“With dozens of “how to build your new home” books available, what could be left out? Plenty, as author DeCarlo shows in her practical approach to topics often left out, forgotten, or given scant attention. Readers will thank her for raising subjects to consider in the earliest stages of planning a new home.”

--Carol Smith,
Author of "Building Your Home: An Insiders Guide"

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Speaking Services

Tracy is available for speaking engagements and seminars based on the tips, reminders, and home construction education provided in her books.
Please contact us for information on fees and availability.

Title:	Building the House of your Dreams (without having a nightmare)
Length:	Half day seminar

Building or remodeling a home is a complex undertaking, normally taking a year or two of your life and a significant amount of money. During this process the choices can seem endless. It’s easy to find yourself feeling out of control, logistically and financially, while at the same time wondering if you’re forgetting something essential. At the end of the process, the last thing you want is a bill that far exceeds your original budget and/or a laundry list of things you wish you’d added or changed. But more often than not, that’s exactly what happens.

To help attendees avoid this scenario, Tracy shows how an understanding of the building process, along with proper planning techniques, can have a profound affect on the bottom line.

To aid in the planning process, she presents many of the tips and reminders that are missing from the course of normal residential construction in areas such as:

storage and organization,
electrical placement,
practical plumbing selections and placement,
improving indoor air quality,
green construction,
energy-efficient products and procedures, and
planning for Aging-in-place

Title:	What Does Green Really Mean: The Benefits of Green Building
Length:	1 hour presentation

Green homes save energy dollars for the homeowner while at the same time helping the environment, but what does green really mean? In this presentation attendees will learn the:

10 components of good green construction,
some of the easiest but most overlooked ways to save their energy dollars,
how the home can be tested to reveal air leakage, and
questions to pose to their builder and architect

Title:	The Green Building and Certification Process
Length:	1 hour presentation

This presentation explains the elements of the green certification process, including many of the products and processes that contribute to points earned.