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International Builders Show – Green Building Day
With the coming year expected to offer great opportunities for smart builders, resources and activities at next month’s International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas will help convention-goers identify where they can score success in green building. Back again this year, Green Day will be observed on Wednesday, Jan. 20. Sponsored by Kohler, Marvin Windows and [...]
Illinois Residential Energy Code Update
On Friday August 28th, Illinois Governor Patrick Quinn signed into law a new statewide residential energy code. The Energy Efficient Building Act requires most new residential buildings throughout Illinois to meet the minimum standards of the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). The new requirement will take effect early 2010. In a conversation with Lisa [...]
Author Jason Forrest Speaks At Southwest Suburban Chicago Home Builders Association
News Flash: new homes in Chicago aren’t selling like they used to. Indeed, today’s salespeople may even have to sell to your potential home buyers when they walk into your model center. Gone are the days of order taking and most builders are reporting that traffic consists people “just looking.” This is a very common [...]
International Builders Show to be in Las Vegas in January
The largest annual light construction trade show in the world is the International Builders Show (IBS). Tens of thousands of building industry professionals will head to Las Vegas on January 19-22, 2010 for the show. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) understands the challenges the industry and the economy has faced over the past [...]
Baby Boomers Want Small Homes of High Quality With the Future In Mind
What are the Baby Boomer generation going to do with that big house? Many of this generation are wondering that now that the kids are gone, why do they still have the 4 bedroom house? This is a common theme in America today as the housing market post-bust begins to take shape. Many 60 year [...]
