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		<title>Happy New Year!</title>
		<link>http://pbfinishers.com/blog/2011/12/30/happy-year/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 22:53:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lenox Bowman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We would like to thank all of you for your support in 2011 and are looking forward to 2012 as the best year ever! With that I leave you this thought to ponder: Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn&#8217;t do than by the ones you did [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Working with a Designer for Your New Kitchen</title>
		<link>http://pbfinishers.com/blog/2011/12/05/working-designer-kitchen/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 01:40:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lenox Bowman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[All designers work a little differently but this article should give you a general idea of what to expect and how to prepare. Make an appointment Most designers (including P &#38; B Finishers) want to have the initial meeting in your home. This allows the designer to visualize how your ideas fit into your space. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michigan Energy News</title>
		<link>http://pbfinishers.com/blog/2011/11/02/michigan-energy-news/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:06:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lenox Bowman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[RETAP (Retired Engineer Technical Assistance Program), a free and confidential service, is looking for ~75 organizations to receive energy assessments that will help them reduce their facility energy costs. Businesses with 500 or fewer full-time employees, institutions, schools, universities, and nonprofits are eligible, but must own their facility, have annual utility expenses of $15,000 or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weatherization Programs Available</title>
		<link>http://pbfinishers.com/blog/2011/09/15/weatherization-programs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:50:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lenox Bowman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Air Sealing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Doors]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Windows]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[a free gift just for using the service]]></description>
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		<title>The NKBA Uncovers 11 Kitchen &amp; Bath Trends for 2011</title>
		<link>http://pbfinishers.com/blog/2011/02/11/nkba-uncovers-11-kitchen-bath-trends-2011-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 18:58:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lenox Bowman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[HACKETTSTOWN, NJ (February 8, 2011) &#8211; More than 100 designers who are members of the National Kitchen &#38; Bath Association (NKBA), and have designed kitchens or bathrooms during the last three months of 2010, participated in an NKBA survey to reveal design trends in the marketplace for 2011. The results of this survey suggest there [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bathroom Remodeling &#8211; Michigan</title>
		<link>http://pbfinishers.com/blog/2011/02/08/247/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 22:53:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Administrator</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bathroom Remodeling in Michigan has seen a spike in demand in recent months. The community is capitalizing on the rock bottom prices for all renovations, but targeting bathroom remodeling in particular as a low risk renovation with large ending gains for the value of their home. With so much demand for bathroom renovation, Michigan attracts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DOE Awards $76 Million for Energy-Efficient Building Technologies</title>
		<link>http://pbfinishers.com/blog/2010/06/23/doe-awards-76-million-energyefficient-building-technologies/</link>
		<comments>http://pbfinishers.com/blog/2010/06/23/doe-awards-76-million-energyefficient-building-technologies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 13:08:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lenox Bowman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DOE announced on June 17 awards totaling more than $76 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support advanced energy-efficient building technology projects. The research is designed to help make buildings more energy efficient and cost-effective. The Recovery Act funds will also be used to develop training programs for commercial building [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Green Effect</title>
		<link>http://pbfinishers.com/blog/2010/06/12/green/</link>
		<comments>http://pbfinishers.com/blog/2010/06/12/green/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jun 2010 00:20:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lenox Bowman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[...you'll be hard pressed to honestly say it's greener to build new than to remodel.]]></description>
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		<title>DOE Halts Sales of Inefficient Heat Pumps and Air Conditioners</title>
		<link>http://pbfinishers.com/blog/2010/06/09/doe-halts-sales-inefficient-heat-pumps-air-conditioners/</link>
		<comments>http://pbfinishers.com/blog/2010/06/09/doe-halts-sales-inefficient-heat-pumps-air-conditioners/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 08:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lenox Bowman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Home Remodeling]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[DOE has ordered three manufacturers to stop distributing 61 models of heat pumps and one air conditioner model that do not comply with federal energy conservation standards. On June 3, DOE ordered Aspen Manufacturing, Inc.; Summit Manufacturing; and Advanced Distributor Products to halt the distribution of the noncompliant models and to notify all previous buyers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Update Your Home Safely with a Lead Safe Certified Remodeler</title>
		<link>http://pbfinishers.com/blog/2010/05/29/update-home-safely-lead-safe-certified-remodeler/</link>
		<comments>http://pbfinishers.com/blog/2010/05/29/update-home-safely-lead-safe-certified-remodeler/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 May 2010 15:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lenox Bowman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bathroom Remodeling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Doors]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sunrooms]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Windows]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[You’ve made the decision to finally remodel the outdated kitchen and living room of your home.  But if you live in a house built before 1978, a new federal law regulating the removal of lead paint may affect your home remodeling project.   In 1978, the use of lead paint was officially banned from residential construction. Before [...]]]></description>
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