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ADVERTISERS' INDEX Bill Ware ............................................... 37 California Closets .................................... 3 Classic Metal ......................................... 61 Chase Plumbing .................................... 66 Clean Portable Restrooms ..................... 64 Convenient Services .............................. 48 Damianos Photography ........................ 56 Debsan ................................................. 41 Horner .................................................... 2 Hull ......................................................... 7 James Hardie ........................................ 45 Jarvis Appliance .................................... 49 John B. Malone ............................... 38–39 Koopman Lumber ................................. 55 MA Services, Inc. .................................. 62 Mid-Cape ............................................. 47 Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams ..............8–9 National Lumber ................. 44, 67, 68, 70 New England Home Energy Audits, LLC 66 Oasis Specialty Glass ............................. 63 Pella ...................................................... 72 Russ Poulin ........................................... 46 Sawyer | Mason ...................................... 5 Shane Structures ................................... 43 Simonton .............................................. 71 Skillings & Sons, Inc. ............................. 57 SRS Development Corporation ............. 51 Sylcon ................................................... 53 Topaz .................................................... 65 G IVEN THE FACT that ma ny g reen renovations a lso tend to improve energ y ef f iciency a nd lower bills, more a nd more homeow ners a re open to the trend. Here a re t wo popula r projects being requested these days: > I n s t a l l i n g a m e t a l r o o f . S i n c e t hese roofs ret a i n less heat t ha n t hose made with other materia ls, they ca n save homeow ners bet ween 10 a nd 40 percent on their energ y bills, a nd possibly lead to a reduction in their insura nce premiums, according to HomeAdv isor. In addition, met a l roofs l a s t lon ger t h a n m at er i a l s such a s a spha lt, of ten require less repa ir a n d t e n d t o r e c o u p t h e i r v a l u e w h e n ow ners choose to sell. > R e p l a c i n g t h e H VA C . B e f o r e w ork i n g w it h c l i e nt s t o i n s t a l l a n e w H VA C • s y s t e m , e n c o u r a g e t h e m t o s e a r c h for a p r o d u c t w it h t h e E n e r g y S t a r c e r t i f i c a t i on , w h i c h i n d i c a t e s i t is up to 30 percent more ef f icient t ha n sta nda rd products. Offering homeowners ways to save money is good for your business. Once your clients ex perience the ben- ef it s of sa feg ua rd i n g t he env i ron ment (a nd their budgets), it 's likely they w i l l ask you about more green improvements in the f uture. ■ Make It Easy Being Green | Greater Boston Builder+Architect BOSTON.BUILDERARCHITECT.COM

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