Architectural Stone Concepts http://gotstoneusa.com Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:06:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Mesh Screen Thwarts Bugs and Burglars http://gotstoneusa.com/archives/mesh-screen-thwarts-bugs-and-burglars/ http://gotstoneusa.com/archives/mesh-screen-thwarts-bugs-and-burglars/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:06:47 +0000 Architectural Stone Concepts http://gotstoneusa.com/?p=1197 Watch BUILDER’s products editor take a baseball bat to the impenetrable new product.

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]]> http://gotstoneusa.com/archives/builder-confidence-gains-on-hope-for-near-future/feed/ 0 SAVE Act Would Make Efficient Homes More Affordable http://gotstoneusa.com/archives/save-act-would-make-efficient-homes-more-affordable/ http://gotstoneusa.com/archives/save-act-would-make-efficient-homes-more-affordable/#comments Mon, 24 Oct 2011 22:16:26 +0000 Architectural Stone Concepts http://gotstoneusa.com/?p=1164 The bipartisan-sponsored bill would require federal mortgage lenders to factor in energy efficiency

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]]> http://gotstoneusa.com/archives/save-act-would-make-efficient-homes-more-affordable/feed/ 0 Solar Decathlon Launches at West Potomac Park http://gotstoneusa.com/archives/solar-decathlon-launches-at-west-potomac-park/ http://gotstoneusa.com/archives/solar-decathlon-launches-at-west-potomac-park/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 23:53:00 +0000 Architectural Stone Concepts http://gotstoneusa.com/?p=1125 The biennial green-building challenge from the U.S. Department of Energy runs through Oct. 2

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]]> http://gotstoneusa.com/archives/solar-decathlon-launches-at-west-potomac-park/feed/ 0 Existing-Home Sales Surge as Investors Bargain Hunt http://gotstoneusa.com/archives/existing-home-sales-surge-as-investors-bargain-hunt/ http://gotstoneusa.com/archives/existing-home-sales-surge-as-investors-bargain-hunt/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 20:05:16 +0000 Architectural Stone Concepts http://gotstoneusa.com/?p=1122 Investor purchases jumped in August, driving sales numbers up and prices down.

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]]> http://gotstoneusa.com/archives/existing-home-sales-surge-as-investors-bargain-hunt/feed/ 0 10 Products That Put a Fresh Face on Traditional Style http://gotstoneusa.com/archives/10-products-that-put-a-fresh-face-on-traditional-style/ http://gotstoneusa.com/archives/10-products-that-put-a-fresh-face-on-traditional-style/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 21:03:29 +0000 Architectural Stone Concepts http://gotstoneusa.com/?p=1117 While true to classical roots, “new traditional” design exchanges fussy details for fresh, clean lines

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]]> http://gotstoneusa.com/archives/10-products-that-put-a-fresh-face-on-traditional-style/feed/ 0 Small-business leader: Arizona needs law giving state contract preference to local firms http://gotstoneusa.com/archives/small-business-leader-arizona-needs-law-giving-state-contract-preference-to-local-firms/ http://gotstoneusa.com/archives/small-business-leader-arizona-needs-law-giving-state-contract-preference-to-local-firms/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:57:26 +0000 Architectural Stone Concepts http://gotstoneusa.com/?p=1113 PHOENIX – Dollars spent with local businesses have a far greater impact on Arizona’s economy, tax revenues and jobs, and that applies even when state government puts out contracts for bid, the head of a small-business group said Friday.

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