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Week of December 13, 2004

Front Page

* Lofty Housing Prices Putting Communities Off Limits to Workers, Symposium Hears
* BuilderBooks.com Job Site Safety Survey — Your Opinion Counts
* South Carolina Builders Defeat Impact Fee Referendum
* Housing Snapshot

President's Message

* Building a Foundation for Workforce Housing

Housing Forum

* Freddie Mac Initiatives Address Workforce Housing

Workforce Housing

* Jackson Pledges to Dismantle Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Housing
* Former HUD Secretaries Address Workforce Housing Issue
* Working Families Losing Ground in Housing Market
* Partnerships Provide Local Solutions to Workforce Housing Needs
* Housing Supply Needs to Catch Up With Demand to Reduce Price Pressures

Housing and Economics

* Incomes in California Increasingly Lagging Behind Escalating Home Prices

Small Builders and Remodelers

* Should You Charge for an Estimate?
* CGRs Make A Difference, Especially When It’s All in the Family

Seniors Housing

* Security Is a Primary Concern of Seniors

Regulation

* HUD Announces Program to Honor Communities for Reducing Regulatory Barriers to Housing

Green Building

* Texas Builders Raise the Standard for Residential Energy Efficiency

Environment

* Air Pollution Cut in Half, EPA Announces

Builders' Show

* Make Your IBS Plans by Dec. 17 — and Save

Commercial Builders

* YWCA Homeless Facility in Seattle Wins Top Commercial Building Award
* MasterFormat Retooled for Today’s Increasingly Complex Buildings

Women's Council

* Builders in Saginaw Visit Elementary School Classrooms

Building Systems

* New Courses Cover Cast-in-Place Concrete Foundations and ICFs

Business Management

* IRS Reduces Small Business Unemployment Tax Reporting Requirements
* ‘Find’-ing Your Way Through QuickBooks® Without Going Crazy
* Get Answers to IT Problems and Software Questions at New Builder Tech Forums at IBS

Building Quality

* Builders Report Profitable Results From Attention to Quality

Labor

* Scholarship Enables Job Corps Students to Start Housing Industry Careers

Building Products

* Fire Alarm System Uses a Single Pair of Wires

Builder's Engineer

* My Favorite Marketing Story

Building News Coast To Coast

Association News & Events

* Earn NAHB WorldPointssm Rewards When You Charge
* Awards Programs Deadlines
* Calendar of Events

NBN Back Issues

 

Fire Alarm System Uses a Single Pair of Wires

Developed by Honeywell’s Fire Control Instruments as a life safety system for commercial and industrial applications, NetSOLO® Broadband is the first product to deliver full-network control and communications, digital messaging, live voice instructions and fire fighter telephone communications through a distributed network fire alarm system all on a single pair of wires, according to the manufacturer. Contractors can install the system with less labor and material because of its dramatic reduction in the wires, cable or fiber required.

Based in Morris Township, NJ, Honeywell is a member of the National Council of the Housing Industry — the Supplier 100 of NAHB.

Contractors can purchase the fire alarm system in stages rather than all at once, allowing for cost-control throughout potentially long projects. Furthermore, because NetSOLO uses up to five times less riser wire and incorporates existing 7100 panels, the system doesn’t need to be redesigned and can be expanded as the user’s application grows.

The product’s combination of speed, adaptability and ease-of-installation results in lower implementation costs while providing the most rugged and easy-to-use system in the industry today, Honeywell says.

This feature is solely for educational and informational purposes. Nothing on this page should be construed as policy, an endorsement, warranty or guaranty by the National Association of Home Builders of the featured product or the product manufacturer. The National Association of Home Builders expressly disclaims any responsibility for any damages arising from the use, application or reliance on any information contained on this page.

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