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Week of December 13, 2004

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* 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

 

Texas Builders Raise the Standard for Residential Energy Efficiency

Builders whose homes far exceed ENERGY STAR energy efficiency standards recently received the 2004 Excellence in Energy Performance Award at the Star Awards hosted by the Texas Association of Builders. The award is sponsored by the association and TXU Electric Delivery.

The annual award recognizes participants in the TXU Electric Delivery ENERGY STAR Homes Program who construct the largest volume of homes with the highest average home energy rating system (HERS) scores. The awards are presented to a custom builder and a low-, mid- and high-volume builder.

This year’s winners — Carl Franklin Homes, Paul Taylor Homes, History Maker and Mercedes Homes — collectively built 1,781 homes in 2003 that are ENERGY STAR qualified and at least 15% more energy efficient than home built to the Texas building code.


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“Recipients of this award are raising the standards for energy-efficient home construction in Texas,” said Mike Stockard, energy efficiency manager with TXU Electric Delivery. “Their contributions to the housing industry have significantly improved the energy performance of homes and provided customers with better value.”

“We are proud that the Star Awards is a forum for recognizing the hard work and dedication of Texas home builders,” said Ray Tonjes, president-elect of the Texas builders. “We think the Excellence in Energy Performance Award is a great way to honor outstanding commitments to energy efficiency.”

The awards were presented on Oct. 23 during the 2004 Sunbelt Builders Show in Grapevine, which is in the Dallas metropolitan area.
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