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Week of February 21, 2005

Front Page

* Regulatory Barriers Taking a Heavy Toll on Housing Affordability for Working Families
* GM Launches Pricing Discounts on More Than 80 Vehicles for NAHB Members
* South Carolina City Sued by Builders for Blocking Low-Income, Minority Housing
* Housing Snapshot

President's Message

* NAHB Is Your Business Partner

Housing Politics

* Senate Bill Offers Affordable Health Coverage for Employees of Small Businesses
* House Bill to Repeal Estate Tax Would Strengthen Small Family-Owned Businesses
* Tort Reform Receives Swift Congressional Approval and President's Signature

Housing and Economics

* Housing Starts Rise to a 21-Year High in January
* Builders Remain Bullish on Housing Outlook in February Despite Rainy Weather

Green Building

* Green Building Techniques Focus of Upcoming NAHB Conference in Atlanta

Seniors Housing

* ‘2020’ Vision Needed to Prepare for Baby Boomer Retirement Explosion

Small Builders and Remodelers

* Lump Sum Pricing Works ― and Customers Prefer It

Construction Safety

* OSHA Stepping Up Efforts to Make Construction Trenching Safer

Design

* Good Design Can Overcome Community Opposition to Affordable Housing

Building Systems

* Log Home Event Slated for Denver in the Heart of Log Home Country
* Virginia's Rep. Goode Honored for Supporting Manufacturing

Commercial Builders

* Health Care and Schools Hot Markets for Design and Construction Firms in 2005
* Mold and Real Estate Deals Not a Good Mix

Education

* Interest in Residential Construction Superintendent Designation Surges
* Take Advantage of National Designation Month — Before It Ends

Labor

* U.S. and State Legislators Hail the Success of Project CRAFT in Texas

Building Products

* Termites Would Rather Starve Than Eat New Pest-Resistant Pine on Windows and Doors

Builder's Engineer

* Reentrant Corners and Other 'Flamboozlements'

Building News Coast To Coast

Association News & Events

* Robson Seeks Office of NAHB Vice President and Secretary
* Housing Hall of Fame Inductee J. Bentley Owens, Jr., Dies at 77
* Help Tsunami Survivors Rebuild Their Homes
* Earn NAHB WorldPointssm Rewards When You Charge
* Subscribe Your Employees to NBN Online and a Digital Camera Could Be Yours
* 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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