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EPA RRP & HomeStar Updates

epa-certified-firm-sls-constructionThe RRP’s Opt-Out Provision: As we mentioned in the 10 days later article, the Opt-Out is going bye-bye. The EPA’s proposed changes to remove the Opt-Out provision have been published in the Federal Registrar. In essence, that means any jobs your customers wish to Opt-Out of, will need to be completed within 60 days, aka
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10 days later; EPA RRP Updates

epa-certified-firm-sls-constructionIt has now been 10 full days now since the EPA’s Renovation, Repair & Painting Regulations were put fully in place. According to all of the EPA’s talk, we should have had plenty of news on this subject, but it has ended up being pretty quite overall. With that said, there have been a few
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Last day before the RRP goes into effect: The 6/20 Exemption Limits

Well this is it – tomorrow the EPA’s new regulation goes into full effect. While there are plenty of misconceptions out there, we tried to concentrate on some of the biggest ones in the closing days. On day 5, we covered misconceptions concerning Certified Firms, while on day 4 we covered Certified Lead Renovators. Unfortunately,
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2 Days to Go: The Logos, Testing & Pricing Misconceptions

EPA Lead Certified Firm LogoSeeing I missed yesterday’s article on clearing up some RRP misconceptions, I figured I would double it up today & just for fun, I added in a third one that popped up today. Many of these items we have covered previously in other articles, but they bear some repeating. Lead Testing: The first of three today
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4 days to go – Clearing up a few misconceptions about Certified Renovators

In the last few days before the RRP regulation goes into effect, we decided to try to clear up some misinformation being propagated about the RRP. In yesterday’s article we covered some of the issues dealing with Certified Firms, and in today’s we are going to try to clear up some issues that relate to Certified
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5 days & counting – Do I need to use a Certified Firm?

As I have mentioned before, there are plenty of gray areas in this regulation & some of the biggest questions revolve around the certification issue. “Do I need to be certified” or “does the firm I hire need to be certified”? As a homeowner, while you may be exempt from the regulation, the contractors you
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Guest Post: EPA’s New Lead Regulation and How It Affects You

epa-certified-firm-sls-constructionYou have been tagged, your mission if you choose to accept it is to write a blog article for BMoxieBMore - ahhh, welcome to the grown up’s version of tag. Seeing we are only 9 days away from the new RRP regulation being implemented, and there has yet to be a hint of any consumer education…
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25 Days to Go: RRP Work Practices – Clearing up some misconceptions

I happen to be a member of quite a few Contractor forums. Needless to say that this is one of the hottest topics on these boards as it affects almost every contractor out there. As I have mentioned in other articles there are plenty of “grey” area’s with the new regulation, followed up by individuals
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LEAD FAQ’s – To Test or Not to Test – that is the question

epa-certified-firm-sls-constructionAs the property owner you have a question you should seriously consider, due to the increased costs of the EPA’s RRP rules, should I get my house or areas that are being worked on tested for lead, or should everyone just assume lead is present and proceed accordingly? In order to start answering that question,
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LEAD, the EPA, and You – The Process of Remodeling a pre 1978 house

epa-certified-firm-sls-constructionIn the prior two articles on the new EPA Rules on Lead aka RRP (Renovation, Repair and Painting) rule being implemented by the EPA, we covered the Renovate Right brochure and a quick primer on the EPA’s RRP requirements. In this article, we are going to delve into the typical process that must be followed
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