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Monday Musings: 1st look at 2021 IECC & why the NAHB is seeing Red

As many already know, building codes are updated on a three year cycle. The process for the next code cycle begins even before the ink is dry on the previous version. Due to the complexity of the codes, time required, and the shear amount of proposals to go through most individuals leave it to their […]

Filed Under: Building Codes Tagged With: NADRA, NAHB March 9, 2020 By SLS

A look at NAHB’s “Recommended Code Amendments”

In a recent email sent to NAHB members, I couldn’t help but click on the piece entitled; “NAHB’s Recommended Code Amendments Can Save Home Buyers and Home Builders Big Bucks”. Why that sounds so great, a deal where everyone wins… sweet. So is this really a win-win, win-lose, or plain lose-lose? Well let’s take a closer look at these […]

Filed Under: Energy Efficiency Tagged With: NAHB April 19, 2013 By SLS

IBS 2012 – Day 3 the People, & Some Cool Tools

It just seemed like a really odd day where everyone was dragging just a bit and the show was a little quitter than usual. The last two days were almost non-stop, while today many people were actually checking their luggage in at a special TSA desk for later flights in the afternoon. I had never […]

Filed Under: Training, Education, & Confrence Tagged With: NAHB February 10, 2012 By SLS

IBS 2012 – Day 2 and is it?

Today started off in the Outdoor Pavilion with the award breakfast for the Building America program hosted by BASF. Sam Rashkin was the keynote speaker & in typical Rashkin style, even though he had a script, he managed to go off on a few side tangents. I think the best on was the shot he […]

Filed Under: Training, Education, & Confrence Tagged With: Building America, NAHB February 9, 2012 By SLS

International Builders Show 2012

Wow, people weren’t kidding when they said you needed at least a few days to walk the whole show. I only managed to walk about a third of inside aisles today and then there still is the outside pavilion. I did manage to catch a couple of the classes, and I must say they are […]

Filed Under: Training, Education, & Confrence Tagged With: NAHB February 8, 2012 By SLS

NAHB CGP: Certified Green Professional Training

Well, here we go again, same ole’… Yes folks, one more class & another set of initials – this time though it is required for a new Energy Efficiency program being launched for customers of Huntsville Electric  this coming July. Assuming everything works out, expect an article or two later this month or early in […]

Filed Under: Training, Education, & Confrence Tagged With: NAHB June 2, 2011 By SLS

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    Well, here we go again, same ole’… Yes folks, one more class & another set of initials – this time though it is required for a new Energy Efficiency program being launched for customers of Huntsville Electric  this coming July. Assuming everything works out, expect an article or two later this month or early in […]

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