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Week of February 14, 2005

Front Page

* Demand for Rental Housing Poised for Improvements in 2005
* Help Tsunami Victims Rebuild Their Homes
* Senate Passes Class Action Bill, House Approval Expected This Week
* Housing Snapshot

President's Message

* NAHB Is Your Business Partner

Housing Politics

* President Proposes Spartan Spending on Some Housing Programs
* Builders Support OSHA Reform Package
* Builders Support Congressional Efforts to Improve Endangered Species Act
* NAHB Ad Campaign Targets Congress for Support

Housing and Economics

* Eye on the Economy

Business Management

* Survey Finds Contractors Often Underestimate Expenses
* Don’t Be a Mind Reader: Ask Home Owners for Feedback

20 Clubs

* Builder 20 Clubs Help Maximize Benefits of NAHB Membership

Multifamily

* NAHB Statistical Model Helps Identify Apartment Features That Bring Higher Rents
* Apartment Builder Andrew Chaban Honored for Affordable Housing Advocacy

Small Builders and Remodelers

* A Cool Kitchen Checklist to Wow Your Clients
* Kitchens, ‘Hiving’ and Financing to Drive Remodeling Trends in 2005
* Will You Be the Next Remodelor™ of the Month?

Building Systems

* Covenants Prohibiting ‘Prefabricated’ Housing Can Unintentionally Exclude Systems-Built Homes

Seniors Housing

* Marketing, Customer Satisfaction, Design to Be Featured at Senior Housing Symposium

Education

* Take Advantage of National Designation Month — Before It Ends

Research

* Report Calls Smart Kitchens a ‘Technology to Watch’

State and Local

* Florida Builders Determined to Continue Fight Against ‘Outrageously High’ School Impact Fee
* New Hampshire Takes Up Regulation and Licensing to Curb Contractor Abuse

Workforce Housing

* Accommodative Zoning Helps Developer Build Affordable Homes in Newport News

Labor

* Proposed Budget Would Cut Job Corps Funding, Move Youthbuild to Labor Department
* Freddie Mac and NAHB Student Chapter Job Site Events Focus on Housing for Working Families

Building Products

* 30-Year Warranty Offered on EIFS Residential Systems

Builder's Engineer

* Dip in the Road

Building News Coast To Coast

Association News & Events

* HomeAid and ‘Extreme Makeover’ Build Transitional Shelter for Two Denver Families
* Get GM Discount Pricing on More Than 80 GM Vehicles
* Subscribe Your Employees to NBN Online and a Digital Camera Could Be Yours
* Calendar of Events

NBN Back Issues

 

Builder 20 Clubs Help Maximize Benefits of NAHB Membership

Presented with a Silver medal last week in Association Trends' All-Media Competition, a brochure on "20 Reasons to Join an NAHB 20 Club” provides a comprehensive introduction to an innovative networking and educational program that can be a viable resource for members of NAHB.

The 20 Clubs gather together similar housing professionals from non-competing markets who meet several times a year to compare notes on improving their business performance. The members compare financial information, identify trouble spots and share advice on increasing profits and improving operations. Each company’s financial results are reviewed annually by the club.

“Builder 20 Clubs are a great tool that NAHB members can use to improve the way their businesses perform, and they’ve been very successful,” said NAHB President Dave Wilson. “Our goal is to add 25 new 20 Clubs in 2005, on top of the 43 we currently have in operation.”

The “20 Reasons” booklet includes applications for joining any of the individual clubs. In addition to builders and remodelers, the 20 Clubs are aimed at specific NAHB constituencies, such as builders who specialize in housing for active-adult seniors, builders of multifamily apartments, land developers, urban home builders and marketing professionals.


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NAHB staffers put together the initial members of a club based on their business profiles, and take care of meeting logistics and registration fees.

To be eligible to join a 20 Club, participants must be NAHB members in good standing who complete at least one project annually; and they must be the owner, principal or president of their company. Participants are required to attend scheduled meetings regularly.

All 20 Club members sign confidentiality agreements and are from different markets, enabling them to discuss their pressing business issues freely. They learn from one another’s mistakes and successes, and help each other establish strategic timelines for achieving corporate goals.

Members pay approximately $500 in annual dues, plus meeting expenses.

The following 20 Clubs are now signing up new members:

  • Small Volume Builders 20 Club
  • Production Builders 20 Club
  • Land Development 20 Club
  • Marketing 20 Club
  • Seniors Housing — Active Adult 20 Club
  • Urban Infill 20 Club
  • Multifamily Tax Credit 20 Club
  • Remodelor™ 20 Club
  • Electrician 20 Club

For more information, click here; send an e-mail; or telephone Cheryl Caulfield at 800-368-5242 x8110.
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