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In This Issue:

Front Page
Guide Promotes Safe Practices for Working With Concrete
Leaders in Congress, HUD Urged to Adopt Strong Housing Agenda
Justice Launching Forum on Accessibility Compliance
President's Message
NAHB Is Your Business Partner
Politics & Government
Builders to Carry Storm Water, ESA Concerns to Capitol Hill
Senate-Passed Bill Stops Tenant, Home Owner Bankruptcy Abuse
OSHA Reform Package Would Enhance Worker Safety
Economics & Finance
Population Along U.S. Coasts Continues to Grow
Eye on the Economy
Seniors Housing
Attend the 2005 Seniors Housing Symposium
Multifamily
Multifamily Builders Back Homeownership Tax Credit
Remodelers
Network — Because No Remodeler Is an Island
Education
Concrete Tour Mixes Demos, Networking, Six Plant Visits
Education Calendar
Building Systems
Technical Report Looks at Sound Transmission and Log Walls
Speakers, Presentations Sought on Systems-Built Housing
Workforce Housing
Challenging Seattle Site Yields Affordable Condos
Design
Get Floor Plans Reviewed at NAHB/BALA Design Conference
NAHB's Land Development Magazine Wins PIVA Award
Sales and Marketing
Be Thorough When Planning Your Grand Opening
Tips
Builders' Tip: Fitting Stair Treads
Women's Council
Coaching Is the Name of the Game
Labor
HBI Trustees Visit Project CRAFT in Dallas
Building Products
Michael Graves Kitchen Faucets Win Design Award
Coast to Coast
Future Real Estate Markets Shed Some Mystery
Builder's Engineer
Who Are You in Bed With?
Association news
Rockingham, N.C., Builders Change Local Resident's Life
NAHB Spring Board Meeting Set for April 11-17
Robson Seeks Office of NAHB Vice President and Secretary
Get GM Discount on More Than 80 Vehicles
Help Tsunami Survivors Rebuild Their Homes
Subscribe Your Employees to Nation's Building News
Calendar of Events

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NAHB's Land Development Magazine Wins PIVA Award

Get Floor Plans Reviewed at NAHB/BALA Design Conference

Participating builders can have their floor plans critiqued by some of the country’s top architects during the NAHB/BALA Design Institute for Builders design conference from June 13-15 at the Westin Tabor Center in Denver.

To participate, floor plans must be submitted to Michelle Persinger Matuga via e-mail by Saturday, April 16. For more information, visit the plan reviews section of the NAHB/BALA Web site.

Additional Design Institute Conference Features

The conference will feature world-class speakers including: Daniel Nahabedian, formerly of The Irvine Development Company and John Laing Homes; Heather McCune, editor-in-chief of Professional Builder magazine; Cheri Meyn , president of The Genesis Group; and Howard Englander, president of The Englander Company.

The conference will include discussions about the latest in residential housing design trends; tours of award-winning homes and communities displaying cutting-edge architectural design; and opportunities to learn how to profitably apply these design ideas to the homes you build.

In addition, there will be educational sessions and tours, including:

  • Approach design as a powerful team. An intensive, hands-on workshop about how to craft architecturally unique home designs as a team.
     
  • Learn about design market trends. Case studies of successful projects that focus on the specific market segments for which the homes were created.

  • Tour visionary neighborhoods. Tours are planned for Stapleton, a tapestry of homes, shops, offices, parks and schools in a walkable city; and the largest “built green” community of its kind in North America, Tallyn’s Reach.  

 

For more information or to register for the Design Institute conference, click here.


 

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