The carpet industry is pretty excited about the Cash For Caulkers HomeStar bill. It is definitely a good opportunity for them to increase sales of carpets and rugs as carpet buys can help homeowners qualify for the “Gold Star” tax credit. Carpets help tremendously in increasing the thermal resistance “R” value of floors, thereby providing [...]

Recurve, the company that provides services like retrofits and energy audits, has used all the experience and lessons it has learnt in the field to create a software application called Recurve Software. Here are some of the features of the Recurve Software : Generate fast, high-quality audit reports at the job site Complete more energy [...]

The “Cash For Caulkers” HomeStar bill (H.R 5019 Bill) has been passed by the House. It now heads to the Senate and will need approval from the Senate before president Obama can sign it into law. The House passed the H.R 5019 bill with a 246-161 vote. The opposition to the bill was mostly from [...]

In what is a very good sign for the HOME STAR “Cash For Caulkers” program, members of the House Energy and Environment Subcommittee passed the program on a voice vote.  The costs of the program has been capped at $6 billion after the subcommittee passed an amendment to the bill.

Jon Stewart Finds The Name “Cash For Caulkers” Very Funny

March 24, 2010

According to Comedy Central’s Jon Stewart, this is their most immature montage ever. Stewart finds the word “Caulkers” very funny. Watch this video.

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Lack Of EPA Certified Renovation Contractors?

March 13, 2010

In April 2008, the lead RRP (Renovation, Repair and Painting) was released by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Per this rule, contractors who wish to work on homes built before 1978 and if the work they perform has anything to do with lead-based paints then they would have to  follow specific lead safe work practices  [...]

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