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Linking Advanced Building and Workforce to Careers/Programs

Linking Advanced Building and Workforce to Careers/Programs
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Mandalay Homes uses information displays, equipment displays, an interactive “energy wall,” equipment modeling, and building deconstruction displays in its model homes and sales offices.

Mandalay Homes uses information displays, equipment displays, an interactive “energy wall,” equipment modeling, and building deconstruction displays in its model homes and sales offices.
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Marketing to a Changed Market

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Model home information centers can educate homebuyers and realtors on the benefits of energy-efficient features (Source: New Tradition Homes).

Model home information centers can educate homebuyers and realtors on the benefits of energy-efficient features (Source: New Tradition Homes).
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New Whole-House Solutions Case Study: Quadrant Homes, Kentlake Highlands, Kent, WA

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Palo Duro provides every home owner with a manual providing equipment warranties, maintenance tips, certifications, and photos of each wall of the home before drywall installation so home owners can see where wiring and plumbing are located.

Palo Duro provides every home owner with a manual providing equipment warranties, maintenance tips, certifications, and photos of each wall of the home before drywall installation so home owners can see where wiring and plumbing are located.
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Planning for Results - Best Practices That You Can Apply to Your Business

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Residential Market Update: A Conversation with EEBA & Team Zero

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Restoring your home after a natural disaster

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Sales & Marketing of the Ultimate Z.E.N Home

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Sewer Backflow and Pumps

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Show potential buyers your energy-efficient features with cut-aways and side-by-side displays (Source: Tommy Williams Homes).

Show potential buyers your energy-efficient features with cut-aways and side-by-side displays (Source: Tommy Williams Homes).
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Strategies from Top EEBA Builders on Managing Through Crisis

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The air tightness of the garage-to-house air barrier can be tested with a blower door kit and two manometers

The air tightness of the garage-to-house air barrier can be tested with a blower door kit and two manometers
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The air tightness of the house-garage air barrier can be tested using a CFM50 test that is run first with the garage door to outdoors closed and then with the overhead garage door to outdoors open

The air tightness of the house-garage air barrier can be tested using a CFM50 test that is run first with the garage door to outdoors closed and then with the overhead garage door to outdoors open
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The third-party energy ratings required for certification to programs like the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Program and EPA's Energy Star program can provide homeowners with assurance of objective verification of energy efficiency claims.

The third-party energy ratings required for certification to programs like the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Program and EPA's Energy Star program can provide homeowners with assurance of objective verification of energy efficiency claims.
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Tommy Williams uses marketing materials and displays in their model homes.

Tommy Williams uses marketing materials and displays in their model homes.
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Voice of the Builder: DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Builders Share their Secrets for Cost-Effective High-Performance Homes

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What is Good Housing Design and How to Consistently Deliver It

What is Good Housing Design and How to Consistently Deliver It
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Wrong – Cars should never be left running in a closed garage. Air seal walls, install a garage fan, and inform home owners of the dangers of running a vehicle with the garage door shut

Wrong – Cars should never be left running in a closed garage. Air seal walls, install a garage fan, and inform home owners of the dangers of running a vehicle with the garage door shut