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Choosing the Right Roof: What to Consider
Whether you’re building a new home or looking for options to replace or update an existing roof, the choices are endless. Understanding what is available and what’s best for your property is critical....
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Green Buildings Save Small Businesses Big Money
Mike Schoenecker, vice president at Winkelman Building Corp, says green buildings, defined as those that reduce their impact on the environment by being more energy efficient and using fewer natural...
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A House Fire Cut One Family’s Energy Bills in Half
When an electrical fire struck their home in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, Keith and Jan Giezentanner never expected the repairs they made afterwards would save them over $1000 a year on their heating...
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The Right Way to Handle A Move-In Checklist
The Wrong Way is “Not Handling It At All.” If you’re not familiar with property management paperwork, rest assured there’s a lot of it — so much, in fact, that many landlords are tempted to not deal...
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HERE COMES THE SUN . . . IT’S ALRIGHT
Once again the State of California is taking the lead toward cleaner, renewable and, hopefully less expensive, energy sources with the passage of Assembly Bill (“AB”) 2188 (which amends Civil Code...
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Sense and Survivability: How evolution shapes design decisions
by Sam Pobst - This excerpt below was originally published in a research paper on Jan. 7, 2015. Read the complete paper. The 3.8 billion years of evolution of the DNA strand that uniquely identifies...
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BIRDS: The New Building Performance Tool
Evaluate long-term cost, energy, and environmental performance A new software tool lets FMs more easily gauge the tradeoffs between higher first costs and long-term savings. When it comes to designing...
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This is LEED
Written by Nora Knox Better buildings are our legacy. Every day LEED is pushing the green building industry to go further. Developed in a transparent, consensus-based process that includes several...
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THE DARK SIDE OF CONDO PROPERTY MANAGEMENT: THE SECRETS TO HANDLING NEGATIVE...
If you are currently on the board of directors for your condo association, you are probably familiar with the various personalities you have to deal with on a regular basis. As a condo property...
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More Inexpensive Ways Property Managers Attract Good Residents
by Marc Courtenay- In the world of investing there’s an old adage: “Money goes where it’s treated best”. The same could be said for the best residents. As the world of rental properties become more...
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This “Dumb” House is Actually Pretty Smart
Photo by Michael Wallace Paul Dowsett, principal in the Toronto firm of Sustainable. TO Architecture + Building, is no Luddite, but he thinks the current “smart house” mania is more than a bit...
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Keep Your Green Home Safe, Sound – and Dry!
by Jo Borrás We’re all about innovative “green” homes here at GBE. From inexpensive Hobbit homes to low-cost concrete bubbles to million-dollar technological showcases, if someone’s building an...
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Use of AEDs stirs debate
BY JENNIFER KARMARKAR - The automated external defibrillator (AED) uses electric therapy to stop cardiac arrhythmia, which can be life-threatening.COURTESY OF ZOLL LAGUNA WOODS – Do the risks of...
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Green Buildings Save Small Businesses Big Money
Mike Schoenecker, vice president at Winkelman Building Corp, says green buildings, defined as those that reduce their impact on the environment by being more energy efficient and using fewer natural...
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Do we really want to put cyclists and pedestrians in deep underground tubes?
by Lloyd Alter - Video screen capture Underline/ Gensler Architects who should know better keep wanting to relegate cyclists to elevated highways, floating bridges and now tunnels. Stop it. TreeHugger...
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Judges show homeowners association a sign: Back off
by DEREK PRUITT - Peter and Peg Jasinski stand with a political campaign sign posted in front of their Hudson Pointe Boulevard home in Queensbury on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012. The couple won a fight...
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A New Way to Build: Green, Gorgeous and Prefabricated
by Sheri Koones - Courtesy of Alexander KolbeThis Connecticut house will combine extremely energy-efficient design with prefabrication and custom architecture. Eco-friendly houses can look as chic and...
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Bamboo flooring VS Engineered Hardwood
When homeowners want the look of hardwood floors but are on a pretty strict budget, they generally turn to two flooring substitutes: bamboo and engineered hardwood floors. This article will explore...
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3 Green Construction Tactics to Help Build a Sustainable Future
by James White – You don’t have to be an environmental enthusiast to believe that it’s important to do whatever we can to protect our planet for future generations. One easy way to reduce your negative...
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Officials Urge Americans To Sort Plastics, Glass Into Separate Oceans
WASHINGTON—Calling it an important but often overlooked step of the process, Environmental Protection Agency officials issued a statement Friday once again advising Americans to sort their plastics...
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