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In This Issue:

Front Page
California Building Code Back on Track With Rest of Nation
Atlanta Green Builders Emphasize Top Home Performance
New Look NAHB Web Site Coming Next Month
President's Message
NAHB Is Your Business Partner
Politics & Government
Civil Engineers Give U.S. Infrastructure a Poor Grade
Economics & Finance
New Home Sales Warm Up in February
Mortgage Rates Rise Again, But Remain Affordable
Home Resales Decline in February, But Supply Remains Tight
Eye on the Economy
Business Management
Hack Attack ― How to Protect Your Computer Network
Nip Negativity in the Bud
Seniors Housing
Lofts — An Urban Alternative in the Active Adult Market
Remodelers
Differentiate ― A Sure Path to Your Competitive Advantage
Education
No Surprise: Design Packs 'em in at the Builders’ Show
Education Calendar
20 Club
Constantly Reinventing the Wheel? — Not With 20 Club
Green Building
Green Building Conference Draws Record Attendance
Available Products Can Yield Big Reductions in Home Water Use
New Web Site Provides Green Building Resources
Research
New Hotline Provides Technical Assistance to NAHB Members
Tips
Builders’ Tip: Coping With Mini-Grinders
Labor
Employers Must Post Job Rights for Veterans
Building Products
Steel Hotline Expands Hours and Resources
NAHBTV
An All-Weather Outdoor TV? — ‘I Want That!’ Debuts on HGTV
'Dream Builders' Begins Final Season on HGTV
Coast to Coast
Study Finds Home Owner Racial Gap
Builder's Engineer
The Broken Concrete Guy Leaning Badly
Association news
Affordable Housing Advocate Cushing Dolbeare Dies
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
Calendar of Events

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Affordable Housing Advocate Cushing Dolbeare Dies

NAHB Spring Board Meeting Set for April 11-17

Get GM Discount on More Than 80 Vehicles

Help Tsunami Survivors Rebuild Their Homes

Calendar of Events

Robson Seeks Office of NAHB Vice President and Secretary

Bobby Rayburn, NAHB 2005 Nominations Committee chairman, has announced that Joe Robson of Broken Arrow, Okla., has been certified by the Nominations Committee to seek the office of NAHB Vice President and Secretary for the year 2006.

I’m a home builder and proud of it. For the last 21 years, I’ve developed land, built homes and worked on commercial and industrial projects. Along the way, I’ve fought growth boundaries, downzoning, impact fees, lack of insurance, anti-growth city councils, assaults on private property rights, lack of infrastructure and overzealous regulators.

I have been active in both the Tulsa and Oklahoma home builders associations and served as president of both. My varied background — from builder to banker to timber farmer to community volunteer — gives me a broad perspective to represent the many segments of the NAHB family. Since being elected to the NAHB Board in 1990, I have worked to protect and enhance our industry through the political process on a local, state and national level. We have a strong association, but it has not reached its full potential.

Let’s stir the pot, shake things up, harness the energy of 225,000 members and take NAHB to new heights.

NAHB Involvement

  • Board of Directors since 1990
  • Build PAC Trustee since 1993
  • Capital Club member since 1992
  • Home Automation Task Force, Single Family Production Committee, Smart Growth Task Force, Legal Action Committee, Budget Committee, Audit Committee, Mortgage Roundtable
  • Chairman, Build PAC Golf Committee, 1993 & 1994
  • Chairman, Capital Club, 1995
  • Chairman, Build PAC, 1998
  • Chairman, Resolutions Committee, 2001
  • Chairman, Legislative and Regulatory Policy Task Force, 2002
  • National Vice President, 2003 & 2004
  • Chairman, Federal Government Affairs Committee, 2003
  • Moderator, National Vice Presidents, 2004
  • Vice Chairman, Budget Committee, 2005
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For more information about Robson, click here (www.forestridge.com/GoJoe).


 

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