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  • Innovator of the Year Profile: Oklahoma City-Based Heartland Homes
  • Journal Record - Oklahoma City (4/6/2007)
  • More than 60 million Americans suffer from asthma and allergies, according to the National Asthma and Allergy Association.Heartland Homes, an innovator in the competitive home building industry, set out to differentiate itself to find a way to make its homes healthier while keeping them affordable for its customers.The Oklahoma City-based home builder is accomplishing this through a process for installing air purification systems in every home it builds as a standard feature, reducing respiratory problems such as asthma and allergies.
  • Shockwave Crush-Resistant Drainage Board
  • REMODELING Magazine (4/4/2007)
  • Mar-flex. Designed to protect walls during backfill operations, Shockwave crush-resistant drainage board acts as a powerful shock absorber when compressed. Closed-cell, cross-linked polyethylene foam construction absorbs pressure and bounces back to its original configuration after an impact, maintaining the ability to effectively drain water. Shockwave reduces the load factor on below-grade walls and is specially engineered for flexibility, so it expands and contracts during freeze-thaw cycles. Available in 3-foot-by-4-foot sheets. 800.498.1411.
  • The only Self Adhesive Air and Moisture Sill BarrierProtecto Triple Guard Energy Sill Sealer
  • ebuild (4/3/2007)
  • Protecto Wrap Company, manufacturer of premier waterproofing and energy saving building products, has introduced Triple Guard, the world's strongest foundation sill sealer. Concrete shrinks as it cures, creating a rough and uneven surface on the top of the foundation wall. The irregularities between the top of the concrete foundation and sill plates leak, causing a serious loss of energy as well as water infiltration in residential and commercial construction.
  • U.S. Waterproofing Offers Five 'Spring Cleaning Tips' to Prevent a Potential Flood of Seepage Problems
  • PRNewswire (4/2/2007)
  • SCHAUMBURG, Ill., April 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Due to the extreme cold weather and heavier snow falls in the Midwest this past winter, combined with the upcoming rains, the potential for water seepage problems this spring is greater than in past, according to Barry Schilling, Vice President, Sales and Marketing for U.S. Waterproofing, the Midwest's largest basement waterproofing company.The company announced some spring cleaning tips that can prevent homeowners from experiencing costly basement seepage issues this year and in the future."But we encourage people to think of spring cleaning this year as a good time to make sure the things which are vital to keeping their basement and/or crawl space dry are in the proper working order."
  • Interlocking Ideas
  • UPSCALE REMODELING MAGAZINE (4/1/2007)
  • Effective product-selection management can make remodeling jobs snap together as easily as puzzle pieces.
  • Boomers Rule
  • REMODELING Magazine (4/1/2007)
  • When the pre-boomer generations hit their 60s and retired, they substantially cut remodeling dollars. Will 76 million boomers do the same?
  • Making Rooms Soundproof
  • Buffalo News (3/30/2007)
  • Dear Jim: Our house walls need more insulation and they should be more soundproof. Will insulation make the existing rooms quieter and the new room more soundproof?The soundproof quality of a wall is rated by STC (sound transmission class).

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