Page 36 - CodeWatcher Spring 2017 Issue

CODEWATCHER

IN THIS ISSUE…

“Make no mistake, the all-out assault on virtually every
form of regulation and government oversight by the current
Administration and its lackeys in recent weeks is part of a
larger ideological war that is being waged—a war on being
forced to take responsibility and be subjected to accountability.”
Ron Jones, Code Warrior
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“If you are building like the ‘second little pig,’ you can already
see the problem with wood. You need to think about resiliency.
You need to survive tornadoes, hurricanes, and other
disasters.”
Anthony Aebi, Greenhill Contracting
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“For builders and those who work within the energy efficiency
space, this [study] provides credible evidence for homeowners
about the associated health benefits of home energy efficiency
activities and should be utilized to help consumers understand
the potential health benefits of such efforts.”
Stacy Fitzgerald-Redd, NAIMA
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“We need to break the climate silence and teach how to lead
with the environment, with emotion not dollar savings, then
offer dollar savings as reassuring logic. There is an urgency
to get this done, to attack the 40 percent [greenhouse gas
contribution] of buildings. 75% of people want to make a
difference, and you can help them make a difference.”
15 Frank O’Brien-Bernini, Owens Corning

“Today’s real estate industry continues to rely on creative writing
skills, visual eye candy, and aspirational sales pitches to drive home
sales. Notice the gaps in data from home to home. There is no
history of cost of living, and no way to way to show the intangible
attributes—comfort, air quality, durability. The ability for a home
buyer or real estate agent to access meaningful data about the home
is severely limited.”
15 John Gillette, Energy Inspectors