http://blog.sls-construction.com Provided by SLS Construction & Alabama Green Building Solutions of Cullman, AL Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:32:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://blog.sls-construction.com/2012/are-you-up-to-the-challenge-the-building-america-challenge http://blog.sls-construction.com/2012/are-you-up-to-the-challenge-the-building-america-challenge#comments Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:00:13 +0000 SLS http://blog.sls-construction.com/?p=4323 Since 2008, hundreds of builders in cooperation with DOE, the NREL and numerous other parties have taken up the Building America Challenge to build thousands of high-performance homes. The end goal is to too help all builders reach the Net-Zero mark by 2030 as economically as possible. Since 2008 the target has been set at
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