This morning President Bush signed one of the largest housing relief bills in recent history. This is a brief overview of what the bill will do.
From National Public Radio
A look at what the bill would do:
— Give the Treasury Department the power to extend Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac an unspecified line of credit and [...]
Archive for July, 2008
Housing Bill Signed by President
Posted in News on July 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Principle 1 of 5: Energy Efficiency
Posted in Green Building, Home Maintenance on July 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
An energy efficient home not only saves you money, it also reduces the growing strain on the America’s resources. Even by changing a few of your light bulbs to Compact Fluorescent Light bulbs makes a world of difference on the environment and on your energy bill.
Here are a few cheap and some not so cheap [...]
Carbon Monoxide Detectors
Posted in Home Maintenance, News on July 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
New MN Law goes into affect this week. Last year all new homes had to have carbon monoxide detectors within 10 feet of every bedroom. On August 1 all existing homes are required to have the detectors within 10 feet of every bedroom. Most detectors cost between $10-$30 and you can find them at most [...]
The Principles of Green Building
Posted in Green Building on July 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There are 5 principles of green building that we live by in building.
1. Energy Efficiency
2. Water Conservation
3. Resource Efficiency
4. Community and Site Impact
5. Indoor Enviornmental Quality
In order to have a truly green home you need to look at all of these items. The next few days we will be exploring what all of these mean [...]
“Green” Home Products
Posted in Green Building on July 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There are a few things that drive me nuts about “green” building. When I was at the International Builders Show back in February everyone said they were ‘green.’ All the suppliers had the latest and greatest ‘green’ product. Here are just a few things that I look for when I am considering whether a product [...]
New Wellborn Products for 2008
Posted in Cabinets on July 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Wellborn Cabinets just updated their website with all of their fun new finishes. They have increased the amount of options by 86%. That makes it a total of 2757 door styles and finishes.
