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Week of June 21, 2004

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* NAHB, Treasury, HUD Extol Local, National Economic Benefits of New Housing
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* Builders Urge Democratic Party to Adopt Housing Policy Agenda
* Housing Snapshot

President's Message

* You Can Help Solve the General Liability Insurance Problem

Housing and Economics

* Prospective Home Buyers Hoping for Decline in Prices Could Be Out of Luck, Report Suggests
* Home Price Increases Slow to More Sustainable Rate in First Quarter
* Senate Approves Greenspan for Fifth Term as Fed Chairman
* May Housing Starts Virtually Unchanged From April
* Eye on the Economy

State and Local

* Voters Face Bigger Decision Than Bush vs. Kerry in 2004 Elections

Seniors Housing

* Tighten Up Your Focus Groups for Better Quality Feedback

Design

* Inside Design: Smaller Rooms, More Creativity, Flex Space
* Best in American Living Awards Entries Due in July

International

* Opportunities Abound to Improve Mexico's Housing Delivery System, Harvard Study Finds

Small Builders and Remodelers

* What Do Customers Say About Your Service?

Environment

* State Legislatures Keeping Irrational Mold Fears Alive

Green Building

* Tucson Builder Lauded for Achievement in Residential Energy Efficiency
* Green Building Featured in Grand Rapids Parade of Homes

Construction Safety

* Free Construction Safety Seminars at Various Locations This Summer

Business Management

* How to Make Your Business Presentable So You Can Sell It
* Build Your Knowledge at the Custom Builder Symposium

Building Systems

* Enter the Systems-Built Marketing and Design Competition

Building Quality

* Competition Opens for EnergyValue Housing Awards

Building Products

* Fiberglass Gains Entry Door Market Share

Builder's Engineer

* Spreadsheets Rock

Building News Coast To Coast

Association News & Events

* National Housing Endowment Provides Support for Symposium on Housing Needs of Mentally Ill
* Only YOU Can Help Solve the GLI Crisis!
* 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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