Date of Publication in Homebuilder Magazine |
Title
of Article |
Summary of Article |
May 2005 |
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Explains the benefits from installing bath fans correctly. |
April 2005 |
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Discusses Environments for Living and its impact on risk reduction. |
March 2005 |
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Explains the methods IBACOS uses to move builders toward the construction of high performance homes. |
February 2005 |
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Details energy efficient lighting strategies for
new and existing homes. |
January 2005 |
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Provides advice to a code official on how to shop
for a new home with whole-house performance attributes. |
December 2004 |
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Learn who has built the most exceptional homes
of 2004 -- the winners of the New Millennium Builder Awards. |
November 2004 |
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The American Society for Heating, Refrigeration,
and Air-conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) revised ventilation standard
for residencies. |
October 2004 |
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What has Tierra Concrete Homes done? Built a home
that scores 97 out of 100 points on the E-Star energy rating scale.
The home is 75% more efficient than one built to the requirements
of the International Energy Conservation Code. |
September 2004 |
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All indications are that world oil production is
close to peaking. What are the implications for the homebuilding
industry and the consumer economy at-large? |
August 2004 |
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New homebuilding products can jumpstart a builder's
efforts to construct outstanding homes. New kinds of furnaces,
engineered wood products, and controls make a difference. |
July 2004
(Parade of Homes Issue) |
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Smaller homes are highly energy efficient and resource
wise, but they
can also be very beautiful and enjoyable. |
May 2004 |
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Systems building is complex. Despite the brain
damage, it's well worth the effort. But how should a builder proceed?
This set of training CDs by Mark LaLiberte lays out a process. |
April 2004 |
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Highly volatile costs for natural gas are here
along with a new record in 2003 for nationwide average prices.
Expect more of the same in 2004. The low-price era is gone for
good. |
March 2004 |
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Colorado builders and their homebuyers can now
take advantage of Energy Efficient Mortgages and Energy Improvement
Mortgages. |
February 2004 |
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There’s bad stuff in the air inside most
garages--carbon monoxide--and too often that air enters an adjacent
home. The good news is this problem can be easily solved. |
January 2004 |
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A menu describing some of the most notable construction
building advancements that are moving the construction industry
towards higher-performing homes. The rate of change over the last
five years feels like twice that of the prior five years. |
December 2003 |
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If building on expansive soils along Colorado’s
Front Range, a copy of the recently-released design guidelines
is a necessity. These guidelines are a reference to help builders
design a dry and durable environment for any crawl space. |
November 2003 |
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Sopris Development has stepped up to become Colorado's
first high-performance builder to guarantee both comfort and heating
energy consumption. Here is how Sopris did it. |
October 2003 |
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Winners of the 2003 ENERGY STAR New Millennium
Builder Awards. |
September 2003 |
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Information on how to mechanically ventilate crawl
spaces in order to control moisture and increase durability of
homes. |
August 2003 |
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The top ten items to look for when evaluating HVAC
sizing calculations. |
July 2003 |
|
Due to higher natural gas prices, the cost-effectiveness
of 90% efficient furnaces qualified by ENERGY STAR has changed.
But there are other reasons to make this move. |
June 2003 |
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ENERGY STAR New Millennium Builder Awards, grinding
construction waste to save on disposal costs, and natural gas
prices. |
June 2003
(Parade of Homes Issue) |
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Information for homeowners on energy efficiency
measures they can take to counter high home heating bills. |
May 2003 |
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Builders in the Built Green program must meet the
International Energy Conservation Code, 2000 version. Often-overlooked
requirements of that code are discussed below. |
February 2003 |
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Aspen Homes becomes the first high-performance
home builder to guarantee heating energy consumption. Aspen’s
experience is of use to other builders. |
August 2002 |
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Discusses how basements can be insulated while
avoiding mold problems. |
July 2002 |
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THE article on high-performance homes. Defines
and describes the features and benefits of a high-performance
home. |
| April 2002 |
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Moisture management guide, basement insulation
redux, energy prices spiking, Fort Collins rolls out homebuyer
education effort, energy codes, energy tax credits. |
December 2001 |
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HVAC contractors have a challenging time meeting
high-performance homes standards. Here is how one of Engle Home's
key players stepped up to the challenge. |
November 2001 |
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Engle Homes becomes the first builder to consistently
build to high-performance home standards. |
October 2000 |
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Several Northern Colorado builders make a commitment to construct
ENERGY STAR qualified homes. |
September 2000 |
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Select Colorado builders win year 2000 ENERGY STAR Awards. |
June 2000
(Parade of Homes Issue) |
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Discusses rising energy prices and what can be
done by builders to combat high energy costs. |
