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special Promotional supplement p u b l i s h e d A Division of Today Media, Inc. b y Delaware Home Show special Promotional supplement Green Living is the theme of the 17th Annual Fall Delaware Home Show October 17-18 at the Chase Center on the Riverfront in Wilmington. Presented by the Home Builders Association of Delaware, the show is sponsored by Stover Builders. The show will feature green products, services, styles and ideas. More than 50,000 square feet of exhibits will highlight new products, time- and money-saving services, the hottest styles in home fashions, and fabulous ideas for new-home construction, remodeling and decorating. Ready to buy a new home? Learn about the latest building products, see what’s new and exciting in building materials, mortgages and inspections, and talk to builders. Already in your home? Find out about cabinetry and storage systems, heating and air conditioning systems, cleaning systems, flooring, weatherproofing, decorating, security, kitchens, baths, sunrooms and much more. The Delaware Home Show promises the most comprehensive lineup of seminars featuring green and energy efficiency from the area’s top green experts, with topics like, “How Do You Know You Are Buying Green? Don’t Get Green Washed!”, hosted by JCM Environmental; “Delaware, A Leader in a Clean Energy Economy” hosted by Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control and workshops on “Energy Basics” and “Reducing Energy Waste” hosted by the University of Delaware, plus much more. The Education lineup is presented by Energy Services Group—saving billions of BTU’s since 1981. The Better Business Bureau and Delmarva Power are offering free admission to the first 300 people who bring a bundle of papers to be destroyed at the Shred Event on Saturday. Simply sort through your important papers, then bring up to three boxes or bags of documents to be shredded. Take home the tips and resources you need to help protect your identity. The Shred Event is limited to the first 300 people who enter the show on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Kids may join the Green Living theme by participating in the Green Building Block Competition hosted by the National Association of Women in Construction. Children may register to compete in a competition (Saturday at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. and Sunday at noon and 2 p.m.) to build a green structure out of building blocks and other miscellaneous things. Prizes will be awarded for each competition. Sponsors include Delaware Today magazine, Energy Services Group and the Wilmington Trust Company. Partial show proceeds benefit the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Delaware. The Delaware Home Show runs Saturday, October 17 from 10 a.m. till 6 p.m. and Sunday, October 18 from 11 a.m. till 4 p.m. Admission is $6 for adults. Children 12 and under are free. The show will be held at the Chase Center on the Riverfront in Wilmington. For more information and to download a buy one-get one free coupon, visit www.delawarehomeshow.com. Sponsored by 17th Annual Fall Delaware Home Show October 17-18 Chase Center on the Riverfront Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission: $6 adults free for 12 and under Directions I-95 to Exit 6. Follow the signs to the Riverfront. The Chase Center is next to Frawley Stadium and Riverfront Outlets. Free on-site parking. Presented by The Home Builders Association of Delaware. For additional information, visit us on the web at www.delawarehomeshow.com or call (302) 678-1520. October 2009 www.DelawareToday.com H3 Delaware Home Show special Promotional supplement Home Show Seminars and Workshops EXHIBITORS Company & Booth Location 2 Days Bath 183 & 184 Advance Solar 100 & 101 Advance Window & Siding 150, 303-306 Aerus Electrolux 325 & 326 Alpha Building Inspectors 104 American Cabinet Refinishing 155 Ameriprise Financial Inc. Table 11 Appleby Systems, Inc. 107 Atlantic Sun Control 330 Banning Hardscapes 321 Barbara L. Haverfield Landscape Designer Table 2 Basement Waterproofing Nationwide, Inc. 327 Bath Fitter 143 & 144 Better Business Bureau of Delaware 161 Betterliving Sunrooms 152 Beyond Gutters, Inc. 214 Big Brothers/Big Sisters TBD Blue Haven Pools 331 & 332 Brinks Home Security 160 Building A Brighter Future, LLC 114 Capozzi Windows and Doors 121 Chesapeake Utilities Corporation Table 15 Concrete Technology Resurfacing & Design 151 Culligan 122 Cutco Cutlery 229 Delaware Chiropractic Table 4 Delaware Division of Public Health - Healthy Home 314 Delaware Division of Public Health, Lead Prevention 313 Delaware Spray Foam 193 Delaware Today Magazine 137 Delmarva Roofing & Coating, Inc. 192 Discovery Toys Table 7 & 8 Dry Zone LLC 228 Dryer Vent Wizard Table 16 Eastern Home Improvements Inc. 231 & 232 Econo Kitchens 224 Element 316 Elisio Builders 140 & 141 Energy Services Group 320 EverClear 148 Five Star Home Foods 227 Flame-Tech 119 & 120 Flow Rite 142 Forrest Heating and Cooling 131 & 132 Fusion Health 149 G Fedale Roofing & Siding Contractors 172 GB Home Improvement & Remodeling Table 10 Got Grout 173 Green Building Block Competition-National Association of Women in Construction TBD Green Building Council/HBADE 117 Saturday, October 17 11 a.m. “Delaware: An Energy Leader in a Clean Energy Economy.” Collin O’Mara, Secretary of the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control updates us on the Governor’s plan for clean and sustainable energy in Delaware. noon “The Whole House as an Energy Efficient System.” Bill Day of William G. Day Company explains how heating and air conditioning systems interact with the building and duct system to create the “Total Comfort and Efficiency” of your home. 1 p.m. “Update on Stimulus Package: What It Means to Delaware.” Expert Ralph Nigro of Applied Energy Group explains what the stimulus package will mean to the everyday Delawarean. 2 p.m. “Going Green? We’ll Lead the Way.” Alpha Engineering/Alpha Building Inspections will teach you how to green up for the sale of your home and the merits of energy audits. 3 p.m. Workshop I: Energy Basics. Authori- ties from the University of Delaware explain the nuts and bolts of energy. 4 p.m. Workshop II: Reducing Energy Waste. The University of Delaware’s energy minds offer a few tips on how to reduce energy waste. Sunday, October 18 noon “How Do You Know You Are Buying Green? Don’t Get Greenwashed!” Environmental and green expert Jim McCulley tells you how to buy green. 1 p.m. “Update on Stimulus Package: What It Means to Delaware.” Expert Ralph Nigro of Applied Energy Group explains what the stimulus package will mean to the everyday Delawarean. Guardian Protection 103 Gutter Helmet Systems 171 Homecraft, Inc. 124 & 125 House Doctors Handyman Services 163 Install America 204 JC Penney 319 Kitchen Craft by Americraft 202 & 203 Kitchens, Baths, Blinds, Floors and More 315 Laurel Gardens 231 Lenape Builders, Inc. Table 1 Mary Kay Cosmetics Table 9 Masland Real Estate & Financial Advisors 110 Mid-Atlantic Waterproofing 153 Mr. Sandless Delmarva 329 & Outside New Castle County Dept. of Land Use Table 14 Nu-View Services 225 & 226 Owens Corning Basements-Taylor Made Construction 328 P.J. Fitzpatrick, Inc.181 & 182 Patio Enclosures, Inc. 167 & 168 Philladelphia House & Home Magazine TBD Power Windows & Siding 135 & 136 Pump It Up of Newport Table 17 Quality Stone Veneer 108 Recycling Angels 102 Remodelor’s Council/HBADE 116 Richard’s Paving Inc. 102 Rose’s Rocks Table 3 S.E. Doyle General Contractor 123 Sales & Marketing Council/HBADE 115 Select Sunrooms 232 & 233 Shower Transformations, LLC 129 & 130 Shred Event: Sponsored by the Better Business Bureau and Delmarva Power Main Entrance Sprint/Intouch Wireless 138 Steelway Cellar Doors 112 Stover Builders, Inc. 311 & 312 Suntricity Power 309 & 310 Terminix Tables 12 & 13 The Furniture Mender Table 6 The Gutter Guys 156 The Gutter Shutter Co. 164 The Home Depot 307 & 308 Timber Tech 111 Top Notch Kitchen & Bath 128 Troy Granite 301 & 302 Tupperware-Go’n Grow Sales Table 5 Upgrade Home Improvement 317, 318, 323 & 324 Vacation Village Resorts 139 Verizon 109 Wegman Brothers 126 & 127 Western Pest Services133 William G. Day Company 118 Windowman 215 & 216 Wood Pile - Delaware Architectural Association TBD Yale Lighting Concepts & Design 322 MORE EXHIBITORS ADDED DAILY Exhibitors defined in green will feature green or energy efficient products and services at the show. 2 p.m. “Going Green? We’ll Lead the Way.” Alpha Engineering/Alpha Building Inspections will teach you how to green up for the sale of your home and the merits of energy audits. H4 p u b l i s h e d b y All contents of this issue are copyrighted 2009 by DELAWARE TODAY, a division of Today Media, Inc. All rights reserved. DELAWARE TODAY (ISSN: 1086-8380; USPS: 870-920) is published monthly, with two additional issues, Ultimate Guide to Delaware (May) and Health & Fitness (October), by Today Media, Inc., 3301 Lancaster Pike, Suite 5C, Wilmington, DE 19805. A Division of Today Media, Inc. www.DelawareToday.com October 2009 special Promotional supplement Delaware Home Show October 2009 www.DelawareToday.com H5 Delaware Home Show special Promotional supplement Protect Your Identity Attend the Shred Event—and Get Into the Show for Free Welcome to the Show meet the HBA It is with great pleasure that the Home Builders Association of Delaware presents the 17th Annual Fall Delaware Home Show. The Home Builders Association of Delaware has been an integral part of the growth and economic development of the State of Delaware since 1947. We are a not-for-profit association of home builders and other businesses directly related to Delaware’s home building industry, which contributes about $750 million to Delaware’s economy each year and employs about 20,000 Delawareans. Please visit our website at www.hbade.org to learn more about our programs and services. Our effort has The Better Business Bureau of Delaware and Delmarva Power are offering free admission to the first 300 people on Saturday who bring a bundle of papers to be destroyed at the Shred Event on Saturday. Consumers and small businesses are encouraged to attend the event and take a key step in identity protection by shredding and properly disposing of their sensitive documents. Simply sort through your important papers, then bring up to three boxes or bags of documents to be shredded—and take home the tips and resources you need to help protect your identity. The folks from the Better Business Bureau will help you shred your files on the spot and will give you complemintary admission to the Delaware Home Show. The Shred Event is limited to the first 300 people who attend the Home Show on Saturday between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. been to make this web site of maximum usefulness to you, whether you are an individual who is considering the purchase of a home from one of our members, the remodeling of your existing home, or as the representative of a business related to the home building industry in Delaware who may wish to apply for Home Builders Association of Delaware membership. May the members of Home Builders Association of Delaware have the privilege of meeting your housing needs in the immediate future? Sincerely, Steven W. 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Aerating—breaking up the soil surface by poking holes into the ground—reduces thatch, loosens compacted soils, and paves the way for water and nutrients to reach the roots of your grass. There are many tools you can use to aerate your lawn, including self-propelled units, lawn mower attachments, and hand- or foot-powered plugging tools that can be rented or bought at your hardware or home supply store. Trim your trees and remove dead branches High winds or heavy snows can cause weak trees or branches to break and cause damage to property and person. Look for large dead branches PLEASE APPROVE in trees, cavities or rotten wood along trunks or ASAP/TODAY major branches, mushrooms at the base of trees, cracks or splits in trunks, and leaves that premaOR REPLY TO E-MAIL turely develop unusual color or size. IMPORTANT act Info: unt Executive: Lisa Date: OCTOBER 2009 FAX TO 302-656-8420 zine: DELWARE TODAY Date Friday, October 16th thru Saturday, October 24th Prepare for Winter: Do Outdoor Maintenance Now Who PLEASE READ THIS! If we do not receive a response within 48 hours of date on proof, we will run the ad as shown. Today Media, Inc. cannot be held responsible Home Tasks for any mistakes, and advertiser will be responsible for payment in Exterior full of this ad. Maintain gutters Remove all debris from your gutters so water can drain. This minimizes sion 1* standing water and slows the freeze-thaw expan1001 N. UNioN street sion 2 (+$25) sion process that occurs in cold weather. Clogged I have read the above and wilmiNgtoN, de 19805 approve this ad for print: ______________________________________________________________________ gutters can damage landscaping, lawn and shrubAuthorized Approval Signature nt revisions will be billed $25 per (302) 655-1533 bery, walls, foundations, basement and crawl sion after the first (no charge) revision. spaces. Consider installing gutter guards, which www.langcarpet.com will prevent debris from entering. sale Hours: Inspect your roof To help prevent expensive monday-Friday 8am-5pm emergency repairs, look for damaged or loose saturday (both) 8am-2pm shingles, gaps in the flashing where the roofing and siding meet vents and flues, and loose or damaged mortar around the chimney. If you see any signs of damage, call a professional. Inspect your home’s exterior walls To prevent leaks or drafts, look for possible weatherAn Independently Owned And related damage, like cracks and loose or crumOperated Franchise bling mortar. Wood trim and siding can suffer Never Edge Your from deteriorating paint or become loose. Windowsills may be cracked, split or decayed. Flower Beds Again! Taking the time to tackle these chores now will save you the even larger hassle of repair once winter has come and gone. For more home • Custom Designed & Continuous Edging maintenance tips, contact your local Home • Variety of Colors & Styles Builders Association at www.hbade.org or visit • Prevent Unwanted Grass & Weeds the National Association of Home Builders on833 S. DuPont Blvd • Milford • 302-531-5323 • www.BorderMagic.com line at www.nahb.org/forconsumers. 9/9/09 roof marissa Ad may appear smaller than actual size and is not indicative of color. Design is property of Today Media, Inc. and is not to be duplicated or reproduced prior to newsstand sale. Liability: All advertisements and supporting image files are accepted and published by the Publisher upon representation that the agency and advertiser are authorized to publish the entire contents and subject matter thereof. The agency and advertiser assume liability for any and all claims arising therefrom against the Publisher. We ’ v e G o t The Edge! H10 www.DelawareToday.com October 2009 ions will be billed $25 per Delaware Show er the first (no charge)Home revision. I have read the above and approve this ad for print: ______________________________________________________________________ Authorized Approval Signature special Promotional supplement Add Green to Your Home—and Your Pocketbook—by Remodeling It’s nearly impossible these days to open the newspaper and not see a story about the rapid growth of green building, where new homes are built with materials that conserve energy and environmental resources. A recent survey of home builders by the National Association of Home Builders and McGraw Hill Construction found that by 2010 one of every 10 homes built will be “green.” Owners of green homes said in another survey that they were happier 85 percent of the time with their new green home than with their previous, more traditionally built ones, due in part to the lower operating and maintenance costs that come with energyand resource-efficient homes. But for the 120 million existing homes in the United States, remodeling is the only way home owners can incorporate green. NAHB Remodelers offers the following suggestions to home owners who want to increase their home’s efficiency, decrease costs and take advantage of the other benefits that green offers. Taking Roofing to New Heights! 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Energy Star windows can help control this effect. These windows may have two or more panes of glass, warm-edge spacers between the panes, improved framing materials, and microscopically thin metal or metallic oxide layers deposited on windows to reduce radiative heat flow. Seal all exterior penetrations in the area being remodeled You can reduce cold air drafts and heat loss by inspecting your home from the inside and outside, then plugging cracks or open- Delaware Home Show special Promotional supplement ings. Be sure to check the areas where window frames meet the structure or siding of the house. Use caulking to seal all small cracks on non-moving surfaces and weatherstripping on windows, doors and other movable parts of the home. 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Purchase the highest efficiency HVAC system you can afford Over a 10-year period, the average home owner spends more than $10,000 for heating and cooling. Installing high efficiency Energy Star HVAC equipment can reduce utility costs on average by 10 percent to 30 percent over minimum efficiency equipment. It also can improve home comfort with more heating and cooling and a quieter operation, and often features higher quality components that result in longer equipment life. For more information on green remodeling, visit www.nahb.org/remodel or www. hbade.org. To subscribe to NAHB’s free consumer e-newsletter on all things home, visit www.nahb.org/housekeys. 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The New Home Buyer Tax Credit is Bigger and Better From The $230’s OR REPLY TO E-MAIL FAX TO 302-656-8420 DELAWARE TODAY Date Delaware’s Ultra-Low taxes Felton, DE Who PLEASE READ THIS! If we do not receive a response within 48 hours date on 17, President Obama signed OnofFebruary proof, we will run the ad as shown. Today Media, Inc. cannot be held responsible thefullAmerican for any mistakes, and advertiser will be responsible for payment in of this ad. Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 into law. The legislation created a 8/17/09 Marissa home-buyer tax credit that is bigger and better 1* 8/18/09 client than the credit implemented in July 2008. The 2 (+$25) website www.FederalHousingTaxCredit.com I have read the above and approve this ad for print: ______________________________________________________________________ explains in detail the provisions of the new tax Authorized Approval Signature visions will be billed $25 per credit. In a nutshell, it: fter the first (no charge) revision. • Provides a tax credit equal to 10 percent of the sale price of the home, up to an $8,000 Call Kathy Engel At 302-335-5804 maximum. It’s a true tax credit. It does not Prices subject to change without notice and subject to prior sale.See Sales Professional for details. BROKERS WELCOME. need to be repaid, unless the home owner sells the home within three years of the purchase. • Can only be used with the purchase of a home that will be the buyer’s principal residence. It cannot be claimed for purchase of a HOV-9056 4.625x4.875_4c.indd 1 8/24/09 12:49:39 PMvacation home or rental property. • Available to first-time home buyers only. A first-time home buyer is defined as someone CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE who has not owned a principal residence for 1969-2009 three years or more. • Applies to homes purchased by qualified buyers between January 1 and November 30, 2009. The purchase date is the date when closJockey Hollow ing occurs and the title transfers. “This new tax credit provides an unprecedented opportunity for people looking to buy their first home,” says Jennifer Casey, executive director of the Home Builders Association of Delaware. “Not only will they receive an $8,000 tax credit, they also will be taking advantage of record-low interest rates, a large selection of homes and competitive home prices.” House hunters will find that many builders have inventory that is move-in ready, and may re offer upgrades or other incentives. Also, owners •1/2 Ac es it s e of existing homes who are looking to trade up Hom 253,000 Clayton, Delaware at $ g n n or move are ready to bargain. And homeownere ti p r •Sta ase Now O Beautiful new homes in the countryside of h P ship remains a solid investment. Casey warns y w r •Ne Delive Clayton. Innovative floor plans and abundant that this opportunity won’t be around forever. •Quick ilable amenities. 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