Previously
an annual spring event, Westec will become a biennial fall trade show, which
will take place Oct. 15-17, 2013, at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
The
long-beleaguered home construction market posted some positive news last month,
as housing starts rose 6.9 percent to a seasonally adjusted 760,000. The
figures represent the fastest rate of new-home construction since October 2008.