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ASPHALT, PAVING & ROADSBKC Contracting, LLC...........................19Columbia Asphalt ....................................7Gibson & Son Road Building, Inc..........10

BUILDING MATERIALS & HARDWARE

Alpine Glass Company..........................18Bator Lumber...........................................9Cle Elum Hardware & Rental ................11Country Classic, LLC ............................17Harper Lumber Company......................12Marson and Marson Lumber, Inc ............2Peak Construction Services, LLC..........18Somerset Glass & Mirror.......................24

BUILDERS & CONTRACTORSBKC Contracting, LLC...........................19C.F. Arends & Company ........................10Country Classic, LLC ............................17D.T.R. Construction, Inc...........................6McClure Construction............................21Merle, Inc...............................................23MF Williams Construction Co., Inc ..........7Nine Pine Developments .......................16Peak Construction Services, LLC..........18

BULK FUEL SUPPLIERSA-1 Petroleum & Propane .....................21

CABINETRYCountry Classic, LLC ............................17Mike Eger Custom Cabinetry ................23

CLEANINGClearView Window Cleaning ...................9MM Wood Restoration & Protection ........9

CONCRETE, ROCK & GRAVELBKC Contracting, LLC...........................19Central Nursery, Inc...............................18C.F. Arends & Company ........................10Columbia Asphalt ....................................7Gibson & Son Road Building, Inc..........10Ronald Sand & Gravel, Inc....................10

DECKS & PORCHESBator Lumber...........................................9C.F. Arends & Company ........................10Country Classic, LLC ............................17

DESIGN AND CONSULTINGAll Around Underground, Inc.................12Alpine Design & Inspection, Inc ..............9Central Nursery, Inc...............................18Country Classic, LLC ............................17Energy Detective Agency ......................18Heritage Professional Landscaping.......13McClure Construction............................21Merle, Inc...............................................23MF Williams Construction Co., Inc ..........7Montgomery Building Design LLC...........7Mountain Elegance Home Furnishing ...21New View Blinds & Draperies................13Nine Pine Developments .......................16Peak Construction Services, LLC..........18Stone River Engineering Co..................12

DOORS, WINDOWS & MILLWORK

Alpine Glass Company..........................18Bator Lumber...........................................9Cascade Door & Remodel ....................18Gilman Glass & Window Installation .....13Harper Lumber Company......................12Marson and Marson Lumber, Inc. ...........2Somerset Glass & Mirror.......................24TouchQuotes Door/Millwork Software ...12

ELECTRICALCabin Creek Electric .............................16Cle Elum Hardware & Rental ................11Harper Lumber Company......................12

EQUIPMENT SALES & RENTALSA-1 Petroleum & Propane .....................21Cle Elum Hardware & Rental ................11Harper Lumber Company......................12Swiftwater Tractors, LLC........................19

EXCAVATINGBKC Contracting, LLC...........................19C.F. Arends & Company ........................10Columbia Asphalt ....................................7Vezzoni Logging ....................................16

FURNITUREMountain Elegance Home Furnishing ...21

INSPECTIONEnergy Detective Agency ......................18

INTERIOR DESIGN,BLINDS & DRAPERIES

Country Classic, LLC ............................17Mountain Elegance Home Furnishing ...21New View Blinds & Draperies................13

KITCHEN & BATHAlpine Glass Company..........................18Country Classic, LLC ............................17D.T.R. Construction, Inc...........................6Gilman Glass & Window Installation .....13Merle, Inc...............................................23Mike Eger Custom Cabinetry ................23Mountain Elegance Home Furnishing ...21New View Blinds & Draperies................13

LANDSCAPE & NURSERYBKC Contracting, LLC...........................19Carlson Land Care ................................24Central Nursery, Inc...............................18Harper Lumber Company......................12Heritage Professional Landscaping.......13Valley Turf ..............................................16

LIVESTOCK & HAYRinehart Ranch .....................................16

MASONRY & STONEWORKBKC Contracting, LLC...........................19Heritage Professional Landscaping.......13Stahl’s Masonry, Inc ..............................18

PAINTING & PAINT SUPPLYCle Elum Hardware & Rental ................11Dick Miller & Son Painting, Inc ..............18

PLUMBINGCle Elum Hardware & Rental ................11Grant Mechanical Incorporated.............23Harper Lumber Company......................12

PRINTING, ADVERTISING,NEWS & OFFICE SUPPLIES

Northern Kittitas County Tribune ...........25Tribune Office Supply & Printing ...........19

REAL ESTATELarry Scholl – John L. Scott Real Estate....27

REMODELINGAlpine Glass Company..........................18Cabin Creek Electric .............................16Cascade Door & Remodel ....................18Country Classic, LLC ............................17D.T.R. Construction, Inc...........................6Gilman Glass & Window Installation .....13Grant Mechanical Incorporated.............23Merle, Inc...............................................23MF Williams Construction Co., Inc ..........7Mike Eger Custom Cabinetry ................23Nine Pine Developments .......................16Somerset Glass & Mirror.......................24

RESTAURANT / BARPastime Tavern ......................................12

SECURITY SYSTEMSAlarm Ace..............................................18

SEPTICAll Around Underground, Inc. ................12BKC Contracting, LLC...........................19C.F. Arends & Company ........................10Grant Mechanical Incorporated.............23

SIDING, ROOFING & GUTTERSBator Lumber...........................................9Harper Lumber Company......................12Peak Construction Services, LLC..........18Wine Valley Siding Supply, Inc. ...............5

SNOW REMOVALGrant Mechanical Incorporated.............23Vezzoni Logging ....................................16

STEEL & POLE BUILDINGSC.F. Arends & Company ........................10

SURVEYING & ENGINEERINGAlpine Design & Inspection, Inc ..............9Stone River Engineering Co..................12

TIMBER & LAND CLEARINGColumbia Asphalt ....................................7Gibson & Son Road Building, Inc..........10Loggin’ Larrin.........................................10Vezzoni Logging ....................................16

TOURSWild Horse Wind & Solar Facility.............6

TRUCKINGGibson & Son Road Building, Inc..........10Loggin’ Larrin.........................................10Vezzoni Logging ....................................16

TRUSS & BEAMMarson and Marson Lumber, Inc ............2Wine Valley Siding Supply, Inc ................5

UTILITIESAll Around Underground, Inc.................12Grant Mechanical Incorporated.............23Puget Sound Energy ...............................6

VEHICLESAlpine Glass Company..........................18Bud Clary Toyota of Yakima...................28

WOOD RESTORATIONCountry Classic, LLC ............................17Dick Miller & Son Painting, Inc ..............18MM Wood Restoration & Protection ........9

UPPER KITTITAS COUNTY BUILDERS’ GUIDE 2011 3

2011 directory of services

Did you miss out on ADVERTISING in this year’s Builders’ Guide?

Contact us by March 1st for the 2012 edition

phone 509-674-2511 or e-mail: [email protected]

2011 Upper Kittitas Co.BUILDERS’

PLANNING GUIDEPUBLISHERS

Jana Stoner • Terry Hamberg

ADVERTISINGDeanna Plesha • Kelsey Amara

CONTENTLyn Derrick • Jim Fossett

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County land-based building permitsfor a variety of small and large-scaleprojects are available at KittitasCounty Community DevelopmentServices in Ellensburg. In the UpperCounty, municipal governments inRoslyn and Cle Elum routinely dis-patch permits.

• PERMIT CENTERS •Kittitas County Community Development Services

411 N. Ruby Street, Suite 2Ellensburg, WA 98926Phone (509) 962-7506 • FAX 962-7682Email: [email protected]

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City of Roslyn110 Pennsylvania Ave., Roslyn, WA 98941Phone (509) 649-3105

Town of South Cle Elum523 Lincoln Ave., South Cle Elum, WA 98943Phone (509) 674-4322

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Most of the time there is a kind of‘mass consciousness’ about popularremodels, designs, surfaces, colors, etc.Those times when everyone wantsbrowns and natural colors, or southwest-ern pastels.

But if you’d like to improve thechance of recouping remodeling dollarswhen it’s time to sell, it’s a good idea tolook into trends and do a little researchon the common ‘wants’ voiced by home-buyers in your area.

Local real estate agents are a goodresource as they’re out looking withprospective buyers and have a good han-dle on what people want.

Additionally, a recent National Asso-ciation of the Remodeling Industry(nari.org) poll of contractors and devel-opers identified projects at the top ofhomeowners’ 2011 to-do list.

Among those, bathroom remodelscame out at the top – probably becausethey are less expensive than kitchens orfull-on home additions – a considerationin a slower economy.

Colors, they say, are moving awayfrom minimalist to warmer, “cozier earthtones,” and design seems to be a blend ofearthiness and contemporary styles.

With people staying home more, out-side living spaces are being expanded,and with the aging of the baby boomergeneration remodels with attention toneeds in the retirement years are big.

Once you’ve determined the trendshomebuyers are looking, those mostlikely to make your house sellable, thenext step is to figure out the cost ofremodeling and get some input onwhether you can recoup those costs atthe time of sale.

Once again real estate agents oftenknow, which remodels are value boostingand which aren’t, and what the marketwill bear in your area.

If you have the cash to complete theremodel, it’s full steam ahead. If you haveto finance the upgrade, particularlythrough refinancing your home using theequity, it’s best not to use all your equityon remodeling unless you’re absolutelycertain of the return at time of sale. Onthe plus side of financing a remodel:interest rates are at record lows.

One of the most overlooked consid-erations when approaching a remodel is:will it place your home’s value above

those in the same neighborhood? Theold adage is: don’t own the most expen-sive house on the block. If a remodel putsyou at that level, it can be extremely dif-ficult to recoup costs.

One way to cut remodeling costs is tobe a do-it-yourselfer – if you can do ‘it’properly. Many home improvements likepainting or laying tile are well within theaverage homeowner’s talents – with per-haps a little instruction from your localhardware or home improvement store.Most don’t mind questions and someoffer free classes. And you might consid-er keeping costs low by doing your ownsetup and clean up as well. Remodelsinvolving plumbing, heating/cooling andelectrical systems are usually best left tothe pros – plus they often require city orcounty permits.

Repairs (maintenance as opposed toupgrades) made the NARI list, but don’texpect a cost return on resale. When itcomes to repairs, homebuyers expect allmajor systems in the house to work. Ifthey aren’t, you have a fixer-upper andcan expect lower offers on your house.

Remodels addressing energy savingsare attractive to buyers. They may bewilling to pay more up front if they’ll seesavings down the line. However, themore high-end energy efficiencyupgrades can over value your home incomparison with others in your neigh-borhood. Look for mid- to low-rangeimprovements, and checkout availableenergy improvement tax credits throughthe IRS or your local utility.

Recouping remodeling $$$

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The U.S. Department of Ener-gy lauds the leading edge, ener-gy efficient home dubbed theNew American Home® 2011, builtin Orlando, Florida, and recentlyshowcased at the InternationalBuilders’ Show, held Feb. 8-11 inOrlando. Instead of demolishingthe aging home on the siteselected for the new home, thebuilder de-constructed it, recov-ering key materials for reuse.Five energy performance fea-tures distinguish the structureand set the bar for home energyperformance in 2011: ThermalShell, Airtightness, HVAC, HotWater, and Electrical.

The homebuilder says thosefeatures combined enable thehome to use 77-percent less ener-gy for heating, 83-percent lessenergy for cooling, and it isexpected to deliver the homeown-er $2,058 in annual energy sav-ings. The home meets or exceedsrequirements for the U.S. Depart-ment of Energy’s Builders Chal-lenge and secured Emerald certifi-cations, the highest NationalGreen Building standard.

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Energy Efficient• The home’s Thermal Shell

is comprised of a concrete blockexterior wall insulated to R-16using a wood-framed assemblyand open-cell spray foam insula-tion on the interior.

The home’s attic is un-ventedand air-sealed with average R-30open-cell spray foam insulationon the underside of the roof deck.

Aluminum-clad, wood-framedwindows and glass patio doorsare Low-E coated and argon gas-filled to limit solar heat gain.

• Airtightness and con-trolled airflow go hand in handfor energy efficiency and blockunwanted outdoor humidity. Allthe home’s openings and pene-trations are sealed to achieve“80-percent natural air changes,”according to the builder.

• The home’s heating, venti-lation, and air conditioning sys-tem (HVAC) is an array of airsource heat pumps with an aver-age 18 Seasonal Energy EfficiencyRatio (SEER) and a 9.2 HeatingSeason Performance Factor(HSPF). The higher the ratingthe more efficient the unit.

• Hot Water is delivered by asolar thermal hot water systemfed by an 80-gallon storage tankwith an electric element forbackup, and a natural gas-fueled,tank-less water heater.

Solar water heaters burst onthe scene in 1960 and today theyare widely used in seven or moreforeign countries, including China.

One model, for instance,mounts water storage tanksabove solar collectors on theroof. No pumping is required.

There are other models,active and passive, that workwell in Pacific Northwest winters.

Are solar thermal hot watersystems energy efficient? Afterpassing a law in 1980, the stateof Israel required solar waterheaters in all new homes, anaction that evolved into anationwide savings of two mil-lion barrels of oil annually,according to one source.

Are tank-less natural gaswater heaters (often called: on-demand water heaters) energyefficient? The California EnergyCommission says 25-percent ofeach energy dollar goes towardheating water and that on-demand water heaters can cutyour water-heating bill by ten to20-percent.

• Electrical: Sixty-percent ofall interior and exterior lamps inthe New American Home areenergy-efficient, compact fluo-rescent lamps, linear fluorescentlamps, and LED's.

Compact fluorescent lampsuse less power and have alonger life. According to theNational Energy Foundation onelamp can save $40 in electricitycosts over the life of the lamp.

General Electric experts saylinear fluorescent lamps convertmore input power to visible lightthan incandescent lamps. Forinstance, a typical 100-watttungsten filament incandescentlamp may convert two-percentof its power to visible whitelight, whereas fluorescent lampsconvert 22-percent.

The home’s inventory ofEnergy Star-rated appliancesincludes a dishwasher, refrigera-tor, freezer, and clothes washer.

The builder also installed asolar-assisted heat pump thatcan be used for household elec-trical purposes as a backup.

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AHRI, the Air-Conditioning,Heating and Refrigeration Insti-tute publishes a wealth of infoand tools for making your homemore energy efficient. Visit http://new.ahrinet.org to key in on ener-gy efficiency enhancements forair conditioners and heat pumps,furnaces, water heaters, radiantheating, vent free heaters, con-trols and thermostats.

NOTE: Sources for this story include theAir Conditioning, Heating and Refrigera-tion Institute, the National Association ofHomebuilders, the U.S. Department ofEnergy, the National Energy Foundation,the National Council of the HousingIndustry, and various other authorita-tive, open source publications.

GlossarySolar Heat Gain is the increase intemperature in an object (in thisinstance, glass patio doors) thatresults from solar radiation.

Low-E Coating is microscopicallythin, virtually invisible, metal ormetallic oxide layers deposited on awindow or skylight-glazing surface tosuppress radiating heat flow.

Open-cell Spray Foam has tiny cellsof foam not completely closed. Whenthey are broken air fills all of the‘open’ space inside the material. Thismakes the foam weaker and softer tothe touch than closed-cell foam.

SEER is an energy efficiency ratingdefined by the 300-member Air Con-ditioning, Heating and RefrigerationInstitute in Arlington, Virginia. Todaythere are residential air-conditioningunits with SEER ratings up to 26, andthere are technologies developingthat will allow SEER ratings toincrease further in the future.

HSPF is primarily used to measurethe efficiency of air source heatpumps. A system rated 7.7 will trans-fer 2.25 times as much heat as elec-tricity consumed in one season.

Energy Star is a buzz phrase of thegreen generation. You see the EnergyStar logo on a variety of kitchen appli-ances, computers and peripherals,buildings, and other products. EnergyStar is an international standard devel-oped in the United States and Aus-tralia, first used as a U.S. governmentprogram in the early 1990s. Productscarrying the Energy Star logo general-ly use 20 to 30-percent less energythan required by federal standards.

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The Washington State Department of Revenue publishes anoverview of a variety of tax incentives at: http://dor.wa.gov/docs/Pubs/Incentives/TaxIncentivesOverview_web.pdf.

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Washington USED to offer a tax break for solar water heaters,but the provision for that exemption expired.

Department of Revenue officials advise tax laws change fre-quently. The Department offers a hotline you can call to targetopportunities and keep abreast of changing codes. Call 800-647-7706, the Department of Revenue telephone Information Center.

Tax incentives require you to fill out applications and forms,many of which are available online at: http://dor.wa.gov/ con-tent/GetAFormOrPublication/FormByName.

A third party website funded by the U.S. Department of Energyprovides additional information about state, local, utility andfederal incentives and policies that promote renewable energyand energy efficiency. Visit www.dsireusa.org.

The United States Environmental Protection Agency offersnumerous sources for green building grants, tax-credits, andloans, though the agency itself does not provide funding. Visithttp://www.epa.gov/greenbuilding for info on national and statefunding opportunities. Green Homes of America offers info aboutthe 2011 Federal Income Tax Credit law for energy efficiencies.

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Water law is evolvingas it has for decades.

If you are a home or property owner, acontractor or developer, or of the mindto become a stakeholder in county waterresource management and conservationprograms, it helps to understand how toconnect with people in the know.

Depending on what your water needsare, information, help and services areprovided by the Washington State De-partment of Health, the WashingtonState Department of Ecology, KittitasCounty Public Health, Suncadia WaterBank, Kittitas County Water Conser-vancy Board, Kittitas County WaterPurveyors, and managers operatingwater districts and municipal water de-livery systems. Depending on your sit-uation, for the purpose of short or longterm planning you can plug into whatthe Kittitas County Board of Commis-sioners and district state legislators aredoing. Here follows a guide to help youget plugged in:

Connect With Experts and Public Servants and Websites√ People who process water permits

Washington State Department of Ecology, Water Resources Program: 360-407-6872www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wr/info/wr_contact.html

√ People who process water right change-transfer applicationsKittitas County Water Conservancy Board: 509-899-5707

www.co.kittitas.wa.us/boc/boards/water-conservancy.asp

√ Current and historical public records and FAQs on the Upper Kittitas County groundwater moratorium

√ The last agreement between Kittitas County and Washington State Department of Ecology, which sets interim rules for use of groundwater in the Upper Countywww.co.kittitas.wa.us/response/200907-doegwwm.asp

www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wr/cro/kittitas_wp.html

√ Details of the Upper Kittitas County groundwater study being conducted by the USGS

www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wr/cro/images/pdfs/USGS-Kittitas%20proposal-100310.pdf

√ Buy water from Suncadia’s Water Bank

√ FAQs about Water Banks

√ Water Bank maps

√ Info on groundwater law, acquisition and use

Suncadia Water Bank: 509-649-6321

www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wr/cwp/wtrxchng.html

www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wr/cro/images/pdfs/USGS-Kittitas%20proposal-100310.pdf

√ Water quality testing

√ Cistern water systems as a permanent option

√ Water available for the building site you choose

√ Well site review

Kittitas County Public Health: 509-962-7515

www.co.kittitas.wa.us/health

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√ Contaminants

√ Water use regula

√Water use efficiethe Washington

√ Domestic water Washington citieWashington StateHealth, Office of D360-236-3100

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√ Figure out which irrigation district you’re in

√ Find out if you have water rights on the property you purchased

√ Interactive map for identifying irrigation and domestic water rights in Kittitas County

√ Help with improving water quality for irrigation and natural waterways

√ Help determining the type of

waterway on your property: irrigation ditch or stream?

√ Help finding grants

Kittitas County Water Purveyors in Ellensburg: 509-925-6158

Note: Someone from the Kittitas Reclamation District will answer the phone. Purveyors

occupy space in the District’s office.

www.kcwp.org

Plugging into Government:Monitoring County

and State Activity on Kittitas County Issues

√ County CommissionersKittitas County Board of County Commissioners in Ellensburg: 509-962-7508

www.co.kittitas.wa.us• [email protected]

• [email protected]


√State LegislatorRep. Bill Hinkle, 13th District: 360-786-7808http://houserepublicans.wa.gov/members/bill-hinkle


• Legislative hotline and info: 800-562-6000

√ Tracking Water Billshttp://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo

http://apps.leg.wa.gov/subscriptions

Water Districts in Kittitas County

There are seven water districts in Kitti-tas County, each responsible for oper-ating and maintaining water deliverysystems. Why do you need contactwith a water district? The water avail-ability affidavit required in this countyis processed by water district commis-sioners. Before you get a home buildingpermit, you must have the affidavit.

Water districts exist in un-incorporatedareas of the county and are governedby Washington State Law RCW 57 andWAC 246-290.

• View RCW 57 at http://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?Cite=57

• View WAC 246-290 at http://apps.leg.wa.gov/wac/default.aspx?cite=246-290

Water Districtsin Kittitas County

DISTRICT 1 - Snoqualmie [email protected]

DISTRICT 2 - Ronald509-649-3254

DISTRICT 3 - Easton509-656-0284

DISTRICT 4 - Thorp509-964-2784

DISTRICT 5 - Elk Meadows509-674-2738

DISTRICT 6 - VantageVantage General Store509-856-2800

DISTRICT 7 - Sunlight Waters206-790-5175

Note: Water District contact info is subject to change. Call the Kittitas County Health Department if you reach a number listed

above that has changed since publication of the 2011 Build It Guide. 509-962-7515.

Wells in Kittitas County Upper County ........................2,483

[45 drilled since Sept. 2009]

Lower County........................2,882[119 drilled since Sept. 2009]

County Total ..........................5,365Source: Washington State Department

of Ecology as of Feb. 10, 2011.Note:

To contrast wells with the populationcount and the lay of the land, here aresome quick facts assembled from au-thoritative sources.

Kittitas County covers 2,000 squaremiles. Population 40,000.

The county treasurer reported in2010 the county embraces approxi-mately 37,000 Real Property parcels,2,400 Personal Property parcels, and700 State-Assessed property parcels.

In 2010, the county treasurerprocessed statements for 2,850 Irriga-tion District accounts.

Water System Types:Individual and Public

There are two types of water systemsin Washington state: Individual andPublic.

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Water banking solutions available today.

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Water banking solutions in the works, with possible exceptions.

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If you want to buy a new or existinghome with energy-efficiency upgrades orif you’re looking to refinance your cur-rent home with the intent to improve itsenergy efficiency, then you may qualifyfor an energy efficient home loan.

Energy efficient home loans areoffered by a number of different privatelending and mortgage companies thatwork with Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, theFederal Housing Administration or theOffice of Veteran’s Affairs.

They’re designed to give homeown-ers more purchasing power in order topromote “greener” homes and moreenergy efficient choices in building andhome improvements.

Buying an energy efficient homeIf want to buy a newly built or exist-

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The idea here is to promote greenhomes and the understanding is that theamount of money you save in utility billseach year will help you afford to pay off aslightly larger mortgage.

Making an existing home energy efficient

An Energy Efficient Mortgage makesit possible for existing homeowners toincrease their own home’s efficiency witha loan as well by …

Purchasing an existing home witha mortgage: When you’re buying an

older home and want to make energy effi-cient improvements right away, then youmay qualify for an EEM. In this scenariothe amount of the mortgage can beincreased if the improvements plannedare deemed to save the homeowner asubstantial amount of money in utilitybills over the life of the products.

Buying energy efficient homeimprovements by refinancing: If you’reliving in a home you’d like to make moreenergy efficient with renovations orimprovements, then you may refinanceyour existing mortgage with an EEM. Youwould essentially refinance your homeby getting a new mortgage that wouldpay off your existing mortgage and stillhave money left over to pay for theimprovements you have in mind.

You can borrow money to make yourexisting home more energy efficient by:

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Depending on your skill level and will-ingness to work, some mortgage lenderswill allow you to do the home improve-ment yourself, giving you more money topurchase more energy efficient productswithout worrying as much about theinstallation costs.

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The new language evolving from green energy movementssounds to some like Chinese. Green-ese is a growing lan-guage earmarked by a number of intimidating-lookingterms and an evolving labyrinth of green organizations andstandards in both the public and private sectors. Even themere mention of the word ‘energy’ in conjunction with thephrase ‘tax incentives’ calls to mind a Pandora’s box ofimagined entanglements with complex tax codes, whichseem to change or transform faster than they can be com-prehended. Here’s a vocabulary starter kit fashioned bythe Build-It Guide staff that explains nationally recognizedgreen energy organizations, standards, and a few termsfamiliar in green circles.

ORGANIZATIONSU.S. Department of Energy’s Builders Challenge:A program based on the EnergySmart Home Scale, or E-Scale standard, developed to incentivize builders to designhomes 30-percent more energy efficient than those built toa seven-year-old, international standard. Check out www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/challenge/energysmart.html.

National Green Building Standard:Established in 2007 this nationally recognized standarddefines the way a green home should be built. For residen-tial buildings there are four ratings: Bronze, Silver, Gold, orEmerald, the highest. A home gets an Emerald rating if itcan deliver energy savings of 60-percentor more. Check out www.nahbgreen.org/NGBS/default.aspx.

SEER: Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio,a formula used to determine the efficiencyof your air conditioner.

Environments for Living: A national program designed to assist builders in constructing energy-efficient homes.

LEED for Homes: Leadership in Energy & Environmental Designis an internationally recognized green building verification system developed by the U.S. Green Building Council in 1994.

U.S. Green Building Council: A 501(c)3 founded in 1993 to promote sustainability in how buildings are designed, built, and operated.

GREEN TERMS & PHRASESThermal Shell: A combination of concrete exterior walls,un-vented and air-sealed attics, and aluminum-clad, wood-framed windows and patio doors.

Solar Gain: The increase in indoor temperatures resultingfrom solar heat radiating through a material, such as glass.

Shading Coefficient: Transmittance of solar energythrough a window, as opposed to the solar energyabsorbed by the window.

R-value: Term used to rate the insulating value of a mate-rial, expressed as the thickness of the material divided byits thermal conductivity. Materials rated include outsideair film, brick, sheathing, insulation, plasterboard, andinside air film.

Alternative Fuels: As defined by the Energy Policy Act of1992, they include: methanol, compressed natural gas, liq-uefied natural gas or propane gas, hydrogen, coal derivedliquid fuels, fuels other than alcohols derived from biolog-ical materials, electricity, electricity, and biodiesel.

Bioenergy: Renewable energy produced from organic matter.

Biofuels: Fuels made from biomassincluding ethanol, biodiesel andmethanol.

Biogas: A combustible gasderived from decomposing bio-logical waste.

Energy crops: Crops grownspecifically for their fuel value,

including corn and sugarcaneand nonfood crops such aspoplar trees and switchgrass.

Today, two energy crops areunder development in the UnitedStates: short-rotation woody crops,which are fast-growing hardwoodtrees harvested in five to eightyears, and herbaceous energycrops, such as perennial grasses.

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As the old adages go, "a man's home is his castle" and "there's noplace like home." What type of house a person chooses to call homecan say a lot about his or her personality and priorities.

There are many different types of housing styles, each withunique features, benefits and detriments. When building, shopping fora new home or thinking about updating a current place, it can be wiseto keep housing style in mind before signing on any dotted lines ormaking any renovations.

Timber Frame home techniques date back to Neolithic times.In North America, timber-frame construction has been revived since the1970s and is now experiencing a thriving renaissance of the ancientskills, due to practitioners who studied old plans and techniques andrevived a long-neglected technique. Once a handcrafted skill passeddown, timber-frame construction has now been modernized with thehelp of modern industrial tools such as the CNC machines. It can be tai-lored to suit customer tastes and creativity such as carvings or incor-poration of heirloom structures such as barns, recycled materials, etc.

Colonial homes were developed during the colonial period ofthe United States and remain one of the most popular housing styles todate. Colonials generally have a distinct square or rectangular shapeand are often large and stately. Main rooms are on the first floor of thehouse, while bedrooms are on the second level. A center-hall colonialcan have a staircase or hallway splitting the home into two distinctsides.

Ranch-style homes became popular in the 1960s, when manyfamilies were flocking to suburban areas. Long, spacious homes werefirst seen on the country's ranches. As they cropped up in differentareas, they were still referred to as ranch-style homes or ranches. Ranchhomes are very popular with seniors because most are one-level homes.

Tudor-style homes are reminiscent of the Tudor architectur-al style popular in England between 1485 and 1558. These homes arecharacterized by an asymmetrical floor plan, tall, thin windows, a largechimney, decorative half-timbering, and steeply pitched roofs.

Craftsman homes came out of the Arts & Crafts movement thatspurred architectural styles as well as furniture design. Craftsmanhomes are built from stone or stucco and are meant to blend in with thesurrounding landscape. Oftentimes one-story, the Craftsman may have

one dormer over the roof and feature thick pillars on a front porchway.

Contemporary or "modern" houses have little ornamenta-tion and may be asymmetrical in design. They use glass extensivelyand other modern building materials. Contemporary homes are oftendesignated by sleek, unadorned lines.

Cape Cod homes were built from the 1930s through the1950s. The style originated in colonial New England, but then spread toother areas of the country. The homes are usually compact and featurea center hall layout with rooms branching on either side of the hallway.Capes may be one- or two-story dwellings with small rooms and dorm-ers that protrude out of a sharply pitched roof.

Split-level homes are multi-leveled dwellings with a smallstaircase that leads up from the main level and another that leadsdown from the main level. A sidesplit may be visible when looking atthe front of the home, where a backsplit may only show when lookingat the side elevation of the home. A bi-level home only has two levels.

Mission style became popular in southern areas of the coun-try between the years 1485 and 1558. It was inspired by Mexican man-sions. Mission style homes are distinguished by exterior stucco wallsand parapets, or a low wall that runs at the perimeter of the roof. Mis-sion homes also may have an arcade, or a series of arches supportedby large square columns to form a large, shaded entry porch.

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Recent proposal may eventually enable drilling, with restrictionsYAKIMA – The Washington State Department of Ecology(Ecology) and Kittitas County recently pledged to worktogether to develop a mitigation program that wouldallow Upper Kittitas County landowners to drill wells fordomestic water use.

In a manner of speaking, the pledge to cooperate wasa symbolic gesture, one quickly followed by a proposaldated Feb. 17 that frames an approach toward develop-ing what has been dubbed the Domestic Water ReserveProgram (DWRP).

Goals, priorities, and minute details of the DWRP’sstructure and how it shall work are to be developed andhammered out by a group of stakeholders comprised ofcounty commissioners, Ecology experts, and membersof the Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project(YRBWEP).

YRBWEP committee members include major playerswith a stake in water, such as the Yakama Nation and theBureau of Reclamation.

Reluctant to ballpark how much time it will take toestablish the DWRP, officials at the county seat suggest-ed that to provide qualified applicants with access towater the DWRP would likely use a modified version ofthe model used by water banks, which with restrictionsallows for the drilling of a well. What water is withdrawn

from the well is mitigated with water purchased from abank.

To follow progress on the new program, monitor thecounty’s website at www.co.kittitas.wa.us.

New Water Bank May Create Additional Options

In another development, on March 10, 2011, Ecologyannounced it might approve a new water-banking pro-gram that could provide enough domestic water for atleast 100 homes in the lower Swauk Creek basin.

The Swauk Basin Water Bank would make mitigationwater available for new groundwater uses in Upper Kitti-tas County.

Ecology officials say the new bank would createopportunities for development in the tributary reach, anarea straddling Swauk Creek roughly northeast of StateRoute 10 and south of State Route 970, which did notqualify for coverage under the umbrella of the originalSuncadia water bank.

Last year, Ecology approved Suncadia’s water bankfor use by qualified applicants.

How will the new bank work?Ecology officials explained a package of senior rights

representing water now diverted from First Creek forsummer crops and winter stock-watering would be trans-ferred into the state's Trust Water Program to booststream flows in both First Creek and Swauk Creek. Inexchange, cropland now watered would be fallowed and– diversion from First Creek for winter stock-wateringwould be discontinued.

To follow progress on that program, monitor Ecolo-gy’s website at www.ecy.wa.gov.

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Individual water systems serve only one connection, with exceptions.

Public water systems are classified as either Group A or Group B.

• Definition: Group AGroup A systems serve 15 or more connections or 25 or more people per day for 60 or more days per year.

Group A systems are further broken down into classifications for community, non-community, nontransient, and transient systems.

For a chart defining the different types of Class A systems checkout www.clallam.net/hhs/documents/System_Chart.pdf

For Class A water system guidelines, visitwww.doh.wa.gov/ehp/dw/publications/331-123.pdf

• Definition: Group BGroup B systems serve fewer than 15 connections and fewer than 25 people per day. Guidelines for Group B systems can be found at www.doh.wa.gov/ehp/dw/grpb-res.htm

• Group A & B Systems in Kittitas CountyAccording to a Washington State Department of Health database, there are about 408

Group A and B (active and inactive) water systems in Kittitas County, ranging from multiple connections serving entire cities to systems with a single connection, e.g., Central Mobile Home Park off Vantage Hwy.

• Search for All Kittitas Co. Water Systems Call the Washington State Department of Health at 800-521-0323, or to conduct your own search visit

https://fortress.wa.gov/doh/eh/portal/odw/si/FindWaterSystem.aspx

• Talk to Someone about A & B Water SystemsCall the Washington State Dept. of Health’s office of Drinking Water: 800-521-0323.

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