Lumber industry and home building materials seeing a drastic increase in price, shortages “Worst case scenario is that mid-summer, we have no material to continue,” said Pierre Martell, owner of Martell Home Builders in Moncton, N.B.Martell said building materials are in short supply due to the pandemic and with residential and commercial construction seasons now underway, he is worried that his company may be forced to delay construction jobs this summer.Martell said his local suppliers are trying to maintain stock levels.