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Week of March 1, 2004

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President's Message

* For Working Families, Affordable Housing Is in Short Supply

Housing and Economics

* New Home Sales Cool Slightly in January
* Existing Home Sales Remain Near Record Pace Despite January Decline
* Eye on the Economy

Design

* For Successful Communities — Just Add Open Space

Business Management

* Lifestyles Can Be Red Flags: Know the Warning Signs of Fraud

Member Dividends

* The Cream of the Crop Sit On My Board of Directors

Green Building

* Conference Makes It Easier to Be Green

Environment

* Circuit Court Leaves Favorable Ruling on Oregon Coho Protection in Place

Legal Issues

* Six Housing-Related Cases Receive Funding to Pursue Legal Action
* Ask the Lawyer — About Storm Water Permits

Building Quality

* Local Remodeler Recognized for Quality Achievements

Women's Council

* NAHB Women's Council Offers Student Scholarships

Small Builders and Remodelers

* Home Owners Remodel to Increase Living Space
* Let Simple Sayings Be a Contractor’s Guide to Success

Military Housing

* Army to Hold Major Housing Privatization Forum in March

Labor

* Community Service Puts Skills to the Test in Colorado

Building Systems

* Log Home Council Tour Headed to Bangor
* Research Papers Explore Thermal Mass, Air Infiltration in Solid Wood Structures

Building Products

* Whirlpool Director Named NCHI Member of Distinction
* Fiberglass Doors Found to Be More Energy-Efficient Than Wood Doors

Builder's Engineer

* Leaking Basements, Part 2 — The Ugly

Building News Coast To Coast

Association News & Events

* Associations Demonstrate That Home Builders Care
* Providence Gives HOPE a $100,000 Hand
* Help Build This Year’s Family Build Home for a Mother of Three
* Calendar of Events

NBN Back Issues

 

Log Home Council Tour Headed to Bangor

Geared to builders interested in log construction or the log home industry, the annual Log Homes Council President’s Tour will be held in Bangor, ME, from March 21-23.

This year’s event will feature tours of council members Moosehead Cedar Log Homes and Northeastern Log Homes.

In addition, attendees will get a behind-the-scenes look at Robbins Lumber’s white pine sawmill facilities and tour the University of Maine’s Advanced Engineered Wood Composites Center. University of Maine professor Robert Rice will host an education session, “Thermal Efficiency in Log Homes: What You Should and Should Not Say to Your Customers.


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This networking and educational event attracts council members and decision makers in the log home industry from across the country. For registration and hotel information, click here.

For more information about this year’s President’s Tour, contact NAHB’s Office of the Registrar at 800-368-5242 x8338.

 
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