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	<title>The HTRC: Homeowner&#039;s &#38; Trades Resource Center &#187; Common Sense Building</title>
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		<title>Building Green Homes: Looking back &amp; Lessons Learned</title>
		<link>http://blog.sls-construction.com/2010/building-green-homes-looking-back-lessons-learned</link>
		<comments>http://blog.sls-construction.com/2010/building-green-homes-looking-back-lessons-learned#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 07:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SLS</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Green Building / Sustainable Common Sense Building & Remodeling]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<img width="150" height="150" src="http://blog.sls-construction.com/wp-content/uploads/Final_MILC-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Final_MILC" title="Final_MILC" />I guess I can credit some of my desire to learn about and utilize energy efficient designs, green buildings, &#38; solar power with the area I grew up in. I can recall some of our schools field trips where we would go see new houses being built with photovoltaic panels, and eating food cooked on <br /><a class="more" href="http://blog.sls-construction.com/2010/building-green-homes-looking-back-lessons-learned">Read more ...</a><br />]]></description>
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		<title>Energy Efficiency vs. Conservation – what is the real issue?</title>
		<link>http://blog.sls-construction.com/2010/energy-efficiency-vs-conservation</link>
		<comments>http://blog.sls-construction.com/2010/energy-efficiency-vs-conservation#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jun 2010 17:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SLS</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Green Building / Sustainable Common Sense Building & Remodeling]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Energy Conservation]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.sls-construction.com/?p=1292</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<img width="150" height="150" src="http://blog.sls-construction.com/wp-content/uploads/bring-it-on-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="bring-it-on" title="bring-it-on" />I have to admit, I was originally confused by some of the attitudes or opinions given about those in the Energy Efficiency fields. I grant you that there are quite a few individuals in the green community that are five cans shy of a six pack, but the following quotes come from some of the <br /><a class="more" href="http://blog.sls-construction.com/2010/energy-efficiency-vs-conservation">Read more ...</a><br />]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>27</slash:comments>
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		<title>Remodeling Right: A Hedge Against Changing Technology</title>
		<link>http://blog.sls-construction.com/2010/remodeling-right-hedge-against-changing-technology</link>
		<comments>http://blog.sls-construction.com/2010/remodeling-right-hedge-against-changing-technology#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SLS</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Articles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Common Sense Building]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guest Article's]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When having your house remodeled, you as a homeowner you have so many choices to make and so many things to consider. How many nights have you spent worrying about your project, hoping that you and your contractor have thought of everything? As a contractor, I can honestly tell you that many of us go through the same thing. In some <br /><a class="more" href="http://blog.sls-construction.com/2010/remodeling-right-hedge-against-changing-technology">Read more ...</a><br />]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>20</slash:comments>
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		<title>Utilizing Universal Design Principles to create an Accessible Deck</title>
		<link>http://blog.sls-construction.com/2009/utilizing-universal-design-principles-accessible-deck</link>
		<comments>http://blog.sls-construction.com/2009/utilizing-universal-design-principles-accessible-deck#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 19:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SLS</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Decks, Patios, & Outdoor Living Solutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Universal Design, Aging in Place Solutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aging in Place Solutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Common Sense Building]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Correct Deck CX]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Outdoor Living Solutions]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Safety; Your House - Working & Living Safely]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don’t know about you but I like to be able to sit outside on my deck or porch and enjoy the weather while my wife likes to work outside in the garden. I do not foresee that changing anytime in the future, nor do most individuals with disabilities want to be cooped up inside. <br /><a class="more" href="http://blog.sls-construction.com/2009/utilizing-universal-design-principles-accessible-deck">Read more ...</a><br />]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Green Building Principles &amp; Common Sense</title>
		<link>http://blog.sls-construction.com/2008/common-sense-green-building-principles</link>
		<comments>http://blog.sls-construction.com/2008/common-sense-green-building-principles#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SLS</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Green Building / Sustainable Common Sense Building & Remodeling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Building Green]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sustainable Building]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Common sense unfortunately is missing from most discussions of building green. There are groups that state that petroleum based products, concrete, &#038; other items should never be used. There are contractors that simply state that it is a fad, and a complete joke while others push it no matter what the <br /><a class="more" href="http://blog.sls-construction.com/2008/common-sense-green-building-principles">Read more ...</a><br />]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>What is Green Building?</title>
		<link>http://blog.sls-construction.com/2008/what-is-green-building</link>
		<comments>http://blog.sls-construction.com/2008/what-is-green-building#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SLS</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sustainable Common Sense Building & Remodeling]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It seems like everywhere you turn - people are talking about building or remodeling green. Well what is it exactly? <br /><a class="more" href="http://blog.sls-construction.com/2008/what-is-green-building">Read more ...</a><br />]]></description>
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