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Week of August 18, 2003

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President's Message

* Building for Tomorrow Starts With Accommodative Housing Policies

Housing Forum

* Building 'Green' Starts With Tree Preservation

Housing Politics

* NAFTA Panel Rejects 19% Duties on Canadian Lumber

Housing and Economics

* Second-Quarter Home Resale Prices Show Record Gains
* Spotlight on: Tucson
* Eye on the Economy

State and Local

* Construction Defect Laws Scoring Success in a Growing Number of States
* Grim Fiscal Picture of States and Localities Being Assessed
* Local Governments Spending Less and Taxing More

Business Management

* Warning: Be Alert to Glitches That Can Ruin Your Business

Codes and Standards

* Residential Ventilation Standard Appealed by NAHB

Environment

* NAHB Welcomes Opportunity to Work With EPA Nominee

Sales and Marketing

* King-Size Ideas for Small Spaces

Legal Issues

* Ask the Lawyer — About Subdivision Covenants

Small Builders and Remodelers

* Get Out From Under the Information Overload

Seniors Housing

* Six Steps Will Improve Your Occupancy

Building Systems

* New Council Formed for Systems-Built Housing

Labor

* Field Superintendent Training Draws Crowds in Orlando

Women's Council

* Women Expanding Ownership of U.S. Private Businesses

Building Products

* Acrylic Block Windows Provide Privacy and Fresh Air

Building News Coast To Coast

Association News & Events

* Survey Aimed at Improving Arbitration Services
* Boost Your Marketing Through These Awards Programs
* Calendar of Events

NBN Back Issues

 

NAHB Welcomes Opportunity to Work With EPA Nominee

Following President Bush’s nomination last week of three-term Republican Utah Governor Mike Leavitt to become the new administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), NAHB said that it would welcome the opportunity to work with the new designate “to achieve balance in the nation’s environmental policies so that they provide protection for the environment without harming economic growth.”

One of Leavitt’s primary environmental missions in his state has been to increase cooperation among federal, state and local officials.

Adopted by the National Governor’s Association, Leavitt’s Enlibra environmental management philosophy calls for collaboration, performance measures, use of good science, the creation of market incentives and the full consideration of costs and benefits.


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“In the past decade, home builders and land developers have seen a relentless increase in the level of federal environmental regulation of land use, wetlands, water quality, brownfields revitalization, energy conservation and air quality,” said Jerry Howard, executive vice president and CEO of NAHB.

“While several regulations have been nullified by the courts,” Howard said, “the regulatory and legal gridlock has increased costs for builders and led to inefficient protection of our nation’s natural resources. We can do more to achieve progress in these areas with Governor Leavitt’s leadership.”
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