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Selling sustainability is usually best done up front and not presented in terms of ROI but in terms of home comfort and safety, and indoor air quality.
Self-taught, self-made, and a leader in the green remodeling and universal design communities, Iris Harrell has built a remodeling company whose innovation will outlast her tenure at its helm.
Growing numbers of full-service remodelers are embracing the homeowner tax credits for energy-efficient work as possible segues to larger remodeling jobs. Energy audits often play a key role.
Energy tax credits can help bring new business if you market and sell them in a way that fits who you are and what you do.
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Energy costs may drive remodeling clients' project needs and decision-making.
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The diligent remodeler launches into the vast world of green building.
In January 2006, the first wave of baby boomers turned 60. Over the next several years, some 75 million of that generation will reach or approach retirement age. For remodelers, this represents a huge market opportunity. Scott McCollum of McCollum Associates, in Dallas, and Bob Bell of Bell's...
Ask most any remodeler about the long-term goals for his business and you'll be sure to find at least one common denominator: the desire to get the company to the point that it operates without the active participation of the owner. Alex Dean, of The Alexander Group, in Kensington, Md., is no...
Soon after taking over the company named for and established by his father, Neil, Tom Kelly was faced with steering the company through the harsh recession of the 1980s.