www.NAHB.org Week of January 31, 2005 Subscribe to NBN Online Front Page n Better Homes and Gardens Building a New Home Based on Its Readers' Suggestions n Help Tsunami Survivors Rebuild Their Homes n Home Buyers Looking for High-Quality Features Even When It Means Less Space n Housing Snapshot   President's Message n NAHB Is Your Partner in Business   Housing and Economics n New Home Sales Set Fourth Consecutive Annual Record in 2004 n Eye on the Economy   Builders' Show n Put Technology to Work in Your Business, Perot Tells Builders   Business Management n Human Resources: The Benefits of Offering Flexible Benefits Plans   Education n Take Advantage of National Desigation Month   Small Builders and Remodelers n Make a Zero Punch List for Every Job a Reality n Members Honored for Furthering Remodeling   Construction Safety n Home Builders Need to Take Steps To Prevent Excavation and Trenching Accidents n OSHA Offers Tips to Protect Workers in Cold Weather   State and Local n Associations Honored for Government Affairs Achievement   Sales and Marketing n Booming Hispanic Home Buying Market Is Sold on Spanish   Design n 2004 BALA Best in Housing Design Award Winners Announced   Building Systems n Log Home Basics   Labor n NAHB Student Chapters Make the Most of the Builders' Show n Job Corps Carpentry Graduate Wins Shirley Wiseman Lach Award n President’s Award Recognizes Achievement of HBI Job Corps Graduate   Building Products n Fiber Glass and Slag Wool Insulation Good for the Environment   Builder's Engineer n Does Halfwit Plus Halfwit Equal Fullwit?   Building News Coast To Coast   Association News & Events n Oregon Builders Win Housing Endowment Community Service Award n Awards Recognize Achievement in Workforce Housing n McGraw-Hill Partners With NAHB to Deliver Product Information to Members n Subscribe Your Employees to NBN Online and Earn a Chance to Win a Digital Camera n Calendar of Events   NBN Back Issues   Print This Article   Print All Articles   Email the Editor     Reach 100,000+ Builders & Contractors Search 2005 International Builders' Show Exhibitors Think Green -- Attend the National Green Building Conference Members Save at BuilderBooks.com go to top See how Countrywide’s Prime Rate OTC construction loan can offer more flexibility to qualified buyers. Learn how our Home Equity Loan offers flexible payment options and the ability to reuse the funds.

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