners with recent decking replacement projects. Homeowners with homes less than 10 years old were most likely to replace for aesthetics or material updates. Homeowners selecting wood alternative decking ranked performance, aesthetics, and availability as the most important attributes. The least important attributes were lowest total […]

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Four Takeaways About Homeowners Replacing Roofs

Here are four takeaways from Principia’s latest survey of homeowners with recent roofing replacement projects. Nearly 75% of homeowners in the Southwest replaced their roof due to weather damage. In other regions, only 44% of homeowners cited weather as the reason for replacement. Homeowners ranked performance and warranty as the most important attributes for a […]

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Grillin’ and Chillin’ on Your Deck This Memorial Day

Americans consume more than 7 billion hot dogs between Memorial and Labor Day weekends. Grilling is the most common cooking method for hot dogs during the warm weather months. Firing up the grill is a summertime ritual that goes well with spending quality down time on your deck. Principia estimates that 56.7 million decks currently […]

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Weather Resistant Barriers 2021

Integrated building envelope designs are playing a significant role in product choice to manage air and moisture protection while also meeting energy efficiency performance. Building codes have become more stringent placing greater demand on product performance. These changing requirements have led to product innovations which continue to promote the benefits offered by the wide range of weather resistant barriers (WRB) available.

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Outlook for New Commercial Construction November 2020

Principia’s latest Outlook for New Commercial Construction provides a look at current 2020 macroeconomic indicators compared to previous years, and an outlook for new commercial construction in 2021.

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