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Week of September 20, 2004

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* Builders Can Cast an Early Vote at Special Web Site
* Build Your Knowledge at the Custom Builder Symposium
* NCHI Members Mark 40 Years of Progress in America’s Housing
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President's Message

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

Housing Forum

* Letter to the Editor: Bowing to NAFTA

Workforce Housing

* Fallen Law Enforcement Officers Commemorated at Nebraska Housing Development

Construction Safety

* OSHA Gearing Up for Random Home Building Site Inspections in Arkansas and Other States
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Small Builders and Remodelers

* Creating Job Folders Kept My Business Straight

Business Management

* Ten Rules of Business Ownership

Sales and Marketing

* The Nationals Call for Entries – Deadline Extended to Oct. 1

Environment

* Liability Protection Proposed by EPA Would Encourage Brownfield Development

Disaster Relief

* Florida Attempting to Bring in More Roofing Contractors in Hurricane Recovery Efforts
* Several Steps Required in Cleaning Flood-Damaged Homes

Building Quality

* Pulte Homes First Nationial Builder to Win Housing Quality Award
* Discount on Liability Insurance Offered to Builders Involved in Housing Quality Program

Commercial Builders

* Mold Concerns Prompt Product Alert for Georgia-Pacific Exterior Sheathing

Member Dividends

* NAHB Provides Tax Credit Developer With Answers on IRS Regulations

Labor

* Labor Department Renews Construction Skills Training Program in Nashville

Building Products

* Fiberglass Door Finish Prevents Damage From Ultraviolet Light

Builder's Engineer

* I Wannabe a Rich Land Baron, Too!

Building News Coast To Coast

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* Awards Programs Deadlines
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Pulte Homes First Nationial Builder to Win Housing Quality Award

Pulte Homes — headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, MI — is the first national builder to win a gold National Housing Quality (NHQ) Award, the NAHB Research Center and Reed Business Information, publishers of Professional Builder and Professional Remodeler magazines, announced last week.

Grayson Homes, LLC of Ellicott City, MD, also was a gold winner in the 2005 awards, which were announced at the Benchmark Conference in New Orleans.

Modeled after the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the NHQ represents the highest recognition by the home building industry for quality achievement in construction, business management, sales, design and warranty service. It is bestowed on U.S. companies that have incorporated quality assurance and a commitment to customer satisfaction throughout their daily business practices.

Other winners of this year’s awards are:


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Silver Award

Honorable Mention

Program participants benefit from the introspective process of preparing an application for the awards, and in feedback from a judging panel of industry experts receive insights into how their companies can improve their commitment to quality.

Award winners participated in an educational session at the Benchmark Conference, focusing on best practices in areas that are critical to business, such as customer satisfaction, leadership, human resources, strategic planning, performance management, construction quality, supplier partnerships and business results.

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