Dealers join other construction-related groups in opposing national conservation mandates
Source: PROSALES Information ServicePublication date: June 9, 2009
By Craig Webb
The National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association (NLBMDA) has decided to oppose a key House bill on energy conservation that critics say unnecessarily and unreasonably toughens local building codes.
"NLBMDA has long-supported the use of quality, energy-efficient building products," the association said in a statement e-mailed today to ProSales. "And while the goal of this legislation is admirable, creating a national building energy code based on faulty assumptions with no regard for payback periods coupled with a heavy-handed approach to compliance is not in the best interests of our members or their customers. Read more.
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