HGTVPro.com Weekly at the International Builders Show in Las Vegas: A potential business opportunity in building mixed-use properties. Building a home that uses less water, a new program offers guidelines. See how moisture moves throughout a home, to ensure there aren’t problems later on. Unique water features in a one-of-a-kind show home.
Business Tip:
The National Association for the Remodeling Industry offers a green remodeling website filled with resources for contractors and homeowners.
http://www.greenremodeling.org/
Segment 1:
Description:
In the News:
- Some say finding a niche is a key to survival in the future of home building. One option is mixed use developments.
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Resources:
Lenox Village http://www.lenoxvillage.com/
Urban Land Institute http://www.uli.org/
Congress for the New Urbanism http://www.cnu.org/
The Town Paper http://www.tndtownpaper.com/
The International Builders Show http://www.buildersshow.com/Home/Page.aspx?pageID=1
Segment 2:
Description:
It’s All About Building Products: a new product that allows you to tile a wood deck, plus a tough new pry bar system and a program designed to help builders build water-efficient homes.
Resources:
Water Sense for New Homes http://www.epa.gov/watersense/pubs/ws_homes.htm
http://www.epa.gov/watersense/specs/homes.htm
Editor’s Choice
Ti • ProBoard http://www.nattco.com/tiproboard.html
Gardner Bender Circuit Alert http://www.gardnerbender.com/
Artillery Pry Bar System http://www.artillerytools.com/
Product of the Day Sweepstakes http://www.hgtvpro.com/hpro/pac_ctnt/text/0,2595,HPRO_20196_36676,00.html
Segment 3:
Description:
The Best Practices for doing business better: Understanding how moisture moves, leads to fewer headaches for the homeowner and the builder .
Resources:
BP How Moisture Moves
http://www.buildiq.com/
Segment 4:
Description: water plays a big role in the 2009 New American Home, built in the desert around Las Vegas . And you might be surprised how it’s featured.
Resources:
The New American Home 2009 http://www.buildersshow.com/Home/Page.aspx?pageID=2254
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