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Seminar Scheduled for September 27

Our next seminar will be held on Saturday, September 27, 2008. It's never too early to reserve a seat, so call us today to register, or click here for more information.

Tough 2008 Storm Season

On June 11, a wave of violent storms swept across the midwest, killing four teenagers at a Boy Scout camp in Iowa and causing $20 million in damage to buildings at Kansas State University, including the one housing the school's nuclear reactor. These tragic events were just the latest in what was already the deadliest tornado season since 1998. By mid June, the death toll had reached 115, 50 more than the average for an entire year. June also signals the start of hurricane season, and experts are predicting it too will be extremely active. After a record-setting number of Atlantic hurricanes in 2005, the U.S. was spared any major storms in 2006 and 2007. However, scientists at Colorado State University warn that trend will not continue. They forecast the following for 2008:

• A 69 percent chance that at least one major hurricane will make landfall somewhere on the U.S. coastline (17% greater probability than average).
• A 45 percent chance that a major hurricane will make landfall on the U.S. East Coast, including the Florida Peninsula (14% greater probability than average)
• A 44 percent chance that a major hurricane will make landfall on the Gulf Coast between the Florida Panhandle and Brownsville (14% greater probability than average).

New Orleans Show Promotes Building Green

Kodiak Steel Homes was one of the exhibitors at the National Green Building Conference in New Orleans on May 11 through May 13. The conference, which was hosted by the National Association of Home Builders, will help us stay on top of the latest trends, techniques, and technologies for energy-efficient and environmentally-responsible construction. It also allowed us to introduce more builders to the many benefits, environmental and otherwise, of Kodiak Steel Homes models.

Several States Adopting Updated Code

Last year, the International Congress of Building Officials (ICBO) released its 2006 revision of the International Building and Residential Codes (IBC/IRC 2006), which contains many changes from earlier versions. Although a handful of states adopted the new code last year, as of January 1, 2008 it takes effect in much of the country. Even the California Building Code has been revised to conform to the new IBC 2006. In order to comply with this code, we will have to slightly modify some of our designs, and these changes could increase our delivery times by two or three weeks in some cases. We appreciate your understanding as we work as hard as we can to provide you the most up-to-date, cost-effective, and secure pre-engineered housing available.

Kodiak Owners Named Top Conservationists

Two of their many conservation awards

The Arkansas Wildlife Federation recently named two of our owners, Scott and Barbara House, their Rex Hancock Conservationist of the Year for 2007. This is the second prestigious environmental award the Houses have received in the past year for developing wildlife habitat at their Bearitage Farm (their Kodiak Steel Homes Crestwood 4 farm house is pictured in several places on the site). Click here for more information.

Kodiak Model Energy Home

The Kodiak Steel Homes Augusta model being built by Dawn and Wesley Howard of Tumbling Shoals, Arkansas was chosen as a model energy home project by Arkansas First Electric Cooperative and energy consultant Doug Rye. Click here for more information.

Apply for Construction and Mortgage Loans Online

Through a special arrangement, visitors to the Kodiak Steel Homes web site can fill out and submit a secure online application to MidCountry Bank for a mortgage or construction loan. MidCountry is one of a select group of lenders who welcome applications from owner-builders who plan to act as their own general contractor.
Click here for more information and to apply online.

New Color Selector is Up and Running

The Kodiak Steel Homes site now offers two animated tools to help you visualize the colors and materials you want for your home. The standard color selector is a 3D rendering of our Pendleton model that allows you to change the siding, roofing, and trim colors or even substitute brick and shingle to get the look you want. The special Windmaster color selector is based on our Windmaster Palm Beach model. Since Windmasters only come as a complete package, it doesn't show the brick and shingle, but you can choose from all the available colors for our steel roofing, steel siding, and Polar Wall insulated vinyl siding. We think you will have a lot of fun with both of these.

Click here to try the standard Color Selector (opens a new window)
or Click here to try the Windmaster Color Selector (opens a new window)

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