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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
 

Will You Be the Next Remodelor™ of the Month?

The Remodelor™ of the Month (this link is accessible to Remodelors™ Council members only) award program is underway. Don't miss your opportunity to be named the Remodelor™ of the Month. 
 
The program groups local councils from different states into designated months and a "wild card” month to allow the council’s members-at-large to participate. A winner will be chosen each month and that winner will then be automatically included in the nominations for the Remodelor™ of the Year award.
    
This is an opportunity for local councils and members to get involved and submit their “best of the best” members to compete with other councils. The national Remodelors™ Council will send out press releases and highlight each winner in ReNews, the Remodelors™ Council e-newsletter.

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Check out the Remodelor™ of the Month program schedule and mark your calendars.

Calendar For 2005 Remodelor™ of the Year

  • April 2005 — Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Washington, Wyoming
    Application Deadline: March 5

  • May 2005 — Delaware, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia 
    Application Deadline: April 5

  • June 2005 — Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina
    Application Deadline: May 5

  • July 2005 — Indiana, New Jersey, Virginia
    Application Deadline: June 5

  • August 2005 — "Wild Card" — At-large member
    Application deadline: July 5

  • September 2005 — Florida, Idaho, Missouri, Nebraska
    Application Deadline: Aug. 5

  • October 2005 — No Award — 2005 Remodelor™ of the Year selected and awarded.

Click here for a Remodelor™ of the Month application. (This link is accessible to Remodelors™ Council members only.) For more information, contact the Remodelors™ Council, 800-368-5242 x8216.
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