Episode 305
Week of Mar. 08, 2008
A new resource to help with green building. A product showroom with one-stop shopping for customers and contractors. Energy-efficient and stylish, too at the HGTV Green Home.
Business Tip:
Energy Efficient Appliances in the Kitchen
Sears
Building the HGTV Green Home 2008
Segment 1:
In the News:
- NAHB launches its National Green Building Program. Only green program where home is certified by an accredited third party agency.
- The New American Home ™ 2008 is 6700 square feet and a model of energy efficiency.
- Department of Energy challenges home builders to build 220,000 high performance, energy efficient homes over the next four years.
- German university wins Solar Decathlon.
Resources:
NAHB National Green Building
The New American Home 2008
The Builders Challenge
Solar Decathlon
Solar Decathlon Videos
Segment 2:
It's All About Building Products: a jobsite trash bag that can be filled over and over, plus a product showroom for builders and their clients.
Resources:
Ferguson Showrooms
Editor's Choice
Demobags Contractor Trash Bags
Bonded Logic Natural Cotton Fiber Insulation
Product of the Day Sweepstakes
Segment 3:
The Best Practices for doing business better: the weather affects the way builders put up homes across the country.
Resources:
BP Climate Zones
Building Smart on the Coast
Build IQ
Segment 4:
Description: A surprise behind the window framing forces a renovation contractor to change his plan.
Resources:
Toyota Tundra
Demolition
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