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Week of April 12, 2004

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President's Message

* For Working Families, Affordable Housing Is in Short Supply

Housing Politics

* BUILD-PAC Fundraising Heading for a Record

Housing and Economics

* Spotlight on: Houston
* Eye on the Economy
* Don’t Miss NAHB’s Spring Construction Forecast Conference

Business Management

* Combat Turnover with Teamwork

Green Building

* Austin Architect Provides Tips on Green Building
* Green-Built Homes Face Financing Challenges

Design

* Santa Monica Affordable Housing Project Sets High Standard for Energy Efficiency
* Community-Supported Mixed-Use Developments Transform Run-Down Areas
* Best in American Living Awards Accepting Entries

Housing Finance

* Member Input Needed on HUD Projects
* Rural Housing Service Has Funding for Demonstration Program

Seniors Housing

* Five Honored as 2004 Icons of the Industry

Small Builders and Remodelers

* Designations Are More Than Just Acronyms

Labor

* Builders Applaud Bush Administration for Job Training Efforts

Building Products

* Fiberglass Doors Grace 'New American Castle' Show Home

Builder's Engineer

* Cut a Truss? Never, Almost

Building News Coast To Coast

Association News & Events

* Recruit Three Members, Get a Membership Day Jean Jacket
* April Is New Homes Month
* Sign Up for the Legislative Conference and Make Housing a Priority in Congress
* Help Build This Year’s Family Build Home for a Mother of Three
* Calendar of Events

NBN Back Issues

 

Don’t Miss NAHB’s Spring Construction Forecast Conference

See what's on the horizon for the housing industry at the NAHB Spring Construction Forecast Conference on Wednesday, April 21, featuring the country's premier economists and finance experts, including David Wyss, of Standard & Poor’s, and James Glassman, of J. P. Morgan Chase

Get the latest forecasts on housing starts, project budgets and other economic bellwethers. The conference will be from 8:30 a.m.- 4 p.m. at the National Housing Center in Washington, D.C. A reception will be held immediately following the conference.

Visit the NAHB Web site for more information. For a tentative agenda, click here. Register online, get a faxable registration form by clicking here,  e-mail the registrar or call 800-368-5242 x8338 for details.


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