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2006 Michigan Residential Code Books Available Soon
April 29, 2008 – 3:27 pm
The 2006 Michigan Residential Code Books and 2006 Michigan Building Code Books will be available by the end of April. If you would like to order any of the required Michigan Code Books in advance, download the attached form. Instructions are provided on the form.
HBAGTA 2006 Michigan Code Book Order Form
NMC Green Build Cold Climate Presentation
March 14, 2008 – 11:39 am
If you would like to download a copy of the Doug Garrett Green Build Cold Climate Presentation - you can download the file in 2 parts from the Northwestern Michigan College web site.
The file will be available soon on the HBAGTA web site.
New Legislation Affecting Residential Builders and Maintenance and Alteration Contractors
March 11, 2008 – 11:24 am
The HBAGTA General Membership Meeting held on Monday March 10, 2008 included a presentation and panel discussion on the changing license laws for builders and maintenance & alterations contractors in the State of Michigan. Click on the links below to download the information that has been distributed to this point. Any updated [...]
February is Dell Double Discount Month!
January 18, 2008 – 5:13 pm
NAHB members receive a special discount every month from Dell, as well as a team of dedicated representatives who understand the industry's business needs, and can help build a complete solution that's right for each member.
For the month of February, NAHB members - AND STAFF - double their member discount.
Offer valid 2/1 through 2/29/08 [...]
Concrete Encased Electrodes
November 15, 2007 – 4:30 pm
An important change in the 2006 Michigan Electric Code (MEC), which takes effect November 23d, is found in Article 250.50 of the 2005 National Electric Code (NEC®) NFPA 70-2005. The 2002 version of the NEC® stated “Where available on the premises at each building or structure served, electrodes specified … shall be bonded together to [...]
Michigan Electrical Code (MEC) Part 8 Rules in Effect November 23, 2007
November 14, 2007 – 11:53 am
The Michigan Electrical Code (MEC) Part 8 rules goes into effect November 23d. This only covers multifamily and non-residential work. Builders of these projects should be aware of a change in the grounding requirements (2005 NEC-250.50) and the requirement for the bonding of all present grounding electrodes including concrete encased electrodes (CEE) in footers. You [...]