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Video and product list for the All American Home

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Video and product list for the All American Home

October 12, 2011
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Building a home made entirely from American made products from the nails to the bathtub was achieved by Bozeman, Montana builder Anders Lewendal. There are more than 120 products from 33 states. Anders believes that if every builder bought just 5% more American materials this could create 220,000 jobs.  He does acknowledge that using American products can be more expensive, however, only 1 to 2 percent more than a foreign-sourced house.

This link will take you to an ABC News video on the home

http://news.yahoo.com/video/business-15749628/home-completely-made-in-america-26889271.html

This link is to a pdf document listing all of the materials and products used.

http://abcnews.go.com/images/Business/Made%20in%20America%20List.pdf

http://bozemancustomhomes.com/

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Denis Leonard

Denis Leonard has a degree in construction engineering, and an M.B.A. and a Ph.D. in quality management. He is a Fellow of the American Society for Quality and has been an Examiner for the Baldrige National Quality Award Board of Examiners, a Judge on the International Team Excellence Competition, and a Lead Judge on the National Housing Quality Award. He has experience as a quality manager in the home building industry as well as construction engineer, site manager, and in training, auditing, and consulting with expertise in strategic and operational quality improvement initiatives. His work has achieved national quality, environmental, and safety management awards for clients. 

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