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PR October 2006

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PR October 2006


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Fastest-Growing Markets

Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies' Remodeling Futures Program has released its list of the fastest growing remodeling markets based on 2005 permit values. Analysis of 2005 remodeling permit trends shows sizeable growth in permit value for most major metro areas, with many of the fastest-growth areas concentrated along the east coast.

Remodeler Product Picks

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Lighten Your Environment

Amsco Windows   The Serenity Series line of sound deadening and control windows by Amsco are made to regulate outdoor sound transmission in heavy…

The Future of Green Remodeling

Green remodeling is an ever-changing process with innovations in building science and technology affecting it constantly. To do it successfully, one needs to educate crews, subcontractors and consumers.

Skill or Capacity?

Too often we are focusing only on our skills: what we have or what we lack. We invest tremendous time, money and energy developing new skills and abilities which is important and a vital part of growing as a professional in any arena. But that alone will not solve some of the major issues of growing your business to the next level of success.

Time to Plan Ahead

Do you have a long-term strategic plan in place? The remodeling market has enjoyed so many great years in a row, it would be understandable if many of you didn't. After all, who needs a plan when the phone has been ringing off the hook with leads, and backlogs have never been longer than they are right now? Unless you've been living in a cave, you already know that the U.

Plugging into Energy Efficiency

Energy efficiency. Resource conservation. Green. These are the hot marketing buzzwords in new home construction. What do they mean to the professional remodeler? Potentially, they could mean a new market. You can help make any existing home green, and help your clients come to grips with soaring energy costs.

Establishing a Strategic Plan

If you're like most remodelers, you've been so busy in 2006 you've hardly had time to plan for next year let alone the next three years. The remodeling industry flourished in 2006, and the next three years will bring more growth for the industry, says Gopal Ahluwalia, staff vice president for research at the NAHB.

2007 Market Outlook

Experts predict 2007 will be a year marked by transition. "After three or four years of very strong growth, we are entering a transition period for the industry," says Kermit Baker, director of the Remodeling Futures Program at Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies.

A Man's Domain

Tis project was unique in that it involved a bachelor who didn't want to blow out the space with the latest, most efficient gadgets yet sill needed a warm, functional space that blended well with adjacent room in his 1960s ranch home.

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