Nation's Building News Online for June 7, 2004

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	President's Message n You Can Help Solve the General Liability Insurance Problem

	Housing Politics n Find Out How Your Members of Congress Voted on Key Housing Issues n Homeownership Alliance Presents 'Homeownership Hero' Awards

	Housing and Economics n Commerce Proposes to Cut Canadian Lumber Duties in Half, But Builders Want Them Eliminated n Homeownership Declining Among Families With Children, Study Finds n No Unsustainable Speculative Bubble in U.S. Housing Market, According to UCLA Physicists n Eye on the Economy

	Construction Safety n Home Builders Responsible for the Safety of Subcontractors n Free Construction Safety Seminar at Various Locations This Summer

	Environment n Report Finds Insufficient Link Between Mold and Serious Illnesses

	Research n Competition Opens for EnergyValue Housing Awards

	Business Management n Do Your Financial Statements Add Up? If Not, Be Alert to Fraud

	Small Builders and Remodelers n There’s Nothing Sub About Your Subs

	Design n Best in American Living Awards Entry Deadlines Near

	Seniors Housing n Rentals for Active Adults: An ACE Opportunity for Builders

	Multifamily n Luxury Apartments Rekindle Hollywood’s Golden Era n NAHB Multifamily Is Looking for Speakers for Pillars Conference

	Military Housing n Air Force and Navy Housing Opportunities Announced

	Labor n New Training Program Enables Association Members to Improve Skills of Their Superintendents

	Building Products n HVAC Contractors Using Fiber Glass Duct Board After Rise in Price of Scrap Metal

	Building News Coast To Coast

	Association News & Events n Builders Mark National Homeownership Month With Efforts to Meet Workforce Housing Needs n Sign Up for 2005 Committees and Councils by July 9 n Builder Ralph Manley, 80, Re-enacts D-Day Jump Over Normandy n Online Registration for 2005 Builders’ Show Now Open n Calendar of Events

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Calendar of Events

August 24, 2004	2004 EOC Seminar	Destin, FL
August 26, 2004	2003 EOC Association Excellence Awards	Destin, FL
September 15, 2004	Innovation in Workforce Housing Awards	N/A
September 29- October 3, 2004	NAHB Fall Board of Directors Meeting	Columbus, OH
October 7-9, 2004	The Remodeling Show	Chicago, IL
October 9, 2004	CADRE	Chicago, IL
October 9, 2004	Remodelor™ of the Year	Chicago, IL
October 9, 2004	Remodeling Hall of Fame	Chicago, IL
October 23, 2004	National Conference on Membership	Memphis, TN
October 27, 2004	Fall Construction Forecast Conference	Washington, DC
October 31- November 3, 2004	Building Systems Councils SHOWCASE	Austin, TX
November 4-6, 2004	State & Local Government Affairs Conference	Biloxi, MS
November 7, 2004	2nd International Housing Conference of the Americas	Mexico City, Mexico
November 12-14, 2004	Custom Builder Symposium	Indian Wells, CA
January 12, 2005	Best in American Living Awards	Orlando, FL
January 13, 2005	techHomExpo	Orlando, FL
January 13, 2005	The International Builders' Show	Orlando, FL

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