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Week of June 14, 2004

Front Page

* Harvard Report Predicts Higher Housing Production Ahead as More Households Are Formed
* Benefits of Good Planning in ‘Building Community’
* Federal Judge Yanks 'No Surprises' Certainty From Habitat Conservation Plans
* Housing Snapshot

President's Message

* You Can Help Solve the General Liability Insurance Problem

Housing and Economics

* Existing-Home Sales Headed for Yet Another Record, Economist Predicts

Business Management

* Take a Page From Big Builders: Use Customer Feedback to Build Your Business
* NAHB Members Urged to Watch the Mail for Liability Insurance Survey

Seniors Housing

* Seven Rules for Powerful Pre-Marketing to Active Adults
* New Marketing Categories Added to Seniors Housing Council Awards

Multifamily

* Upscale Lofts Put Problematic Site on the Right Side of the Tracks

Small Builders and Remodelers

* Remodelers Are Setting Up Shop in Cyberspace to Reach New Customers

Design

* Design Trends to Watch: 'Friends' Entries, More Courtyards
* Best in American Living Awards Entry Deadlines Near

Sales and Marketing

* Call for Entries for The Nationals to Open Soon

Member Dividends

* CGA Will Turn Your Associate Into a Beneficial Partner

Building Quality

* NAHB Research Center Certifies Two Builders for Commitment to Quality
* Competition Opens for EnergyValue Housing Awards

Housing Finance

* Home Buyers in Charlotte Can Boost Qualifying Income by Riding the Bus

Labor

* Job Corps Graduate Starts His Career With Help From Lowe’s and HBI

Building Products

* Merchandising Program Provides Upgrading Opportunities for Surface Materials

Building News Coast To Coast

Association News & Events

* 1976 NAHB President John Hart Dies in Indiana
* National Housing Endowment Awards Grants for Housing-Related Initiatives
* Home for Large Family Demolished and Rebuilt in the Most Extreme of ABC-TV’s ‘Extreme Makeovers’
* Six Leaders Named to California Building Industry Hall of Fame
* Sign Up for 2005 Committees and Councils by July 9
* Awards Programs Deadlines
* Calendar of Events

NBN Back Issues

 

Competition Opens for EnergyValue Housing Awards

The NAHB Research Center is now accepting applications for the 2005 EnergyValue Housing Awards (EVHA), which recognize builders who voluntarily integrate energy efficiency into the design, construction and marketing of their new homes.

More than 35,000 homes have been sold by winners of the award over the program’s nine-year history.

Carrie Gehlbach, former vice president of sales and marketing for Medallion Homes, of San Antonio, said that winning the award was not only good for marketing but it pushed her company to raise its standards. “We have been able to network with a community of building scientists and industry leaders who have helped us learn new and better ways to deliver the best possible home,” she said.

The awards, which will be presented during the 2005 International Builders’ Show in Orlando, FL, will be presented in affordable, custom/demonstration, factory-built, production and multifamily categories for hot, moderate and cold climates.


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Applicants will be evaluated on their homes’ energy value, design, construction methods and processes; marketing and customer relations efforts; and participation in voluntary energy programs. The panel of judges will be comprised of experts on energy efficiency representing the engineering, construction, design and marketing fields.

AN EVHA Builder of the Year will be selected from the gold award winning companies.

All award applicants will receive a detailed evaluation of their entries, complimentary tickets to the awards dinner ceremony and a free copy of the “EVHA Guide: How to Build and Profit With Energy Efficiency in New Home Construction.”

EVHA winners are featured on the NAHB Research Center’s Web site; can market themselves as EVHA winners in advertisements and press releases; can be featured in publications; and can share their success stories at workshops, educational programs or conferences.

All professionals in the U.S. whose primary occupation is constructing or developing real estate are eligible. The homes must have been completed after January 2002 and before the application is submitted.

Entries must be postmarked by Aug. 9; there is a discounted application fee for those submitted by July 12.

The awards are coordinated by the NAHB Research Center in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory and NAHB.

For an application, the rules for the competition and other information, click here, or send an e-mail.
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