NBN Online for the week of July 4, 2005

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In This Issue:

Front Page
FHA Zero-Down Loans Receive a Thumbs-Up From Builders
Will You Be the Next Winner of a Digital Camera?
HBAs, Builders Allowed to Continue Communicating by Fax
Layouts for Living
Floor Plans: Desert Jewel
Coast to Coast
Investors Buy Homes at a Record Pace
Politics & Government
Housing Tax Credits in Senate Energy Bill
HUD Secretary Commends Housing Efforts in Congress
Economics & Finance
HUD Renews Mortgage Settlement Reform Effort
Eye on the Economy
Tips
Builders’ Tip: Adding 'No Rot' Deck Rail Support
Business Management
Independent Contractor or Employee? The IRS Checks
Seniors Housing
Communications Key in Selling to Female Baby Boomers
Remodelers
Oh, to Be Young Again ― It’s a Matter of Perspective
Education
Designing Outside the Box — In an Intense Workshop
Education Calendar
Sales and Marketing
Big Builders Hooking Up With Hispanic Home Buyers
Educating Buyers Is as Easy as Gen X, Y (and Sometimes Z)
Marketing to Win the Baby Boomers' Business
Entries Sought for Sales and Marketing Awards
Green Building
Felician Sisters Convent Wins Green Building Award
Regulation
New York Builders Save $3 Million on Storm Water Fee
Commercial
NCBC 2006 Awards of Excellence Deadline Looms
Labor
Funding Report Voices Support for Training Efforts
Building Products
Red Feather Builds Affordable Straw Bale Homes
Builder's Engineer
How I Manage Projects
TV
NAHB-Produced Shows on HGTV & DIY — This Week
Endowment
Ken Klein Named to Endowment Board of Trustees
Association News
Help Tsunami Survivors Rebuild Their Homes
Put the NBN Hammer Cursor on Your Computer and Web Site
Save on DELL™ Computer Products
Save More With BuilderBooks.com Rewards
Calendar of Events

NCBC 2006 Awards of Excellence Deadline Looms

The NAHB National Commercial Builders Council (NCBC) is accepting applications for its 2006 Awards of Excellence program, which recognizes achievements in the national commercial building industry for design (remodeling and new construction), market appeal, energy efficiency, challenges faced during building and overall success of projects that are either built or renovated.

The deadline for entries is Monday, July 25.

Applications are open to builders, architects, designers, engineers, contractors, developers and building owners for non-residential retail, commercial, institutional, medical, industrial, recreational, entertainment and mixed-use commercial/residential projects completed within the country after Dec. 31, 2002.

The six divisions in which a project can be entered include:

  • Small-scale projects less than 5,000 square feet
  • Projects 5,001-10,000square feet
  • Projects 10,001-40,000 square feet
  • Projects 40,001-75,000 square feet
  • Projects 75,001-100,000 square feet
  • Projects more than 100,000 square feet


Project of the Year, Grand, Merit and Chairman’s awards will be given in all categories.

Entrants will receive a one-year subscription to the award-winning magazine, Commercial Builder, a granite recognition award and publicity at the International Builders' Show and in the convention issue of Commercial Builder.

Winners will be notified by mail no later than Nov. 1.

For more information, visit 2006 Awards of Excellence: Building Excitement on the NAHB Web site or e-mail Jill Pivovarov, of the NAHB National Commercial Building Council, or call her at 800-368-5242 x8455.


 

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