Archive for February, 2009
HBAGC to present Green Building Seminars
The Education Committee of Home Builders Association of Greater Chicago (HBAGC) is presenting a series of Green Building Seminars with the next one being held on March 4 at HBAGC’s office in Addison. The March 4 seminar, Resource Efficiency, is being presented by Bill Styczynski, President of Styczynski Walker & Associates, Architects. Bill has been [...]
Green Building for Building Professionals
Learn-Build, the education arm of the four Chicagoland Home Builders Associations, will present Green Building for Building Professionals on March 10 and 11, 2009. This class, taught by instructor Tom Stephani, will teach builders how to provide buyers with lower energy costs and higher value. It will discuss strategies for incorporating green-building principles into homes [...]
First Time Home Buyer? This is YOUR time!
Chicago Agent Magazine says if you are a first time home buyer, this is your time to purchase a new home. With interest rates at their lowest in almost 50 years and a wide selection of housing choices available in the Chicagoland area, 2009 might be the year of home ownership for many who had [...]
Obama Unveils $75B Mortgage Relief Plan
President Barack Obama has unveiled a $75 billion relief plan that would seek to keep as many as 7 to 9 million homeowners from losing their homes to foreclosure. “The American Dream is being tested by a home mortgage crisis that not only threatens the stability of our economy but also the stability of families [...]
City of Chicago Energy Conservation Code
The Attainable Housing Alliance, on behalf of the Home Builders Association of Greater Chicago will be presenting a Home Builder Training Seminar on the new Chicago Energy Conservation Code will which take effect on April 22, 2009. Attendees of the class, which will take place at the James Thompson Center on Friday, February 27, 2009 [...]
