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Armed Service Members Tax Credit

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) wants members of the military, foreign service and intelligence communities to know that they may have an additional year to buy a home and claim the home buyer tax credit, which expires for most Americans on April 30. Read Full Article

EPA Renovation, Repair & Painting Rules Class

On June 3rd, your local HBA will be hosting a EPA renovation, repair and painting certification class. After April 22, 2010 each contractor, property manager and landlord working on residential properties and child occupied facilities built prior to 1978 will be required to have successfully complete this 8-hour EPA Renovator course from an accredited training provider.

What you need to know about working under the impending new lead-base paint rule.

News about Mesothelioma

Do you have questions about Mesothelioma? Anyone who has been affected by an asbestos disease should visit www.mesotheliomaweb.org.

Because of its ability to resist heat and corrosion, asbestos has been used in many industries. Many builders used asbestos in the construction of homes and other buildings during the fifty years leading up to the 1970s.

EPA NAMES Frostbusters & Coolth Co. 2010 ENERGY STAR® PARTNER OF THE YEAR

Frostbusters & Coolth Co. earns award for protecting the environment through energy efficiency

Grand Junction, Colorado, March 1, 2010 – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has named Frostbusters & Coolth Co. as a 2010 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year for its outstanding contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions through its work as a Home Energy Rater. Frostbusters & Coolth Co.’s accomplishments will be recognized at an awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. on March 18, 2010.

Frostbusters & Coolth Co., an ENERGY STAR partner since 2007, is being honored for their work in qualifying new homes to earn the ENERGY STAR. Home Energy Raters provide the evaluation, testing, and independent verification required for ENERGY STAR qualified homes. Frostbusters & Coolth Co. has been instrumental in transforming the new homes market in Mesa County and throughout the western slope of Colorado.

In 2007, only nine homes in Mesa County earned the ENERGY STAR label, less than one percent of all the homes permitted that year.

Cap and Trade Symposium

The Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a symposium on December 2nd to discuss the Cap and Trade legislation that has passed the U.S. House of Representatives and is currently being considered in the U.S. Senate. The meeting was not intended to discuss the validity of Climate Change or its causes but to review the economic impacts of the proposed legislation. Read More.

Solar Option Required

Beginning August 10, 2009, all builders are required to offer a solar option upgrade to buyers with whom they contract for the purchase of new single-family detached homes. Read More

Carbon Monoxide Detectors Required

Beginning July 1, 2009, it became mandatory that carbon monoxide (CO) detectors be installed in the following circumstances:

Prior to the sale of all single-family homes (both new and existing) containing fuel-fired heaters or appliances, fireplaces, or attached garages;

Prior to the sale of all multi-family dwellings (both new and existing) containing fuel-fired heaters or appliances, fireplaces, or attached garages;

Prior to a change in tenant occupancy in all rental units containing fuel-fired heaters or appliances, fireplaces, or attached garages;

When a building permit is obtained in conjunction with an interior alteration, repair, replacement of a fuel-fired appliance, or addition in a single-family or multi-family residence.

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