Attend Log Homes Council President’s Tour April 6-8

	The 2008 Log Home Council President's Tour is in Appleton, Wis.

Onsite registration is still available for the Log Homes Council (LHC) President’s Tour  ― the log home industry's premier touring, networking and educational event ― in Appleton, Wis. on April 6-8.

More than 110 people have registered to attend the tour.

The tour gives attendees a behind-the-scenes look at the log industry as they visit log manufacturing plants, model homes and log home design centers in the Appleton area. The three-day event will include tours of:

• Timber Valley Millwork — a door manufacturing plant
• Expedition Log Homes — a log manufacturing facility
• Golden Eagle Log Homes — a log manufacturing facility with model homes and a design center
• Meadow Valley Log Homes — a log manufacturing facility and “Jellystone Park” log home resort
• Strongwood Log Home Company — a log model home

The President’s Tour also includes a log home council general meeting and two education sessions.

• Industry consultants Jerry Rouleau and Scott Stroud of J. Rouleau & Associates, LLC will lead a seminar focusing on Web site design and e-marketing strategies to increase interest and sales of log homes.
  
  
• Don Carr of the NAHB Research Center will discuss the NAHB Green Building Program and its certification program.
  
  Carr also will discuss the green building program at the upcoming Building Systems Councils Modular and Panel Plant Tour in Harrisburg, Pa. on May 18-20 and the Concrete Technologies Tour in Charlotte, N.C. on June 1-3.

For more information, e-mail Tony Gacek at NAHB, or call him at 800-368-5242 x8357; or visit www.nahb.org/presidentstour.

Systems-Built Homes: Get the Big Picture

Attend the 2008 Building Systems Councils Modular and Panel Plant Tour May 18-20 in Harrisburg, Penn.

Participants will tour several of the top modular factories, getting an insider’s look at the manufacturing process as well as an opportunity to make important contacts.

For more information, visit www.nahb.org/planttour.

  Concrete Can Do That — Take the Technologies Tour and See How

NAHB’s 2008 Concrete Technologies Tour gives attendees an inside look at the residential concrete industry and a chance to see the latest production techniques and building trends up close.

Concrete is cost-effective and green and is becoming one of the fastest growing sectors of the residential building industry.

The upcoming tour will be on June 1-3 in Charlotte, N.C.

For more information, visit www.nahb.org/ConcreteTour.

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