Episode 322
Week of 7/19/08
Follow the process of building a home powered by the sun. A new service to help drum-up leads. Using recycled materials to create a beautiful floor.
Business Tip:
Helping Customers Choose Windows for New Construction
Bay Windows, casement windows are good options for clients who want style and lots of lights.
Urge climates to make windows a budget priority.
Window placement affects a home's energy use.
-Northern climate: face south
-Southern climate: most windows face east and west
Pella Windows and Doors
Segment 1:
In the News:
- NAHB Remodeling Index: Homeowners want energy efficiency.
- NAHB executive testifies before congress on improving sustainability and energy efficiency while also supporting affordability.
- San Francisco launches the nation's largest municipal solar energy incentive program.
- Students compete in solar home building competition.
Resources:
Remodeling Market Index
Builders Offer Congress Recommendations on Making Affordable Housing Green
San Francisco Solar Incentive Program
Solar Decathlon
Segment 2:
It's All About Building Products: an easy resource for outdoor living. A saw blade that does the sanding for you. And a contractor shows how the internet is helping to keep him very busy.
Resources:
Find a Contractor
Editor's Choice
Summerwood Products
Final Cut Blade
Product of the Day Sweepstakes
Segment 3:
The Best Practices for doing business better: simple guidelines to build a home where it's easier to breathe. And great looking floors from stuff in the trash.
Resources:
BP Natural & Recycled Flooring Materials
EPA Energy Star Indoor Air Quality Package
EPA Remodeling, have you considered indoor air quality?
http://www.buildiq.com/
Segment 4:
The roof of the HGTV Dream Home is not exactly as it appears.
Resources:
HGTV Dream Home Central
Ledson Homes
Building the HGTV Dream Home
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