COASTAL TRAINING
C O N S U L T A N T S  &  I N S P E C T O R S™

Coastal Training Consultants & Inspectors™ is an energy consulting company located in beautiful Charleston, South Carolina.
Additionally, we offer:

  • Home Energy Rating and Auditing Services 
  • Residential Heat Load Calcuation (Manual J) 
  • EarthCraft House® Certification Services
  • LEED™ for Homes Verification Assistance
  • NAHB National Green Building Program™ Verification
  • Energy Star Certification Services  
  • Quality Control Inspection Services
  • Building Inspection Services
  • Infrared Thermography Services
  • Training in:
    • Green Building Practices
    • Energy Auditing 
    • BPI Certifications 
    • Contractor Exam Preparation 
    • Home Inspection
    • Building Code Interpretations 
  • BPI Curriculums 
    • BPI Reviewed Curriculums for BA, EP, MH and WHALC are available for immediate licensing. Call for pricing information!

 
 
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'From Slavery to Freedom events
"From Slavery to Freedom" is a day-long program on Feb. 11 at Magnolia Plantation focusing on the role African-Americans have played in developing Lowcountry history and culture. The schedule is as follows: --10 a.m.: Michael D. Coker, assistant to the director, Old Exchan...

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500


Be smart about weeds to save time, back strain
Hand weeding is one of the most demanding chores in gardening, but it doesn't have to be that way. Mulching, spraying, plant crowding and inexpensive stand-up tools can ease much of the back-straining work. "Weed control is personal," said Barb Pierson, nursery manager for White Flower F...

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500


Clock collectors talk about watches
It's time to talk about the love of clocks. A group of people enthralled with timepieces gathered Sunday at Live Oak (Calif.) Grange for a bi-monthly meeting of the local chapter of the National Association of Watch & Clock Collectors. The meeting drew about 50 people to the 1...

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500


Get organized in a flash
A clutter-free environment is a dream that often seems out of reach for many home and apartment dwellers. The organizing necessary to fulfill the dream often gets put off indefinitely. As a result, it can linger on a resident's to-do list for months or even years. When it comes to curbing...

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500


Graduating to cool through color effect
One of the trends we are seeing this year is ombre glass. I spotted an ombre pink glass translucent frame by Sixtrees on Amazon.com. And the allure of this graduated color scheme took me back to a wedding gift I received from my favorite aunt. It was a stunning oval Murano glass bowl in ...

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500


Home & Garden events
Tuesday Riverland Terrace What: Topic is "Back to Basic Design" by Terry Ritchen, co-chair of the Flower Guild at Grace Church. When: 10 a.m.-noon Feb. 7 Where: Bethany United Methodist Church, 1853 Maybank Highway Price: Free...

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500


Magnolia focuses on blacks' role
A broad consideration of the role African-Americans have played in developing Lowcountry history and culture will take place during a Magnolia Plantation and Gardens program Feb. 11. The plantation's daylong program, a Black History Month event, will feature history, anthropology and gene...

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500


Quarantine keeps citrus greening disease from spreading
Trouble didn't find me, I found it. We weren't supposed to play baseball in the backyard. It was only a matter of time before I took a swing. Unfortunately, that one swing put the ball through the dining room window. What was worse, my dad was in there when it happened. I blamed my brothe...

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500


Real Estate Transactions
Charleston County The transactions listed below include properties sold for $150,000 or more and recorded between Dec. 12-16. Charleston Federal Home Loan Mortgage sold Unit B, 103 Bogard St. to Steven A. Grossman for $178,000. Edwar...

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500


This week's house plan
The main entry to this home is protected by a columned front porch. The split-level design features 1,285 square feet of finished living space.

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500


A bouquet of garden prose
A bouquet of garden prose THE ARMCHAIR BOOK OF GARDENS: A Miscellany. By Jane Billinghurst. Lyons Press. 304 pages. $24.95.

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500


Botanists agree to loosen Latin's grip on names
Latin is a bit like a zombie: Dead but still clamoring to get into our brains. In one discipline, however, Latin just got a bit deader. For at least 400 years, botanists across the globe have relied on Latin as their emlingua francaem, but the ardor has cooled.

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500


Healthy pets can cut cost of vet visits
Healthy pets can cut cost of vet visits Q I currently have two dogs and a cat. I recently put my 15-year-old dog down. They were all rescues and I would love to add another shelter dog to the mix.

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500


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Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500


PET STORY: Mitzi gives unconditional love
PET STORY: Mitzi gives unconditional love n my childhood and all through my life, there was always a four-legged friend in our home. Our companion of many years passed away a few years back and I had been yearning for a new chapter in our lives to begin. A puppy was just what this empty nest needed.

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500
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