NBN Online for the week of March 28, 2005

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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

New Hotline Provides Technical Assistance to NAHB Members

A new Technical Assist Hotline can put members of NAHB in touch with the staff of the NAHB Research Center for help with hands-on construction issues.

Designed primarily to assist builders, remodelers and trade contractors, but also of possible interest to associates, the hotline can provide answers to day-to-day technical questions about building products, techniques, technologies and best practices.

Members can call 888-NAHB-MEM (888-624-2636) between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. EST Monday through Friday, or e-mail techassist@nahbrc.org to submit their questions, which will be answered by the next business day. 

Callers to the hotline will be asked to provide the details of their question, along with contact information. This will then be routed to the appropriate technical expert, who will research the question and then return a response directly to the member.

Urgent questions will be given special priority and answered more quickly, if possible.

Additionally, it is possible for local home builders associations to enable their members to send questions directly to the Technical Assist Hotline from their Web site.

For more information, e-mail Shawn Martin at the Research Center, or call 301-430-6219.



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