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By Brian Paich
 Homeowners who have never been through remodeling focus on the "before" and "after" of a project — rarely do they think about the "during." They get caught up in the glitz and glam of the impending project completion and what it will look like when their kitchen is redesigned or their living room is expanded. Homeowners who have been through a previous remodel know better. These insights provide you with an opportunity to differentiate your business.
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National Association of the Remodeling Industry
 You’re invited!
Celebrate NARI and the remodeling industry during the President’s Reception, the opening event for the Fall Leadership Summit. Free to NARI members! Enjoy cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and the opportunity to mingle with NARI leaders and other NARI members. When? September 7, 6pm-7:30pm at the Minneapolis Hyatt. RSVP today – space is limited!
National Association of the Remodeling Industry
 The 2017 CotY National Awards program is open for entries for projects completed between December 1, 2014 and November 30, 2016. All NARI remodelers are invited to participate in this annual competition. Entries are accepted in digital format using our online platform. The final deadline to submit an entry is December 5, 2016.
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Since 1983, The HELPcard has provided an avenue for businesses to flourish by offering an affordable monthly payment option. The HELPcard specializes in prime and non-prime credit so you grow your business by providing consumers a fresh source of funds. Decisions are made instantly allowing work to start immediately.
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National Association of the Remodeling Industry
On March 25, 2016 OSHA issued a new rule to better protect workers exposed to respirable crystalline silica on the job. The rule will affect many home remodelers who work with concrete, brick, stone, and other crystalline silica-containing materials. This webinar will review the key provisions in the new standard for construction and explain what home remodelers need to do to comply with the standard.
Register here.
National Association of the Remodeling Industry
For many Americans the thought of lobbying their elected officials is daunting. Yet, officials need to hear from their constituents in order to fully do their job. This webinar will help you understand how to make your voice heard and be an advocate for remodelers and small businesses. The course will go over how to succinctly present an issue, how to make “the ask,” and how to follow up to get a response. Grassroots mobilization will also be covered, as well as enhancing your voice through coalitions. You will also learn how to use the NARI website to identify your elected officials and communicate with them.
The webinar will be led by three former elected officials:
The Honorable Tim Hutchinson
Former U.S. Senator and Congressman
The Honorable Charlie Bass
Former U.S. Congressman
The Honorable Albert Wynn
Former U.S. Congressman
Randi Hutchinson, Esq., an attorney and former Congressional staffer will also participate.
Register here.
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Contractor Connection is the nation’s largest managed repair and remodeling network, comprising 5,000 growth-minded contractors serving large membership associations who partner with us to provide their members access to our network. Our contractors are held accountable not only through our stringent credentialing process but also through ongoing performance management.
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R|D|J 2016
NARI will be exhibiting at the Remodeling Show | DeckExpo | JLC LIVE 2016, October 6-7 in Baltimore. Through an arrangement with show organizers, all NARI members have the opportunity to register for a complimentary exhibit hall pass.
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UniFirst
 From UniFirst's humble beginning in a converted Boston horse barn focused on cleaning the coveralls of workers in area factories, Aldo Croatti started the company with a single washing machine and a delivery truck. Fast forward 80 years and the Croatti family is still running the company and continues to provide products and services backed by Aldo's core values of: Customer Focus, Commitment to Quality and Respect for Others. NARI is proud to have UniFirst as a partner because they understand members like you. The savings available through the program are the icing on the cake, check out what UniFirst has to offer for your business.
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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA)
When your business calls for a little more hauling power, you need a vehicle that can handle the job as well as the road. Experience the power of incredible capability with a Ram Truck. And now, all NARI members can enjoy the ride with a $500 discount for members, employees, and family members. Visit ramtrucks.com and NARI.org/FCA to get started.
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By Michael J. Berens
 Recognition that the built environment can have a profound effect on human health and well-being is reshaping the building industry. Builders, engineers, architects and designers are rethinking every aspect of a built space for how it might either positively or negatively impact occupants. One area showing a lot of promise is the emerging field of human-centric lighting, which studies how artificial light influences health and well-being.
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Pro Remodeler
Erika Taylor writes: Thinking about that idea from the perspective of remodeling, I would say, “Women in the industry? Buy!”
The share of women working in the trades has remained depressingly stagnant over the past decade, yet something else has changed, something that can’t be as easily measured.
It’s a consciousness.
“In the last three years, the number of phone calls I receive, particularly from the residential sector, has exponentially increased,” says Amy James Neel.
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Forbes
There’s a lot of buzz these days about drones, 3-D printing and robots. It’s easy to brush these technologies off as fads or luxuries until you understand some of the use cases that are being applied by integrating these emerging technologies. As each one matures, we are getting much closer to a world where structures can be built completely automated and unmanned.
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Architect Magazine
Ceiling grilles, shower drains, and pendants round out this selection of metallic fixtures and finishes with an eye toward detail.
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EcoBuilding OPulse
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that four businesses are now facing a collective $350,000 worth of fines for failing to comply with the Renovation, Repair, and Painting Rule, the Lead-Based Paint Disclosure Rule, and the Real Estate Notification and Disclosure Rule.
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The Journal of Light Construction
Kyle Diamond writes: Last year my company, New Dimension Construction, began restoring the exterior envelope of a neo-colonial home, in Millbrook, New York. The scope of work included tearing off an existing wood-shingle roof, replacing windows and upgrading the siding and trim with more-durable materials. The house was only 28 years old, but poor trim detailing had caused the exterior cladding and windows to prematurely fail on many parts of the home.
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U.S. Department of Energy
Building energy codes are not developed by the U.S. Department of Energy; they are developed through two independent entities: the International Code Council (for residential and commercial buildings) and ASHRAE (for commercial buildings). The public can participate in either of these processes; DOE is statutorily required to participate in both of them. That said, let’s examine each process in more detail.
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Pro Remodeler
Canadian philosopher and communications sociologist Marshall McLuhan once said, “The medium is the message.” For today’s remodeling industry, Kayleen McCabe has been the ideal medium to deliver the message: “Trades for life,” to schools nationwide. A licensed contractor in Colorado and host of DIY Network’s Renovation Nation, McCabe has made it her mission to inspire a future generation of skilled tradesmen and women.
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Fast Company
Small businesses and startups may be sitting on an untapped talent goldmine. A staggering 87 percent of the more than 26,000 professionals surveyed earlier this year at LinkedIn said they wanted to work at a company of 200 employees or less. And few in that cohort see themselves sticking around at their current employers; 58 percent think they'll leave within two years, and 21 percent expect to be out the door within one.
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