Nation's Building News Online for December 13, 2004

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	Front Page n Lofty Housing Prices Putting Communities Off Limits to Workers, Symposium Hears n BuilderBooks.com Job Site Safety Survey — Your Opinion Counts n South Carolina Builders Defeat Impact Fee Referendum n Housing Snapshot

	President's Message n Building a Foundation for Workforce Housing

	Housing Forum n Freddie Mac Initiatives Address Workforce Housing

	Workforce Housing n Jackson Pledges to Dismantle Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Housing n Former HUD Secretaries Address Workforce Housing Issue n Working Families Losing Ground in Housing Market n Partnerships Provide Local Solutions to Workforce Housing Needs n Housing Supply Needs to Catch Up With Demand to Reduce Price Pressures

	Housing and Economics n Incomes in California Increasingly Lagging Behind Escalating Home Prices

	Small Builders and Remodelers n Should You Charge for an Estimate? n CGRs Make A Difference, Especially When It’s All in the Family

	Seniors Housing n Security Is a Primary Concern of Seniors

	Regulation n HUD Announces Program to Honor Communities for Reducing Regulatory Barriers to Housing

	Green Building n Texas Builders Raise the Standard for Residential Energy Efficiency

	Environment n Air Pollution Cut in Half, EPA Announces

	Builders' Show n Make Your IBS Plans by Dec. 17 — and Save

	Commercial Builders n YWCA Homeless Facility in Seattle Wins Top Commercial Building Award n MasterFormat Retooled for Today’s Increasingly Complex Buildings

	Women's Council n Builders in Saginaw Visit Elementary School Classrooms

	Building Systems n New Courses Cover Cast-in-Place Concrete Foundations and ICFs

	Business Management n IRS Reduces Small Business Unemployment Tax Reporting Requirements n ‘Find’-ing Your Way Through QuickBooks® Without Going Crazy n Get Answers to IT Problems and Software Questions at New Builder Tech Forums at IBS

	Building Quality n Builders Report Profitable Results From Attention to Quality

	Labor n Scholarship Enables Job Corps Students to Start Housing Industry Careers

	Building Products n Fire Alarm System Uses a Single Pair of Wires

	Builder's Engineer n My Favorite Marketing Story

	Building News Coast To Coast

	Association News & Events n Earn NAHB WorldPoints^sm Rewards When You Charge n Awards Programs Deadlines n Calendar of Events

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Calendar of Events

2005
Jan. 12	Best in American Living Awards	Orlando, FL
Jan. 13-16	The International Builders' Show	Orlando, FL
Jan. 13	2004 Council & Individual Leadership Awards	Orlando, FL
Jan. 13	techHomExpo	Orlando, FL
Jan. 13	2005 Best of Seniors Housing Design and Marketing Awards	Orlando, FL
Jan. 13	EnergyValue Housing Awards	Orlando, FL
Jan. 13	Innovation in Workforce Housing Awards	N/A
Jan. 13	National Housing Endowment/Home Builders Care Project of the Year Award	Orlando, FL
Jan. 13	The Nationals — National Sales & Marketing Awards	Orlando, FL
March 13-15	National Green Building Conference	Atlanta, GA
March 13	National Green Building Awards	Atlanta, GA
April 3-6	Multifamily Pillars of the Industry Conference & Awards Gala	Miami, FL
April 13-17	NAHB Spring Board of Directors Meeting	Washington, DC
May 16-18	Building for Boomers & Beyond: Seniors Housing Symposium 2005	Chantilly, VA
June 13-15	NAHB/BALA Design Institute for Builders	Denver, CO
Aug. 9-13	2005 EOC Seminar	Big Sky, MT
Nov. 17-19	2005 State and Local Government Affairs Conference	Phoenix, AZ

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