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Article: Rutenberg Ushers Alternatives Into The Industry.(Brief Article)
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- Professional Builder (1993)
- Article date:
- January 1, 2000
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Advancing Alternative Materials: Barry B. Rutenberg
Having basically grown up in the building industry (his father Art is a prominent national builder, now retired), Barry Rutenberg seems to view all builders as his extended family. His loyalty to builders and building is what drives his association efforts in everything from city transportation tasks forces to county land use committees to the NAHB's Traditional and Alternative Building Materials Task Force.
Through his work on the Materials Task Force, Rutenberg has succeeded in improving material options--many in the industry believe that builders are paying less for materials now due to Rutenberg's ...