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Installing Vinyl Siding Over Existing Wood Cladding
The article describes about vinyl siding over existing wood cladding. Is it acceptable to install vinyl siding over existing wood cladding? If so, what is the proper installation method and what considerations need to be taken into account for best results? The short answer to the first question is, yes,...
Avoid Corrosion When Using Steel and Concrete
The article discusses about usage of steel and wood in construction. If you are building a house using concrete masonry for the foundation and cold-formed steel framing for the floor, you need to be concerned with possible corrosion problems due to the direct contact between steel and concrete. Connecting conventional...
Wood Interior Wall Paneling System
The article describes about wood paneling. The engineered wood paneling system is designed for interior finishes such as wainscots and wall paneling. Each panel has a hardwood veneer bonded to an engineered wood substrate such as medium density fiberboard MDF or wheat straw board. This can reduce the cost when...
EIFS-Drainable Systems
The article describes about the damage associated with water and its remedy. Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems EIFS, also called synthetic stucco, are available in drainable or barrier systems that resemble traditional masonry stucco finishes. EIF systems are aesthetically attractive to many people due to the variety of colors and...
Trim-able Open Web Floor Truss
The article describes about Trim-able Open Web Floor Truss. Open-web, or parallel flat chord trusses, represent the predominate type of floor truss used in homes. They typically consist of a wood top and bottom chord, usually 2x4 material, and wood web materials connected at joints with metal plates. A few...
Solar Water Heaters
The article describes about solar heater. Harnessing energy from the sun to heat water is nothing new. Solar water heaters have been commercially available since the 1800s. What's new is how solar water heaters look these days. Most modern solar water heaters mount flush with a home's roof and resemble...
Blower Door
Blower doors are designed to measure how airtight or leaky a home is. They are a tool that can be used to determine construction quality and compliance with design or program standards such as utility home efficiency programs and to diagnose comfort, indoor air quality, and durability problems. The article...
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Video: National Homebuilder Takes Aim at Energy Efficiency
Centex to offer suite of energy efficiency features as standard DALLAS, July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Centex Corporation today announced the Centex Energy Advantage, a suite of energy-efficient features standard in all Centex homes built nationwide by January 2009. The initiative is expected to...
Recent NAHB Publication Cites Customer Velocity's Features as Exemplary for Surviving Down Markets
Three of Top Ten NAHB Survival Tips Can be Accomplished With Customer Velocity THE WOODLANDS, Texas -- Customer Velocity -- the widely acknowledged national leader in sales process automation and best-practice web-lead management -- today announced that the features of its software suite are proving to be highly...
Progressive Following on KB Home.
M2 PRESSWIRE-21 February 2008-NYSENEWS: Progressive Following on KB HomeC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:21022008 InvestorIM has been created as a tool for the average investor. The idea is simple, a website where the world can communicate. Do you have a ...
KB Home First Builder to Earn National Housing Quality Certification Nationwide
UPPER MARLBORO, Md. -- Today, the NAHB Research Center proudly announced that KB Home (NYSE: KBH), one of the nation's leading home builders, has been named the first builder to earn the prestigious National Housing Quality NHQ Certified Builder Program for all of its operations nationwide. Following a rigorous NAHB...
First New Residential Siding Category to Appear in 20 Years, Introduced by Microposite, Inc
Michigan-Based Microposite Responds to Industry Demand for Innovative, Premium Siding Products, Delivering Three Times the Energy Efficiency at Half the Weight AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- For the first time in over 20 years, there's a new category in residential siding. Michigan-based Microposite, Inc. today marked their official entrance...
Energy Efficiency Ranks #1 in Consumer Green Building Priorities
NAHB National Green Building Program Anticipates Home Buyer Demands WASHINGTON -- A new survey conducted for the National Association of Home Builders NAHB confirms that a desire for greater energy efficiency drives consumers to choose a green-built home. "Green building is the home...
Pringle Development, Inc. Wins National Housing Award from NAHQ
EUSTIS, Fla. -- Pringle Development, Inc. is proud to announce they are one of five winners of the 2008 National Housing Quality NHQ Awards. This is the third time Pringle Development has received an NHQ award, and the second time earning silver. These awards are determined and...
NAHB says nearly 100,000 green homes certified
WASHINGTON -- According to the National Association of Home Builders NAHB, a new survey of local home building associations showed that more than 97,000 homes have been built and certified by voluntary, builder-supported green building programs around the country since the mid-1990s. This revealed a more than 50% increase since...
2007 Ad
CINCINNATI -- Green Builder[R] Media, the leading national purveyor of information and education about residential green building and sustainable development, today announced that Founding Partner and Editorial Director, Ron Jones, has been appointed Chairman of the Consensus Committee that is taking the National Association of Home Builders'...
2007 EnergyValue Housing Award Winners.(Brief article)
Staff Veridian Homes of Madison, Wis., was named the 2007 EnergyValue Housing Award Builder of the Year. Presented by the NAHB Research Center, the EVHA recognizes builders who have voluntarily integrated energy efficiency into the design, construction and marketing of their...
A Great Wind is Blowing.(wind power)
By Glen Salas, PATH Partners Wind power can work for single-family homes. Wind power is the world's fastest-growing energy technology. Could it be too futuristic or too expensive for your clients? Because energy prices are volatile...
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American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials 444 North Capitol Street N.W., Suite 249 Washington, DC 20001 Phone: (202) 624-5800 Fax: (202) 624-5806 Web: www.transportation.org E-mail: info@aashto.org American Concrete Pavement Association ...
2007 National Housing Quality Award Winners Announced
CONSTRUCTION The National Assn. of Home Builders NAHB Research Center and Reed Business Information, publishers of Professional Builder magazine, have announced the winners at the 2007 National Housing Quality NHQ Awards. The NHQ Awards program, patterned after the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, has two divisions-home builder and trade contractor....
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