Masonry Magazine September 1978 Page. 20
Heating/Cooling Equipment Important
In Energy-Saving Building Design
The hottest item in the home building market today is the energy-efficient house. But builders who concentrate on making the building envelope efficient are missing an important marketing tool that can help sell their homes.
The missing ingredient is efficient heating and cooling equipment, according to a leading Washington contractor. "If a builder emphasizes the envelope, he can kill his energy story by installing an inefficient heating-cooling system," says Barney Menditch, president of General Heating Engineering Co., Washington, D.C. "In today's market, the builder must convince the owner he can afford the house. If the builder can show the owner how he can get the cost of utilities down with a more efficient air conditioner or heat pump, then he has created a strong sales message." Given a choice, Menditch asserts, homeowners will opt for more efficient equipment, even if it means spending extra money. Based on the company's success with energy-efficient equipment in its retail sales operation, General Heating is now working out plans to offer optional high-EER equipment through builders in the area.
To help builders determine the best option in energy-efficient equipment, the company offers a computer service that estimates operating costs, the energy savings compared to other fuels, and the payoff time for the savings to balance the cost of the unit. The company's computer terminal will also be used to compare the energy and cost savings that can be obtained from equipment with a higher energy efficiency rating.
Wasco
copper fabric
flashing
... now stronger,
more moisture
resistant.
Wasco is now using textured, asphalt impregnated, glass fabric to protect and support the full copper sheet that provides the total vapor barrier. This improvement makes Wasco Copper Fabric flashing far stronger and more resistant to the elements than ordinary flashings made with cotton fabric.
Wasco continues a 43 year history of providing a complete line of the best thru-wall and spandrel flashings. Over three quarters of all specifications for thru-wall flashings call for a Wasco product and it's so easy for you to provide them. They are stocked in almost a hundred cities across the nation and Wasco backs up their distributors with a sure-fire 24 hour shipping policy and full technical assistance. Always use the best and be sure. For the name and address of your nearest distributor write:
WASCO PRODUCTS, INC.
P.O. BOX 351/SANFORD, MAINE 04073
"Brick In Architecture"
A sequel to the BIA publication entitled Details From Brick In Architecture, in which six of the most challenging details from recent issues of Brick In Architecture magazine are portrayed, has been produced by the Brick Institute of America.
The details are supported by descriptive text and four-color pictures of the finished projects, as they appeared in the original Brick In Architecture issues. Single copies of the new work are $1.50 each; orders of 100 or more are $1.00 each. Contact: BIA, 1750 Old Meadow Rd., McLean, Va. 22101.
Koehring Earnings Up
Citing continued strong demand for its excavators, compaction equipment and hydraulic components, Koehring Co. has reported a 17% gain in net earnings for its second fiscal quarter, compared with the like quarter a year ago.
Net earnings for the Milwaukee-based heavy equipment manufacturer were $3,540,000 on shipments of $114,288,000 for the second fiscal quarter ended May 31, 1978. This compared with net earnings of $3,030,000 on shipments of $98,326,000 for the comparable 1977 period.
NBS Hosts Conference
The progress and direction of efforts to develop building code provisions that address the growing trend toward rehabilitation of structures will be discussed October 30 at a conference slated at the National Bureau of Standards headquarters in Gaithersburg, Md.