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Interest in Green Construction Growing
Custom home builders in the California market are noticing a growing interest in green construction among consumers. Here are their observations. -
Outdoor Living Firms Join Forces
Two of the nation's largest outdoor living companies have joined forces, creating a new company that will pursue global expansion in the outdoor products and services category through multiple independent franchise brands. -
Custom Builder Turns Focus to Reclaimed Wood
This custom home builder in Bend, Ore. has a reclaimed wood side business that's keeping him busy during these slow periods. -
Sunny Side Up for Solar
Real estate experts say homes with solar technology and other efficiency upgrades continue to appraise higher and attract buyers, and those buyers may even come with special financing set aside for high-efficiency homes. -
Concrete Tile Alternative for Roofing
Use of concrete roof tile is common in the U.S. Sunbelt, but most other areas have asphalt shingles as the most common roofing material. This trend could be changing due to several benefits seen in tile. -
Eagle Roofing's Environmental Program
Eagle Roofing Products says that products in its Green initiative may help projects qualify for green building requirements of national programs, which encompass widely accepted benchmarks for the design, construction and operation of high-performance green construction. -
Something Completely Different
With all the heavy things going on lately, it's nice to take a moment for a good laugh. This series of true confessions comes to us from Redbook Magazine. I like the "Walk in closet" one about the contractor. Pretty funny. -
Energy Efficiency Tops Custom Home
Montserrat, a gated community in Ft. Worth, Texas, is the setting for an custom home built by John Askew Company that features a host of energy efficient features. -
Leaky Roofs Lead to Lawsuit
Homeowners in a neighborhood on the north end of Santa Fe, N.M. are suing a homebuilder and roofing contractor in one big leaky-roof lawsuit. While we never like to see litigation in the industry, others can possibly learn from what has seriously upset the homeowners in this case. -
Eagle Roofing Products Earns Highest Rating For Impact Resistance
Eagle Roofing Products, a division of Burlingame Industries, is pleased to announce it has received the highest hail resistance certification from Architectural Testing, a nationally recognized independent testing company. In achieving the exemplary rating, Eagle customers now qualify for home insurance discounts from State Farm Insurance. -
Roofer Takes Solar to the Next Level
Technology from the Mir space station has landed atop the headquarters of Sutter Roofing in Florida. The company has created a solar power plant for roofs. -
Replacing Roofs, Walls Can Lower Energy Bills
Paul Fisette of the University of Massachusetts Amherst says that roof and wall home improvement jobs can be the perfect opportunity to boost a home's energy efficiency and lower heating bills, especially in older homes. -
Solar Panels becoming Fashionable
Bulky and obtrusive rack-mounted solar panels may be a thing of the past. Encouraged by recent advances in technology, solar panel makers are scrambling to come up with neater and cleaner products that will overcome the aesthetic objections of home owners to traditional solar panels. -
Costs of Roof Supplies Skyrockets
The cost for repairing and replacing roofs and for roofing supplies has increased dramatically over the past two years, in some cases by as much as 40 percent. -
Life Expectancy of Home Components
The National Association of Home Builders, together with Bank of America Home Equity, recently created a Life Expectancy of Home Components study that outlines the longevity of housing components. Here are some of the report's findings and tips for prolonging all your home's parts.
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