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Residential Building Professionals
Our wide range of services help improve the health, safety, durability, comfort, affordability and environmental responsibility of homes and the products that go into their construction - as well as the success of the companies behind them.

Advanced Energy works to change North Carolina's building code for crawl spaces

Advanced Energy worked with the N.C. Building Code Council to introduce new crawl space code language with improved requirements for both wall vented and closed crawl spaces. The new code language has been approved and is currently available for use across the state. Visit www.crawlspaces.org.

National home builders join comfort and energy guaranteed program

This program for home builders guarantees occupant comfort and heating and cooling costs. National home builders, including Beazer Homes, Pulte Homes and Ryland Homes, have declared this to be the way they will build their future. Visit the Environments For Living site >>

Healthy homes, healthy lives

The study, funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, examines if the presence of allergens in settled dust can be influenced by house construction practices. The study also includes a health and asthma screening for residents. Reports and results are posted at www.healthierhomes.org.

Affordable housing in North Carolina built better than code requires

Working with affordable housing developers through our SystemVision program, 750 homes have been built in 32 North Carolina counties through October 2005. More Energy Star homes have been built in North Carolina through this program than any other energy efficiency program.

Mold and Moisture Workshop

This one-day workshop gives housing professionals the latest information and decision tools they need to address mold and moisture problems. Mold and other moisture-related contaminants are increasingly identified by the medical community, news media and courts of law as a serious health threat. Further, uncontrolled moisture is the number one cause of residential building failure. Avoiding problems in multi-family housing is particularly challenging because of detection, maintenance and liability realities. Call (919) 857-9000 to schedule your customized training.