NAHB Commends HOME STAR
The National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB), one of the largest trade associations in the United States, has joined the growing tide of influential industry groups that have weighed in on the job-creation potential of the HOME STAR incentive program.
“This has the potential to be a real shot in the arm for the home building industry,” NAHB Chairman Bob Jones said in a statement issued last week. “It will help put America back to work, and it will help families save on monthly energy bills.”
“Making the existing housing stock more energy efficient is one of the most effective ways to achieve national energy conservation goals,” Jones added. “In the long run this can be an important step in reducing the nation’s dependence on foreign energy supplies.”
NAHB economists estimate that every $1 billion in remodeling and home improvement activity generates 11,000 jobs, $527 million in wages and salaries, and $300 million in business income, the statement said.
Read the full NAHB statement here:
www.nahb.org/news_details.aspx?sectionID=122&newsID=10398
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I am hopeful that this program will be more productive than the current NAHB Green Build Program, Energy Star, LEEDS for Home and all the other green build programs on the marketplace. To date none have come close to fulfilling the goal of energy efficient. Go to http://www.EnergyFraud.com for the full story.