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Advanced Energy
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Affordable Comfort
Annual Training Conferences
www.affordablecomfort.org/
Affordable Housing
US Department of HUD
www.designadvisor.org/
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
www.aceee.org/consumerguide/index.htm
Association of Home Appliance Manaufacturers (AHAM)
www.aham.org
Energy & Environmental Building Association (EEBA)
Annual training conference
www.eeba.org
Energy Star
U.S. Department of Energy
www.energystar.gov/
Health House
American Lung Association
www.healthhouse.org
Home Energy
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Home Time
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Indoor Air Quality Association Inc. (IAQA)
www.iaqa.org
Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS)
www.ibhs.org/
Journal of Light Construction (JLC)
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LISC
www.liscnet.org/
Lorman Education Services
Educational opportunities
www.lorman.com
Lowe's Home Improvement
www.lowes.com
N.C Department of Insurance
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www.ncdoi.com
N.C. Building Codes
National Center for Healthy Housing
Lead poisoning and similar issues
www.centerforhealthyhousing.org
Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH)
Supported by HUD
www.pathnet.org
Radon in North Carolina (NCDENR)
NC State University/A & T University
www.ncradon.org
Rebuild America
US DOE Renewable Energy
www.rebuild.org/index.asp
Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET)
Energy-Efficient Mortgages, etc.
www.natresnet.org
Residential Ventilation Simulation Program
http://epb1.lbl.gov/ventilation/program.html
Southface Energy Institute
www.southface.org/
The Center for Universal Design
N. C. State University
www.design.ncsu.edu:8120/cud
The Energy Conservatory
www.energyconservatory.com/links.html
The Home Depot
www.homedepot.com
Tim Carter's Home Improvement Center
Ask the Builder
www.askbuild.com
U.S Department of Labor (OSHA)
Occupational Safety & Heath Admn.
www.osha.gov
U.S. Department of Energy (EREN)
Office of Building Technology
www.eren.doe.gov/buildings/builders.html
U.S. Department of Energy
www.energy.gov/house/index.html
Weatherization Assistance Program T.A. Center
WAP
www.waptac.com
Periodicals
Consumer Reports
www.consumerreports.org
P.O. Box 2015
Yonkers, NY 10703-9015
(914) 378-2644
$26.00
Best test info on paints, smoke detectors, etc.
Fine Homebuilding
www.finehomebuilding.com
PO Box 5506
Newtown, CT 06470-5506
(800) 888-8286
Good stepwise how-to articles
Home Energy Magazine
www.homeenergy.org
2124 Kittredge Street
Berleley, CA94704
(510) 524-5405
$55.00
energy-efficiency, indoor air quality, healthy homes
Journal of Light Construction
www.jlconline.com
PO Box 686
Holmes, PA 19043
$39.95
Great articles by and for rehab people
Old-House Journal
www.oldhousejournal.com
1000 Potomac St., NW
Washington, DC 20007
(800) 234-3797
$26.75
Restoration of historical houses, general repair issues
This Old House Magazine
www.thisoldhouse.com
P.O. Box 62391
Tampa, FL 33662-3911
(800) 898-7237
$25.00
Companion to TV show; great stepwise how-to pieces
Trade Associations
American Architectural Manufactures Association (AAMA)
www.aamanet.org
1827 Walden Office Square, Suite 104
Schaumburg, IL 60173
847-303-5664
American Concrete Institute (ACI)
www.aci-int.org
38800 Country Club Drive
Farmington Hills, MI 48331
248-848-3700
Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA)
www.acca.org
1228 17th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20046
703-575-4477
American Forest and Paper Association (AFPA)
www.woodcom.com
111 19th Street, NW, #800
Washington, DC 20036
202-463-2467
American Gas Association (AGA)
www.aga.org
1515 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22209
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
www.ansi.org
25 West 43rd Street
New York, NY10036
202-293-8020
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
www.asce.org
1801 Alexander Bell Drive
Reston, VA 20191
800-548-2723
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
www.ashrae.com
1791 Tullie Circle, NE
Atalanta GA 30329
404-636-8400
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
www.asme.org
Three Park Avenue
New York, NY 10016
800-843-2763
American Sosiety of Sanitary Engineers (ASSE)
www.asse-plumbing.org
28901 Clemens Road, #100
Westlake, OH 44145
440-835-3040
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
www.astm.org
100 Barr Harbor Drive
West Conshohocken, PA 19428
610-832-9585
American Wood-Preservers' Association (AWPA)
www.awpa.com
P.O. Box 5690
Granbury, Texas 76049
817-326-6300
The Copper Development Association, Inc. (CDA)
www.copper.org
260 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10016
212-251-7200
Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB)
www.pwgsc.gc.ca/cgsb
222 Queens Street, 14th Floor, Suite 1402
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada KIA 1G6
819-956-0425
Cast Iron Soil Pipe Institute (CISPI)
www.cispi.org
Suite 419, 5959 Shallowford Road
Chattanooga, TN 37421
423-400-5842
Consurer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
www.cpsc.gov
4330 East West Highway
Bethesda MD 20814-4408
301-504-6816
Canadian Standards Association (CSA)
www.csa.ca
178 Rexdale Blvd.Rexdale
Ontario, Canada M9W IR3
416-747-4000
The Engineered Wood Association (EWA) (formallyAPA)
www.apawood.org
P.O. Box 11700
Tacoma, WA 98411-0700
888-773-2272
Factory Mutual, Standards Laboratories Department (FM)
www.fmglobal.com
1151 Boston Providence Turnpike
Norwood, MA 02062
Gypsum Association (GA)
www.gypsum.org
810 First Street, Northeast, Suite 510
Washington, DC 20002-4268
202-289-5440
Hardwood Plywood & Veneer Association (HPVA)
www.hpva.org
1825 Michael Faraday Drive
Reston, VA 20190
703-435-2900
International Code Council (ICC)
www.intlcode.org
5203 Leesburg Pike, Suite 708
Falls Church, VA 22041
National Concrete Masonry Association (NCMA)
www.ncma.org
2302 Horse Pen Road
Herndon, VA20171-3499
703-713-1900
National Fire Protection AssociationNFPA
www.nfpa.org
Batterymarch Park
Quincy, MA 02269
617-770-3000
National Fenesration Rating Council, Inc.(NFRC)
www.nfrc.org
Suite 120 , 1300 Spring Park
Silver Spring, MD 20910
301-589-1776
National Sanitation Foundation (NSF)
www.nsf.org
3475 Plymouth Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
734-769-8010
National Spa & Pool Institute (NSPI)
www.nspi.org
2111 Eisenhower Drive
Alexandria, VA 22314
703-838-0083
Rubber Manufacturer's Association (RMA)
www.rma.org
1400 K. Street N.W.Washington DC 20005
202-682-4800
Sheetmetal & Air Conditioning Contractors National Association (SMACNA)
www.smacna.org
4221 Lafayette Center Road
Chantilly, VA 22021703-803-2980
Truss Plate Institute (TPI)
www.tpinst.org
583 D'Onofrio Drive, #200
Madison, WI 53719
608-803-5900
Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.(UL)
www.ul.com
333 Pfingsten Road
Northbrook, IL 60062
Window & Door Manufacturers Association (WDMA)
www.nwwda.org
1400 East Touhy Avenue, #470
Des Plaines, IL 60018
800-223-2301
Training
Affordable Comfort Conference
Sponser: Affordable Comfort, Inc.
www.affordablecomfort.org/home1.html
National conferences on applied building science, weatherization, house as system.
Basic Building Science, etc.
Sponser: Advanced Energy
www.advancedenergy.org
How houses work, how they fail, house as system, energy efficiency, healthy homes.
Community College Courses
Sponser: NC Community College System
www.ncccs.cc.nc.us
Courses on building codes, contractors license prep, etc.
CRTC trainings
Sponser: CRTC
www.crtc.org
Work write-ups, estimating, electrical, codes/standards, etc
EEBA Conference
Sponser: Energy and Environmental Builders Assn.
www.eeba.org
National conferences on applied building science, weatherization, house as system
ICF trainings
Sponser: ICF Consulting
www.icfconsulting.com
CD component offers training on HOME, CDBG, LBP, Work write-ups, etc.
JLC Live conferences
Sponser: Journal of Light Construction
www.jlclive.com/
General home construction topics for builders -- many new product displays, demos
NCCDA conferences
Sponser: NC Community Development Association
www.nccda.org
Program administration and project management training sessions
NeighborWorks workshops
Sponser: Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation
www.nw.org
Many community economic develoment topics. Incl. rehab track.
PHRANC conferences
Sponser: Professional Housing Rehab Assn. of NC
www.phranc.org
Affordable training on technical issues for working housing rehab specialists
TDA trainings
Sponser: Training and Development Associates
www.tdainc.org
Training on HOME, CDBG, LBP, Work write-ups, etc.
Books
A Training Manual for Home Inspectors
Alfred A. Alk
American Society of Home Inspectors
932 Lee Street, Suite 101, Des Plaines, IL 60016
(800) 743-2744
Asbestos Handbook for Remodeling
National Association of Home Builders
NAHB Bookstore
Basic Plumbing
N/A
Code Building Officials and Code Admin. Intern'l., Inc.
4051 West Flossmoor Road, Country Club Hills, IL 60477
Builder's Field Guide
Joe Lstiburek
North Carolina Alternative Energy Corporation,
1994PO Box 12699, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
1994
Carbon Monoxide Testing Exposed
James E. Davis
Covington, KY (606) 342-5224
1960
Dampness in Buildings: Diagnosis, Treatment, Instruments
T.A. Oxley & E.G. Gobert
Butterworths, London
1987 Revised, ISBN 0-408-01463
Diagnosing and Repairing House Structure Problems
Edgar S. Seaquist, PH.D., P.E.McGraw- Hill
ISBN 0-07-0560 13-7
Electrical Inspection - A Workbook for Home Inspectors
Douglas Hansen
Inspection Training Associates
1016 South Tremont Street, Oceanside, CA 92054
Electrical Inspection of Existing Dwellings
Douglas Hansen, ITA
1016 South Tremont Street, Oceanside, CA 92054
Fundamentals of Gas Appliance Venting and Ventilation
N/A
American Gas Association
625 Alpha Drive, Pittsburg, PA (412) 963-2000
Handbook of Accepted Roofing Knowledge (HARK)
N/A
National Roofing Contractors Association
One O'Hare Centre, 6250 River Road, Rosemont, IL 60018
(312) 318-6772
Layouts, Foundations, Framing
John E. Ball
Audel & Company, Div. of Howard Sams & Company
4300 W. 62nd Street, Indianapolis, IN 46368
Audel Carpenter's and Builder's Library No. 3
Master Rehab Specifications
Rehab Work Group
The Enterprise Foundation
$20.00
Moisture Control Handbook
Joe Lstiburek
My House is Killing Me
Jeffrey C. May
Johns Hopkins University Press
www.press.jhu.edu
National Electrical Code1
Batterymarch Park, PO Box 9101, Quincy, NA 02269-9101
North Carolina Real Estate Manual
Hetrick, Outlaw, & Sullivan
N.C. Real Estate Commission
(800) 529-9162
$37.75
Reinforced Concrete Masonry Construction Inspector's Handbook
Amrhein and Chrysler
Masonry Institute of America
2550 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90057
3rd Edition 1995
Reinforced Concrete Masonry Construction Inspector's Handbook
Amrhein and Chrysler
International Conference of Building Officials
5360 South Workman Mill Road, Whittier, CA 90601
Residential Foundations; Design, Behavior and Repair
Robert Wade Brown
Van Hostrand Reinhold Company
135 West 50th Street, NY, NY 10020
ISBN 0-442-21302-6
Residential Masonry Fireplace and Chimney Handbook
James E. Amrhein
Masonry Institute of America
2550 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90057
ISBN 0-940116-03-0
Residential Plumbing Inspection
Casey and O'Malley
ITA
1016 South Tremont Street, Oceanside, CA 92054
Single Family Selective Rehabilitation
Robert M. Santucci
The Enterprise Foundation
Structures, Or Why Things Don't Fall Down
J.E. Gordon
Ca Capo Press (Plenum Publishers)
(800) 321-0050
Quality Paperback (QPS)
The Complete Book of Home Inspection
Norman Becker, P.E.McGraw-Hill
ISBN 0-07-004180-6
The Contractor's Field Guide
Paul I. Thomas
Printice Hall
The Water Heater Workbook
Larry and Suzanne Weingarten
Elemental Enterprises
PO Box 928, Monterey, CA 93942
(408) 394-7077
Tips and Testers for Home Inspectors
L. Reavis
Homexam
761 Harmony Orchard Road, Front Royal, VA 22630
(800) 654-4511
Troubleshooting Guide to Residential Construction
JLC editors
Journal of Light Construction
(800) 859-3669
Water Systems Handbook
Water Systems Council
WSC
221 N. LaSalle Street, Chicago, IL 6060
18th Edition
TV and Video
This Old House
Home Again with Bob Villa
NC Pre-Licensing Exam Seminar Video Tape Series
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