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  • 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?
  • Book That Inspires
  • Sunset (4/1/2007)
  • An outdoor kitchen is one of the most coveted elements of a Western lifestyle. The just-released book includes information on picking the proper setup and location, interviewing contractors, and choosing equipment-all the way to selecting lighting, accessories, and the best bloomers for night fragrance. Along the way, copious outdoor kitchens whet the appetite, and include an oceanside perch in Malibu and this sheltered pavilion built for entertaining in Arizona.
  • OSHA Publishes Updated Electrical Installation Standard
  • Professional Safety (4/1/2007)
  • In an effort to ensure that its standard reflects current practices and technologies, OSHA has made changes to its standard on electrical installation-the first modifications in 25 years. The revised standard strengthens employee protections and adds consistency between OSHA's requirements and many state and local building codes that have adopted updated NFPA and National Electrical Code (NEC) provisions.The final rule updates the general industry electrical installation requirements to the 2000 edition of NFPA 70E.
  • Kitchen Update
  • Sunset (4/1/2007)
  • Infuse a bungalow space with subtle color and contemporary styleWHEN THE ERA of your house and the style of your dreams are separated by decades, mixing the two can be a satisfying option. Joanne Heyler knew turning her 1940s Los Angeles bungalow into what she wanted would mean a lot of work.
  • Bringing the Indoors Outside ; A New Twist on Upscale Life in Burbs
  • Record, The; Bergen County, N.J. (4/1/2007)
  • Back in the day, suburban outdoor living consisted of sitting around a redwood picnic table on a slab of concrete while Dad flipped burgers on the charcoal-briquette-fired grill and the kids did cannonball dives into the pool.Today, outdoor living can be a re-creation of upscale indoor living, with outdoor sitting rooms, dining rooms, kitchens and bathrooms, hearths, sound systems and dramatic lighting.As Greenwood, Miss.-based Viking Range Corp. puts it, in promoting the company's high-end outdoor kitchen installations, "Forget going out on the town.
  • Shedding Light on Bulbs' Savings
  • Omaha World-Herald (3/29/2007)
  • Mar. 29--Those swirly shaped bulbs, known as compact fluorescent lights, are popping up in stores everywhere. They may not work aesthetically in that crystal chandelier in the foyer, or in those Tiffany-style lamps in the living room, but boosters say they can save energy over the old incandescent light bulbs. The Nebraska Public Power District's Web site breaks it down like this:
  • Landscape Lighting: Review Specs for Outdoor Lighting Fixtures and Accessories
  • ebuild (3/29/2007)
  • There's no better way to add nighttime curb appeal to a home than with landscape lighting. These weatherproof fixtures come in a wide variety of styles for illuminating everything from walkways and hedgerows, to stone walls and swimming pools. There are two basic lighting systems available: low-voltage (12 volt) and line voltage (120 volt). Major landscape lighting manufacturers include Hanover Lantern, Sea Gull, Progress Lighting , Thomas Lighting, Cooper Lighting, and Malibu. Key specification criteria include: power source, lighting function, and fixture style and finish.

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