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Information on Systems-Built Housing Featured at Builders’ Show

With the popularity of concrete, log, modular and panelized home building steadily on the rise, the upcoming International Builders’ Show in Orlando will provide a wealth of information about systems-built housing.

On the parking lot outside the Orange County Convention Center, convention-goers will have the opportunity to tour the NextGen Demonstration Home and PATH's (Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing) Tutorial Townhouses, both of which have been constructed with systems-built features. (Click here and click here for respective stories on these exhibits in this issue of NBN.)

Also relying on concrete building systems for its construction, the 2005 New American Home uses concrete masonry framing and features a Portland cement stucco finish and concrete roof tiles.

Inside the International Builders’ Show exhibit hall at Building Systems Councils booth W5079, BSC members will be available to answer questions about the systems-built industry and how it can benefit builders and home building professionals.

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The BSC will also be sponsoring several education sessions in the “Building Systems” track. Attendees are also invited to visit the BSC Hospitality Suite in Room 108A; speakers at building-systems seminars will be on hand in the suite immediately after their presentations to provide further information.

Following is the seminar schedule:

(All events at the Orange County Convention Center, OCCC)

Thurs., 1/13	Event	Location
11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.	Modular Housing: Expand Your Business & Increase Profitability	OCCC 303
Fri., 1/14
11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.	Can I Panelize This Project?	OCCC 314
1:30-3:00 p.m.	Introduction to Insulating Concrete Form Technology	OCCC 307
Sat., 1/15
9:00-10:00 a.m.	Saving Time, Money, and Improving Quality With Product Bundling & Factory Production	OCCC 303
9:00-10:00 a.m.	Building the Dry Basement	OCCC 304A-D
9:00-10:00 a.m.	Systems Building: Learn From the Pros	OCCC 311E-H
11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.	Custom Homes the Modular Way: An Advanced Look	OCCC 303
1:30-3:00 p.m.	Design & Construction of Log Structures	OCCC 306
4:00-5:00 p.m.	Removable Reusable Concrete Forms for Concrete Homes	OCCC 303
Sun., 1/16
11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.	Advanced Concepts In Designing And Building With Structural Insulated Panels	OCCC 304A-D
11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.	Is Precast Concrete Viable For Single-Family & Multifamily Homes?	OCCC 307

For further information, e-mail Eric Fulton or call him at 800-368-5242 x8577.

Make Your IBS Plans by Dec. 24 — and Save

The new extended deadline for final advance registration for the 2005 International Builders’ Show is Friday, Dec. 24. Register by Dec. 24 and save $25.

Follow these links to:

• Register — Advance registration will save you $25 dollars over the onsite registration fees.
• Find a hotel and check availability — Advance registration will give you access to discounted hotel rates through the NAHB Housing Block.
• Make airline reservations
• Reserve a rental car
• Get tickets to Orlando attractions

Advance registration will also enable you to receive your show credentials in the mail before you leave for IBS. For more information visit, www.BuildersShow.com.

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