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www.NAHB.org 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   Print This Article   Print All Articles   Email the Editor     Sponsored by: Countrywide Home Loans Check it out: Countrywide offers some of the most innovative strategic alliance programs in the industry. Discover how Countrywide's non-conforming loans can give larger borrowers an edge. go to top Sponsored by: National Association of Home Builders Search 2005 International Builders' Show Exhibitors Plan to attend the National Green Building Conference Contribute to NAHB's Tsunami Relief Effort Reach 100,000+ Builders & Contractors

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