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Guy Cozzi Published on 29 August 2011 Parent Category: Nemmar Real Estate Training Category: Energy Saving Home Improvements from A to Z eBook

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2006 - I have noticed thatthe issue of oil dependency continues to resurface. People try to make it sound like a new issue, but its the same old story, just updated tobe faithful to the times. I guess the first wave of conservation hysteria occurred during the early 1970s when OPEC first limited oil production. Politicians first proclaimed that we need to limit our reliance on oil. The only realistic alternative at that time came in the form of cars that got high miles per gallons. Remember that only Japanese automobiles provided high mpg potential in the 1970s. The Honda Civic, a car that attracted relatively little popular attention before the oil crisis, became the Car of Choice. You might recall that dealers ran out of these cars. People seemingly gladly paid hundreds of dollars over the stickerprice. Do you remember “odd/even” gas rationing. Gas retailers routinely ran out of gasoline to sell. And we were all warned about the need to become less oil dependant. Then the problem was over. While Civics remained popular, their national importance reverted somewhat. If I recall, people began to purchase Honda Accords—which are Civic similar, but a little larger. Fora while, the Accord became an American best seller. Read this Nemmar Real Estate Training article at Energy Efficiency

How to find a Qualified Lead Professional

Hiring a Lead Professional - The purpose of this section is to help you find a lead professional who can test your home for lead-based paint and tell you whether the paint poses a hazard to you or your family. It also will provide you with some background on the qualifications to look for in a lead professional.

Over 80% of all housing in the U.S. built before 1978 contains some lead-based paint on the interior or exterior. If managed properly, lead-based paint that is in good condition is usually not a hazard. If allowed to deteriorate, however, lead from the paint or lead dust can create serious health hazards. Similarly, without proper precautions, renovations of surfaces with lead-based paint release lead dust.

If you are buying a home or renting an apartment built before 1978 you should receive a pamphlet containing general information on lead-based paint hazards. This information is being made available under a new Federal program that started in 1996. The goals of this program are to help you reduce the hazards of lead-based paint in your home and to prevent small children from being poisoned by lead from paint. If you want to find out if your house contains lead-based paint or a lead hazard, you may want to hire someone to inspect your home for lead paint and to evaluate the paint for any hazards.

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