Compilation of Live Tweets from International Builders Show

Rough start out of the gate

Where to start

We’re here

Louisville’s very own G.E.

Seminar on Financing

More New Products

New Kohler Products

Green Appliances

Solar Panels

Shameless self plug

Some fun amongst all the hard work :)

Back to the ville.

The last connection.

The trip home.

Last tweet.

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International Builder Show Post 1

After visiting the 2010 International Builders Show in Las Vegas this past month, we came back with new insights leading to new ideas for upcoming months. It was a great show, and featured many new products and designs for new home buyers and remodeling customers. Some of the most interesting to Buck and I were the new energy saving products including: water saving devices and systems, electrical saving devices and systems and sewage disposal systems. High energy efficient products and building practices were also a big part of the show.

The use of energy efficient building systems and practices, along with integration of solar and wind energy is becoming much more affordable in many areas of the country. This will only continue to improve in the long run. The use of green products will have a definite effect on the cost of building now making it more expensive. This too will become more affordable though as more manufacturers, designers, developers, builders, and consumers enter this arena. Supply and demand have a way of working themselves out. Remember what flat screen TV’s used to cost :)

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4 things we’re doing to stay leading edge

The best way to get through tough times is to act. We haven’t been sitting around crying the blues.

  1. I recently became a Certified Renovator, as required by the EPA Renovating Repair and Painting law that takes effect in April 2010.
  2. We recently took courses dealing with drywall specifications and finishes along with painting finishes for new and remodel construction.
  3. I just completed a course concerning ICF forms, and the part they play in the Green Building process.
  4. We will be attending the International Builders Show later this month. We will be attending educational courses concerning upcoming codes and standards changes, green building practices, and other issues. We will be introduced to many of the new products and practices we’ll be using in the future.

Want to work with a design build firm on the leading edge? Contact us today regarding your custom project.

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