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The Earthwise Group, LLC
For 106 years, the Good Housekeeping Seal has been America's most popular symbol of trust, and Earthwise Windows is the only window manufacturing source offering products to independent contractors with the coveted Good Housekeeping Seal. According to Mark Davis, Executive Director of Earthwise Group, "Along with outstanding quality and an unique service proposition, the Good Housekeeping Seal helps independent contractors sell more windows and doors. The Seal gives contractors a real point of differentiation and credential which can lead to improved profitability."
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Los Alamos National Laboratory via Phys.org
A luminescent solar concentrator is an emerging sunlight harvesting technology that has the potential to disrupt the way we think about energy; It could turn any window into a daytime power source.
"In these devices, a fraction of light transmitted through the window is absorbed by nanosized particles (semiconductor quantum dots) dispersed in a glass window, re-emitted at the infrared wavelength invisible to the human eye, and wave-guided to a solar cell at the edge of the window," said Victor Klimov, lead researcher on the project at the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory. "Using this design, a nearly transparent window becomes an electrical generator, one that can power your room's air conditioner on a hot day or a heater on a cold one."
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Bangor Daily News
Thousands of Maine children and hundreds of thousands across the country are being exposed to poisonous lead paint because a federal law designed to protect them is barely being enforced.
The 2010 law, the Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule, requires that contractors must be trained in and follow lead-safe practices that prevent the spread of lead particles during home renovations. But a Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting investigation has found that the law is widely unenforced, a fact even the federal agency that administers the law admits.
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Construction Global
If you work in the construction industry, then you already know how important contracts are. Although construction contracts have changed over the years, there are still some basic guidelines to follow when creating a contract.
Here are just a few details your construction company needs to remember when drawing up a contract.
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Business 2 Community
When it comes to the perception of your business, you're not in the driver's seat. This is the age of the empowered consumer, and your customers are the people who will ultimately make or break your brand. To win them over, you need to deliver outstanding customer service. And to do that, you need to weigh your words.
Words are no less important than actions in the customer service world. It's no surprise that the language you use has a huge impact on how the customer perceives quality of service. But it might come as a surprise that the 4 most important phrases in customer service are all four words or less.
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Associated General Contractors of America via For Construction Pros
Construction employment expanded in 37 states and the District of Columbia between July 2014 and July 2015 while only 28 states and D.C. added jobs between June and July, according to an Associated General Contractors of America analysis of Labor Department data. Association officials noted that the construction industry appears caught between divergent economic trends that help employment in some areas and hurt it in others.
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