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Built Green and the Northwest EcoBuilding Guild have been collaborating since Built Green’s inception almost twenty years ago to transform the built environment toward long-term sustainability. That partnership is only improving with time, from the first 5-star Built Green certified home in Seattle to ongoing work on the Code Innovations Database.

On behalf of this year’s Remodeling Excellence Awards (REX/T-REX) Committee, we invite you to participate in the 2017 REX/T-REX Awards. As always, this celebratory annual event is an opportunity to appreciate your craftsmanship and superior remodeling expertise.

The MBA held its annual Hill Day in Olympia last Wednesday, February 8, providing an opportunity for members to advocate for our top-priority housing issues. Twenty-five members and Government Affairs staff met with over 30 King and Snohomish county-based legislators throughout the day.

Established in 1982, CrystaLite is a Northwest manufacturer of high-quality skylights, roof glazing, sunrooms, and railing systems for residential, commercial, and industrial markets. Based in Everett, Washington, CrystaLite has additional distribution and sales locations in Spokane and Salem, Oregon, and employs 60 total employees.

This week, Shannon talks to Kevin Kartak of AAA KARTAK Glass & Closet about his 28 years as an MBA member.

A home is more than bricks and sticks. Under the law and project documents summarized in this post, a complex bundle of rights and obligations are imposed upon the buyer and builder.

Home-remodeling projects don't begin with hammers and saws. They begin with dreams and ideas. But those dreams and ideas need to be developed into concrete plans. That's where using a design-build remodeler can be a huge advantage.

Juli Bacon, owner of JB Consulting Systems LLC and Bacon Maintenance Services LLC in Woodinville, Wash., was recently sworn in as the 2017 chair of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Professional Women in Building (PWB) Council.