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HBRAME December News - Hot Off The Press
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Building Scientist Events!
As a recipient of the Career Connections grant, we were so excited to host our Building Scientist club events during Careers in Construction month.
Every child in attendance raised their ha...
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October After Hours Event Recap
Dave Elkas of James Hardie gave attendees an update on the latest trends and products available through the new partnership with the Magnolia Network. Attendees also heard a presentation from Kurt Johnson of the Maine Indoor Air Quality Counc...
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How to Comply with Maine’s New Radon Requirements
Maine’s building code, the Maine Uniform Building & Energy Code (MUBEC), includes the ASTM E-1465 2008 standard, a construction standard for installing radon preventive systems in all new Maine homes. The standard provides residential des...
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Inflation Reduction Act Webinar
Summer 2022 saw the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and we've all got questions. Last month, NAHB staff experts hosted a 30 minute webinar to begin the conversation around the IRA.
As reported last month, there was a hard push to include the fire sprinklers provision of the IRC in the upcoming MUBEC adoption of the 2021 Code update.
In the remainder of August and the ...
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Maine Ranks #3 in the Nation for Growth in Single Family ...
Between 2021 and 2022, 48 states and the District of Columbia saw growth in single-family permits issued. The District of Columbia recorded the highest growth rate during this time at 170.5%, going from 139 permits to 376, followed by Florida...
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Hot Topic!!! Fire Sprinklers in New Construction
As reported previously in this newsletter, the fire marshals' office is pushing hard to ensure the fire sprinklers provision of the IRCis included in the upcoming MUBEC adoption of the 2021 Code update. HBRAME Members were alerted that a vote...
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