Nation's Building News Online for February 21, 2005

	www.NAHB.org Week of February 21, 2005

	Subscribe to NBN Online

	Front Page n Regulatory Barriers Taking a Heavy Toll on Housing Affordability for Working Families n GM Launches Pricing Discounts on More Than 80 Vehicles for NAHB Members n South Carolina City Sued by Builders for Blocking Low-Income, Minority Housing n Housing Snapshot

	President's Message n NAHB Is Your Business Partner

	Housing Politics n Senate Bill Offers Affordable Health Coverage for Employees of Small Businesses n House Bill to Repeal Estate Tax Would Strengthen Small Family-Owned Businesses n Tort Reform Receives Swift Congressional Approval and President's Signature

	Housing and Economics n Housing Starts Rise to a 21-Year High in January n Builders Remain Bullish on Housing Outlook in February Despite Rainy Weather

	Green Building n Green Building Techniques Focus of Upcoming NAHB Conference in Atlanta

	Seniors Housing n ‘2020’ Vision Needed to Prepare for Baby Boomer Retirement Explosion

	Small Builders and Remodelers n Lump Sum Pricing Works ― and Customers Prefer It

	Construction Safety n OSHA Stepping Up Efforts to Make Construction Trenching Safer

	Design n Good Design Can Overcome Community Opposition to Affordable Housing

	Building Systems n Log Home Event Slated for Denver in the Heart of Log Home Country n Virginia's Rep. Goode Honored for Supporting Manufacturing

	Commercial Builders n Health Care and Schools Hot Markets for Design and Construction Firms in 2005 n Mold and Real Estate Deals Not a Good Mix

	Education n Interest in Residential Construction Superintendent Designation Surges n Take Advantage of National Designation Month — Before It Ends

	Labor n U.S. and State Legislators Hail the Success of Project CRAFT in Texas

	Building Products n Termites Would Rather Starve Than Eat New Pest-Resistant Pine on Windows and Doors

	Builder's Engineer n Reentrant Corners and Other 'Flamboozlements'

	Building News Coast To Coast

	Association News & Events n Robson Seeks Office of NAHB Vice President and Secretary n Housing Hall of Fame Inductee J. Bentley Owens, Jr., Dies at 77 n Help Tsunami Survivors Rebuild Their Homes n Earn NAHB WorldPoints^sm Rewards When You Charge n Subscribe Your Employees to NBN Online and a Digital Camera Could Be Yours n Calendar of Events

	NBN Back Issues

Print This Article Print All Articles Email the Editor

Virginia's Rep. Goode Honored for Supporting Manufacturing

Rep. Virgil Goode (R-Va.) was honored by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) for his support of American-based manufacturing during a ceremony at Cardinal Homes, a modular home manufacturer in Wylliesburg, Va.

Goode received the Award for Manufacturing Legislative Excellence in recognition of his supportive voting record on key legislation affecting manufacturing.

Goode's congressional district includes several counties in southwest Virginia and is home to at least nine modular home manufacturing facilities. Three NAHB Building Systems Councils (BSC) members — Cardinal Homes, Nationwide Custom Homes and Mod-U-Kraf Homes — have modular plants in Goode's district.

		Check it out: Countrywide offers some of the most innovative strategic alliance programs in the industry.

		Discover how Countrywide's non-conforming loans can give larger borrowers an edge.

Bret Berneche, CEO of Cardinal Homes and former BSC chairman, presented Goode with the award.

Goode, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives since 1996, serves on the House Appropriations Committee and its agriculture and military construction subcommittees. He is also the vice chairman of the Veterans Administration/Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee.

Prior to being elected to Congress, Goode was a Virginia state senator from 1973 to 1996.

go to top

		Search 2005 International Builders' Show Exhibitors

		Plan to attend the National Green Building Conference

		Contribute to NAHB's Tsunami Relief Effort

		Reach 100,000+ Builders & Contractors

To unsubscribe or to manage your subscription, CLICK HERE

Nation's Building News Online is produced and distributed by the National Association of Home Builders
NBN Online is best viewed using the latest versions of Internet Explorer or NetScape Navigator, available free.