A study conducted by the American Housing Survey and the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), shows that adding a bathroom can increase your home’s value by 20%. The study also concludes that remodelers can provide their clients with a precise estimate of how much bathrooms add to the value of their homes.The recently released [...]
Archive for June, 2010
June 2nd, 2010
Energy Star Beefs Up Requirements and Enforcement
The Energy Star program is overhauling its standards, certification process, and enforcement techniques—and its image—after the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported that it was able to get bogus products approved. In March 2010, GAO released a report about its experiences submitting 20 made-up products to Energy Star for certification, highlighting weaknesses in the program, [...]
