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Comfort Systems Road Map: A Plug-and-Play Residential Duct System

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Comfort Systems Road Map: A Plug-and-Play Residential Duct System. Mon, 09/27/2021 - 15:05. Today, PEX is the predominant plumbing system in new residential construction. . How strategic Building America research helped create an innovative, market-ready HVAC solution for heating and cooling ducts inside conditioned spaces.

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Smaller, Sustainable, and Stylish: The New American Home 2022

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Mon, 12/27/2021 - 10:15. More impressively, due to permitting and design-related delays that pushed back construction until late May of 2021, the show home was completed in half the time of a typical project. . Because of a variety of permitting and design-related delays, the project could not get underway until late May of 2021.

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Why the Industry Should Educate Consumers on Health and Wellness

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Tue, 02/16/2021 - 09:27. Health and wellness have been long-standing concepts in residential real estate, but now homeowners are overwhelmingly seeking ways to improve their health and well-being—they just don’t know where to start. Why the Industry Should Educate Consumers on Health and Wellness. cbroderick. Or could we?

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Maryland Enacts New Environmental Laws in 2020

Green Building Law Update

Exceptions are made for certain limited uses of chlorpyrifos, allowing them to continue until June 30, 2021, and, with specified authorization from the Maryland Department of Agriculture, until December 31, 2021. SB 300 / HB 229 makes Maryland the first state in the continental U.S.

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Maryland Enacts New Environmental Laws in 2020

Green Building Law Update

Exceptions are made for certain limited uses of chlorpyrifos, allowing them to continue until June 30, 2021, and, with specified authorization from the Maryland Department of Agriculture, until December 31, 2021. SB 300 / HB 229 makes Maryland the first state in the continental U.S.

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Resilient Flooring: The sustainable specification

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Is the goal to achieve certification from a green building rating system? • For residential or multi-family apartments, cork may be selected for its acoustic properties. FloorScore certification for indoor environmental quality. The category is anticipated to be public by the end of September 2021.

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Handling the Pressure: The Effect of Plumbing Material Selection on Homeowner Satisfaction

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Fri, 05/07/2021 - 06:00. Plastic pipes and fittings have displaced copper in many residential markets due to their lower cost and ease of installation. Handling the Pressure: The Effect of Plumbing Material Selection on Homeowner Satisfaction. It was the water pressure. And it probably wasn’t the attention she expected.