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Week of May 19, 2003

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President's Message

* There Are No Better Housing Advocates Anywhere

Housing Forum

* Salmon Born in Hatcheries Are as Good as Wild
* Letters to the Editor

Housing and Economics

* Housing Starts Dip, But Permits Rise in April
* Builders Regain Their Former Optimism in May

Housing Politics

* Housing Priorities Warmly Received on Capitol Hill
* Builders Receive Tax Policy Briefing From Secretary Evans
* Bill Called a Threat to Housing Finance System

Business Management

* Take the Edge Off Business Planning
* Hand-Held Task Manager Saves Time, Creates Paper Trail

Codes and Standards

* Accessibility Standard Revisions Good for Builders and the Disabled

Sales and Marketing

* Three Imaginative Promotions Build Sales Traffic
* Online Traffic — Get the Word Out to Buyers

Small Builders and Remodelers

* Contractors Corner — Quality Assurance Standards Are the Way to Go

Member Dividends

* You Can Get Work Force Safety Tips en Espanol

Research

* New Technology Will Transform Lighting in 21st Century Buildings

Building Systems

* Modular Homes Survive Tornado
* Building Systems Councils Sponsors Habitat Home

Building Products

* Concrete Wall Systems an Alternative to Wood Framing

Labor

* Job Corps Students Help Build Habitat Homes

Building News Coast To Coast

Association News & Events

* NAHB Announces Effort to Increase Hispanic Home Owners
* BuilderBooks Introduces Kid-Friendly Educational Tools

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Job Corps Students Help Build Habitat Homes

Students from the Potomac Job Corps Center and the Francis Perkins Job Corps program at the U.S. Department of Labor found that there’s no better place to demonstrate construction skills and concern for the community than a Habitat for Humanity job site.

Along with the national staff of the Home Builders Institute (HBI), they worked with NAHB board members and their families in NAHB’s first “Family Build” during the week of May 5.

Instructors Steve Cousins and Gary Shavlik accompanied their students to the Habitat build in the Washington, D.C. suburb of Silver Spring, MD, where townhouse homes for four local families were under construction.

The students also had a chance to talk with NAHB President


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Kent Conine and First Vice President Bobby Rayburn, who is a member of the HBI Board of Trustees. Rayburn has been closely involved with training efforts across the country, and he most recently visited the Treasure Island Job Corps Center in San Francisco in February.

“Seeing our HBI Job Corps students working here makes you realize the importance of the 30-year partnership we have with the Department of Labor,” said Rayburn.

“It was inspiring to watch our students hard at work using the skills we are teaching them. These are the same skills that helped them expand the American dream of homeownership for Habitat families and will help them keep turning that dream into a reality throughout their careers,” he said.

HBI and Job Corps plan to participate in upcoming “Family Builds” that will be scheduled to coincide with NAHB’s spring board of directors meeting in Washington, D.C. over the next three years.

Photos by Herman Farrer
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