Sun., Mar. 14, 2010  11:40pm


Home ownership should be within reach of every American Family. The Home Builders Association of Lincoln (HBAL) offers guidance to those looking to build or remodel:

• Tips on Choosing a Contractor
• Builder Search - Find a builder member for your new home, remodel or commercial project.
• Member Directory - From painters to bankers to landscapers. Find Members for all types of home services. Also listed here are industry suppliers and subcontractors.

Select a member of the HBAL for your next building project!

Lead: Renovation, Repair and Painting

The application and instructions for firms applying for certification to conduct lead-based paint activities is now available at www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/firmapp.pdf.

Beginning in April 2010, the Toxic Substances Control Act will require contractors to test for lead paint in pre-1978 homes and, if detected, use Lead Safe Work Practices. This will require companies to be EPA registered and have a Certified Renovator available.

The Lead: Renovation, Repair and Painting Program is the mandatory course to become a Certified Renovator. It is eight hours (one day) with an end-of-course exam. Two of the hours are hands-on. Successful completion of this course will entitle the student to receive a certification as an EPA-recognized “Certified Renovator.” The course taught will satisfy EPA’s Renovation, Remodeling & Painting Rule-40 CFR 745.

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 — Lead: Renovation, Repair and Painting Program at SCC
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 — Lead: Renovation, Repair and Painting Refresher Program at SCC
Thursday, March 18, 2010 — Lead: Renovation, Repair and Painting Program at The Educational Institute
Friday, April 9, 2010 — Lead: Renovation, Repair and Painting Program at SCC
Thursday, April 15, 2010 — Lead: Renovation, Repair and Painting Program at The Educational Institute

Did you know...
• you could be fined $32,500 per day per violation of the EPA’s Renovation, Remodeling & Painting Rule-40 CFR 745?
• the amount of lead paint dust equivalent to a sugar packet would highly contaminate a room?
• as of December 2008, a Renovate Right Brochure must be given to the homeowner before any work can be done to a pre-1978 home?

For more information about the Renovation, Remodeling & Painting Rule visit www.nahb.org/leadpaint.

Nebraska Green Builders

Nebraska Green Builders promote healthy, energy- and resource-efficient building practices. When you build green, you assist in the preservation of our natural environment and reduce your carbon footprint from your house by 25%. You also conserve natural resources by using less water and recycled products. Choosing to build green has a huge impact on our natural environment, our economy and our well-being. Find more information about Green Building and certified Green Builders at nebraskagreenbuilders.com.

First-time Home Buyers can Receive a TAX CREDIT up to $8,000!

Congress has approved legislation that will extend the first-time home buyer tax credit beyond its Nov. 30 deadline and expand it to a wider group of home buyers. The legislation will extend the $8,000 credit for first-time home buyers for sales contracts entered into by April 30, 2010 and closed by June 30. Further, it has been expanded to include a new $6,500 credit for owners of existing homes who are purchasing a new principal residence. An existing home owner can claim the $6,500 tax credit if they have been residing in their principal residence for five consecutive years out of the last eight.

Visit FederalHousingTaxCredit.com for all the details.

Join the HBAL and Build Your Business!

Since 1951, the Home Builders Association of Lincoln has worked to promote the home building and remodeling industries in Lincoln Nebraska. Since then our membership has grown to almost 600 member companies and 120+ members in the Remodelers Council.
 

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