Resource Library
MSDS Sheets - Many of the products we sell have material safety data sheets (MSDS). There are too many for us to link here but we can provide you with links, listed below, to help you locate the sheets you need.
www.msds.com
www.msdsonline.com
Tax Credits:
- The Quaker Windows Tax Credit information
- Andersen Windows Tax Credit Information link http://www.andersenwindows.com/servlet/Satellite/AW/Page/awGeneral-3/1237999303524
- Owens Corning Tax Credit information Link http://insulation.owenscorning.com/homeowners/taxcredit/index.aspx?utm_id=36002
Government Programs:
http://www.federalhousingtaxcredit.com/key_info.php
http://www.federalhousingtaxcredit.com/resources.html
https://www.vectrenenergy.com/selectState.do
Small Entity Compliance Guide to Renovate Right -
A handbook for contractors, property managers and maintenance personnel working in homes, child care facilities and schools built before 1978. (more)
-From the US Environmental Protection Agency Office of Pullution Prevention & Toxics
Five Things Most Contractors Don't Know About the New Lead Paint Laws -
Based on construction lawyer D.S. Berenson's hundreds of discussions with home improvement contractors concerned about lead-paint laws, these five questions are most common: (more)
-By D.S. Berenson
Lead Based Training Courses:
- Lead-Based Paint Certification Training , Bloomington, IN ~ August 25th, 2010. (PDF from the MCBA)
- ILBSA Online Training (pdf)
EPA's Lead Safe Practices - Contractors who perform renovation, repairs, and painting jobs in pre-1978 housing and child-occupied facilities must, before beginning work, provide owners, tenants,
and child-care facilities with a copy of EPA’s lead hazard information pamphlet:
Renovate Right: Important Lead Hazard Information for Families, Child Care
Providers, and Schools.
Contractors must document compliance with this requirement.
After April 22, 2010, federal law will require you to be certified and to use leadsafe
work practices. To become certified, renovation contractors must submit an
application for firm certification and fee payment to EPA. EPA will begin processing
applications on October 22, 2009. The Agency has up to 90 days after receiving a
complete request for certification to approve or disapprove the application. [more]
-Provided by PPG
Wolmanized® Residential Outdoor® wood is protected by copper
azole preservative. For several years, this has involved a formulation denoted Copper Azole
type B (CA-B). This preservative is currently transitioning to a type C with reduced copper content.
Because of species differences, western species are being treated, or will be treated, with an amine
version, CA-C, while, for eastern woods, the micronized copper version (abbreviated μCA-C) will
generally be used. Micronization refers to the use of small copper particles instead of dissolved copper;
this imparts slightly different properties which affect retention, color, and corrosivity.
The timing of the transition depends on the speed of standards acceptance, local markets, and
plant modifications.[more]
-From the Wolmanized® Residential Outdoor® wood Product Guide
Do It Best - How To Encyclopedia - Do you have a dripping faucet, peeling paint or maybe bugs in your lawn or garden? Or perhaps you need some ideas to decorate or beautify you home. The Do it Best How to Encyclopedia is a great resource to help you with all of your projects.