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Focus on Energy – Saving Window Treatments Helps Retailers, Consumers
During the energy crisis of the 1970s, the Energy Star program was founded by the nation’s Environmental Protection Agency to advance energy conservation in homes and buildings. Since then, ENERGY…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Construction Job Site Practices – Flatten Coronavirus
COVID-19 Home Construction Job Site Practices All contractors should incorporate COVID-19 transmission and prevention into all job hazard analyses (JHAs) and pre-task safety planning for all aspects of the work.…
Read MoreHistoric New Window Covering Safety Standard
The Window Covering Manufacturers Association (WCMA) announced today the approval of a new window covering safety standard by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) that will require a vast majority…
Read MoreDonate Your Unneeded Samples to Local Design Schools
WCAA members, are you ready to donate your unneeded samples to local design schools instead of the local landfill? Save A Sample! is a non-profit, nationwide recycling drive that makes…
Read MoreGreen Single-family Building Practices
In a sample of homes from 246 single-family builders, about one-fourth have enough green features to meet the minimum point requirement for certification under the National Green Building Standard™(NGBS). However, only about 11 percent of the…
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