Resources: U.S. manufacturing

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Three Ways Builders Can Boost Local Economies Through Procurement Decisions: Buy U.S.-Made, Locally Made, and Union-Made Building Products

The following good, better, best framework is a way to approach purchasing decisions and can serve as a guide in the creation of incentives or requirements related to U.S. made products. GOOD = Select products manufactured in the U.S. The U.S. boasts....

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"Buy American" Policies Would Boost Manufacturing Jobs Making Energy-Efficient Products

The report, entitled Manufacturing Efficiency: How Buy America Policy Can Boost Jobs Manufacturing Energy-Efficient Products , compared the manufacturing job creation potential of strengthening all retrofits to full deep retrofits, increasing the retrofit rate....

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The Supply Chain for Energy Efficient Product Manufacturing

The BlueGreen Alliance Foundation examined four key energy efficient building product market sectors—plumbing, HVAC, appliances, and lighting—to identify supply chain gaps and growth opportunities for U.S. manufacturers. Other energy efficient market sectors....

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Building Clean Workshop Shows How to Find U.S.-Made Products

U.S.-made products and insulation toxins were the subject at hand as a diverse audience of union and built environment leaders gathered for a half-day presentation on the BlueGreen Alliance Foundation’s Building Clean initiative November 15 in Minneapolis. The....