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Week of February 7, 2005

Front Page

* High-End Housing Emerges as a Driving Force in the Remodeling Market
* Help New Home Owners Settle In With 'Caring for Your Home'
* Fastest Growing Remodeling Markets Located Primarily in the Sunbelt
* Housing Snapshot

President's Message

* NAHB Is Your Business Partner

Housing Politics

* Builders Applaud Economic Agenda in Bush State of the Union Address
* NAHB Senior Officers Urge Congressional Leaders to Focus on Housing Mission of GSEs
* Senate Ready to Consider Class Action Tort Reform This Week
* Builders Endorse Association Health Plan Legislation

Business Management

* What You Need to Know About Maintaining a Safe Workplace

Small Builders and Remodelers

* PowerPoint Presentations Will Take You to the Next Level

Workforce Housing

* Brewery Site Provides Workforce Housing in Brooklyn

Education

* Take Advantage of National Desigation Month

Regulation

* Avoid These Traps That Provoke Fair Housing Claims

Design

* Residential Designers Aim for Million-Dollar Look at an Affordable Price

Sales and Marketing

* Follow the Four ‘Knows’ to Sales Success

Labor

* Dallas-Ft. Worth Developer Named Chair of Home Builders Institute Board
* HBI Job Corps Students Shadow Industry Mentors on Groundhog Day

Building Products

* Whirlpool Joins Alliance Promoting Energy-Efficient Products

Builder's Engineer

* Concrete Cracking — Four- vs. Five-Inch Slabs

Building News Coast To Coast

Association News & Events

* Post-Builders' Show House Tour Raises $20,000 for Kidney Foundation, Charity
* Jacksonville Builders Help Safe Harbor Boys Home Stay on Course
* Help Tsunami Survivors Rebuild Their Homes
* Subscribe Your Employees to NBN Online and Earn a Chance to Win a Digital Camera
* Earn NAHB WorldPointssm Rewards When You Charge
* Calendar of Events

NBN Back Issues

 

Calendar of Events

March 13-15

National Green Building Conference 

Atlanta, Ga.

March 13 

National Green Building Awards 

Atlanta, Ga. 

March 20

2005 Log Home Council's President's Tour

Denver, Colo. 

April 3-6 

Multifamily Pillars of the Industry Conference & Awards Gala

Miami, Fla. 

April 13-17 

NAHB Spring Board of Directors Meeting

Washington, D.C. 

May 16-18 

Building for Boomers & Beyond: Seniors Housing Symposium 2005 

Chantilly, Va. 

June 13-15 

NAHB/BALA Design Institute for Builders

Denver, Colo. 

June 26 

Concrete Home Council Building Council Tour

Kansas City, Mo. 

Aug. 9-13 

2005 EOC Seminar

Big Sky, Mont.

Oct. 12-15 

Remodeling Show 2005

Baltimore, Md. 

Nov. 11 

3rd International Conference of the Americas

Mexico City 

Nov. 6

2005 Building Systems Councils SHOWCASE

New Orleans, La. 

Nov. 17-19 

2005 State and Local Government Affairs Conference 

Phoenix, Ariz.

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