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Week of April 7, 2003

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President's Message

* Housing Have-Nots Deserve a Boost From Congress

Regulation

* NAHB Members Urged to Write Letters on Isolated Wetlands

Housing and Economics

* IMF Housing Price Study of Little Relevance to U.S. Market
* Spotlight on: Denver

Housing Politics

* New State Laws Provide Legal Relief for Idaho Builders

Green Building

* Leaders in Green Building Movement Recognized
* Green Home Building Moving Into Mainstream

Multifamily

* Tax Credit Projects Require Stick-to-it-iveness
* Fair Housing Act Workshops Free to Builders
* Pillars Awards Recognize Excellence

Seniors Housing

* Your Buyers Are Never Too Young for Universal Design

Business Management

* Choose an Accounting Method That Fits Your Business

Housing Finance

* Creation of Secondary AD&C Market Discussed at Treasury
* U.S. Home Finance System Most Successful in the World
* NAHB President Named Secretary of Housing Council

Member Dividends

* Association Receives Funds to Hire Biological Consultant

Sales & Marketing

* Ask a MIRM – About Too Much Sales Traffic

Labor

* CRAFT Training Turns Student’s Life Around

Building Products

* Kitchen Sinks Deliver Near-Boiling Water

Building News Coast To Coast

Association News & Events

* April Is New Homes Month!
* Obituary: Southwest Building Industry Leader Mark Tomlinson
* Three Key Events Right Around the Corner
* Calendar of Events

NBN Back Issues

 

Leaders in Green Building Movement Recognized

Leaders in environmentally friendly home building received National Green Building Awards during last week’s National Green Building Conference in Baltimore.

Presented by NAHB President Kent Conine, the awards honor and encourage builders, programs, advocates and products for advancing the green home building movement.

This year’s winners were:

  • Green Advocate of the Year — Peter Pfeiffer, principal at Barley & Pfeiffer Architects of Austin, who is a pioneer in using passive solar energy in residential construction.

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  • Green Project of the Year, Affordable Category — Artistic Homes, of Albuquerque, received this award for its comprehensive and cost-effective green building strategies, from pre-construction analyses through third-party certification and testing. This category recognizes green design and construction techniques in new homes that are priced at or below 110% of the area’s median sales price.
  • Green Project of the Year, Production Category — McStain Neighborhoods of Boulder, CO. The award is presented to a company that has built at least 10 green homes to the same specifications. McStain built 98 homes to the same specifications as their award-winning entry.
  • Green Project of the Year, Custom Category — Coho Construction Services, Inc., of Portland, OR., was honored for its solid mission statement, impressive energy efficiency package, outstanding waste-management plan and its commitment to closing the loop on the materials usage process. The award in this category goes to a new home that is priced at or above 110% of the area median sales price.
  • National Green Building Program of the Year, New Category — Seattle’s Built Green™ program, coordinated by the HBA of King and Snohomish Counties, was cited for its excellent potential for future market penetration. The program has certified about 1,500 homes since its inception in 2000. The category recognizes exemplary green building programs that are less than three years old.
  • National Green Building Program of the Year, Established Category — Built Green Colorado of the Home Builders Association of Metropolitan Denver won the award in a category that recognizes an exemplary green building program that is more than three years old. The program has certified more than 13,500 homes since it began in 1995.

For more information on this year’s winners and the 2003 National Green Building Conference, click here.


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