Newsletter January, 2010

Tri-Lite Builders Inc Newsletter

Lead-safe Practices

For years, Tri-Lite Builders has followed “Lead Safe
work practices” including providing a pamphlet
entitled “Renovate Right” to homeowners who own a
pre-1978 residence.

Starting April 22, the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency will start enforcing new remodeling
regulations to protect against lead poisoning. Tri-Lite
Builders will become an EPA “Certified Renovation
Firm” by the end of January, to comply with these new
regulations.

If you own a pre-1978 home and plan on any
renovations, repairs or painting projects, you MUST
hire a Certified Renovation firm to do the work.

Please visit the EPA’s Website for more information
about the Renovation, Repair and painting rule by
clicking
here.

Remodelers Advantage, a consulting firm dedicated to
helping remodelers improve their businesses, has
chosen Tri-Lite Builders to represent the organization
at The Pro Expo Feb. 11 at Chase Field. The Pro Expo
is a series of national events for builders, remodelers,
and architects sponsored by Pella. Tri-Lite Co-owner
Linda Minde will be part a dynamic presentation
entitled “Top Remodelers Speak Out: Best Practices
to Strengthen Your Business,” at the event.

At each Pro Expo, Remodelers Advantage shows a
presentation with videotaped footage of its members
explaining the best practices that they feel are
essential for running a profitable company. Minde will
help facilitate the video presentation, answer
attendees’ questions about best management
practices and provide information about Remodelers
Advantage.

For more information about The Pro Expo, please visit
the website www.TheProExpo.c
om.

The Women’s Enterprise Foundation is hosting a FUN
Run, Saturday, Feb. 6. Join Tri-Lite Builders in
supporting WEF by running, walking or rolling in
the “fun & fit” timed 5K to raise money for grants and
scholarships for emerging women business owners
in the greater Phoenix area! Please visit the WEF’s
event home page for more information.

Tri-Lite Builders Co-owner, Linda Minde is a former
WEF board member.

Thanks to all our friends who stopped by to see the Tri-
Lite Builders booth at the Maricopa County Home and
Garden Show this weekend. Also, congratulations to
the winner of our “Carpenter for a Day” contest. Milton
Melo is our lucky winner! Tri-Lite Builders will help
Milton with fix-it projects around his home for one
day in February.

Arizonans can now earn stimulus dollars for replacing
old and inefficient appliances with new Energy Star
appliances!

In December, the U.S. Department of Energy approved
$6.2 million to issue Arizonans rebates ranging from
$75 to $425 for installing new Energy Star clothes
washers, dishwashers and water heaters. Energy
Star appliances are generally 15 to 50 percent more
energy efficient than appliances that are not Energy
Star qualified.

This program is expected to take effect in March 2010.
For more information about the Arizona Rebate
Program please visit: www.azcommerce.com/energy/rebate.htm.