Nation's Building News Online for July 12, 2004

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	Front Page n Vacation Homes Whet the Appetite of Affluent Households, Study Finds n Storm Water Permitting Guide Available at BuilderBooks.com n Knowledgeable Insurance Pros Can Help Solve Liability Insurance Woes n Housing Snapshot

	President's Message n Please Take the Time to Help Us Solve the GLI Crisis

	Housing Politics n Flurry of Amendments Delays Tort Reform Effort in the Senate n White House Would Be a Hot Property on the Open Market

	Housing and Economics n More Economists Discount Doomsday Housing Bubble Scenarios

	Workforce Housing n Employer Assisted Housing Among Private Sector Strategies Addressing Affordability Issue

	Regulation n Inclusionary Zoning Seen as a Poor Cure for California's Affordable Housing Shortage

	Small Builders and Remodelers n Why Bother to Join the Builders Association?

	Sales and Marketing n These Marketing Truisms Will Help Increase Your Market Share

	Design n Best in American Living Award Deadline Extended

	Business Management n Builder Bright Ideas: Two (Inexpensive) Ways to Show Customers You Care n Build Your Knowledge at the Custom Builder Symposium

	Seniors Housing n How to Turn Boomer Women Into Satisfied Customers n 20 Club Forming for Seniors Housing

	Labor n Students Graduate From Popular Pre-Apprenticeship Program in Dallas

	Housing Products n Precast Foundation Systems the Easy Way to Build Better Basements

	Builder's Engineer n Take the Spaghetti Test to Understand the Strength of Compression Members

	Building News Coast To Coast

	Association News & Events n More Than Seven Thousand New NAHB Members Recruited on National Membership Day n HomeAid Looking to Expand Shelters in San Francisco Bay Area n Member Advantage: Save Up to 20% From Hertz n Awards Programs Deadlines n Calendar of Events

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Calendar of Events

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

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