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Week of August 23, 2004

Front Page

* In Charley’s Aftermath, Florida Builders Start Down the Long Road to Recovery
* Earn National Recognition for Workforce Housing Projects
* Calls for Lifting Mexican Cement Tariffs Intensify as Florida Prepares to Rebuild
* Housing Snapshot

President's Message

* Please Take the Time to Help Us Solve the GLI Crisis

Housing and Economics

* Housing Starts Surge in July as Builders Try to Keep Up With Demand
* Lower Mortgage Rates a Boost for Builder Confidence in August
* Spotlight on: Jacksonville, FL

Business Management

* Diversify Your Custom Home Business Now, When the Market Is Hot
* Build Smarter, Earn More by 'Pricing for Profits'
* Tips to Manage the ‘People Part’ of Your Business on NAHB's Web Site
* Build Your Knowledge at the Custom Builder Symposium

Seniors Housing

* How to Maximize Option Sales in Your Active Adult Communities
* Enter the 2005 Best of Seniors Housing Awards

Multifamily

* HUD Proposes Drastic Changes for 2005 Fair Market Rents
* HUD Report on Accessibility Requirements Raises Compliance Concerns

Housing Finance

* More Builders Needed to Serve on Housing Finance Agency Boards

Small Builders and Remodelers

* Chicago Builders to Renovate Home for HUD’s Homewise Program
* Use Professional Design to Create a New Profit Center

Sales and Marketing

* Closing for Cowards

Green Building

* British Home Buyers Keen on Environmentally Sustainable Housing

Regulation

* Kentucky Builders Work With State Officials to Streamline Development Plan Reviews

Legal Issues

* Federal Court Asked to Hear Long-Simmering Property Rights Case in New Hampshire
* Maryland Court Rejects Challenge to Development Agreement

State and Local

* Interest Groups Put NOR Laws and Affordable Housing Concerns on the Agenda

Commercial Building

* Council Provides the Answers for Home Builders Considering Rounding Out Their Businesses

Labor

* Housing Industry Welcomes Summer Project CRAFT Graduates in Tampa

Building Products

* Home Owners Can Throw Their Food Waste Disposers a Chicken Bone

Builder's Engineer

* Mysterious Cracking — Causes and Remedies

Building News Coast To Coast

Association News & Events

* Sign Up for 2005 Committees and Councils by Sept. 3
* Register for Sunbelt Builders Show
* Save Up to 20% From Hertz, Get Fee Waived for #1 Club Gold®
* Awards Programs Deadlines
* Calendar of Events

NBN Back Issues

 

Sign Up for 2005 Committees and Councils by Sept. 3

NAHB is looking for members who would like to serve on any of the association’s various committees and councils for the 2005 term. Members will be able to provide leadership, expertise and experience on the issues and challenges facing the industry.

The term begins immediately following the 2005 International Builders’ Show (IBS) in Orlando and continues through the completion of the 2006 IBS.

The deadline for applying for an appointment is Sept. 3.

Members are limited to serving on no more than two standing committees or councils.


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How to Apply

Members can apply online by filling out the 2005 appointment sign-up form, indicating their interests. The form can be accessed on the NAHB Web site by clicking www.nahb.org/2005appointmentform, then return the completed form by e-mail, fax or mail to NAHB as indicated. Forms also can be found within the individual sections for the various committees and councils on the “members only" side of the NAHB Web site.

Final appointments will be made following the fall NAHB board of directors meeting and members will be notified by mail.

For more information, e-mail Cynthia McKinley Brown or call her at 800-368-5242 x8346.
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