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© St. Petersburg Times, published February 16, 2002
The 13th spring Suncoast Home, Garden & Remodeling Show is Friday through Feb. 24 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg.
More than 700 home improvement and building exhibits will be on display, including hurricane protection products, energy-efficiency and outdoor living displays.
Hours are 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday and Feb. 23 and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Feb. 24. Admission is $6.50, half-price Friday, 12 and younger free. Information: (727) 563-0502, or www.floridahomeshows.com
Whitman Homes, part of the Jacksonville-based St. Joe Co., is the builder. The development is a partnership between Arvida, a real estate division of the St. Joe Co., and TerraBrook, the developer of Westchase and MiraBay
Eight furnished models will be open this weekend. From I-75, take Exit 48 (Gibsonton Road) and drive east. At U.S. 301, turn south and travel 2 miles. Rivercrest is on the left. The sales center is at 11807 Autumn Creek Drive. Information: (813) 672-4900 or visit www.river
A Lakeland company has been awarded a patent for a radiant heat barrier that can be installed in existing homes
Energy Home-Shield has received the patent for its Energy-Snap system, which the company says can save as much as 20 percent annually on cooling costs. A sheet of reinforced layered aluminum blocks up to 97 percent of the sun's radiant heat before it enters an attic.
Call (863) 619-2349 or visit www.energyhomeshield.com.