NBN Online for the week of July 25, 2005

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In This Issue:

Front Page
New Ruling Strengthens Case for Delisting Pygmy Owl
Wells Fargo Supporting NAHB Initiatives
Subscribe Your Employees — You Could Win a Digital Camera
Layouts for Living
Floor Plans: Curves, Curves Everywhere
Coast to Coast
End of Boom Need Not Be Dire
Politics & Government
Endangered Species Act Needs a Rehab
House Passes OSHA Reform Package
Campaign Schools Foster Pro-Housing Candidates
2005 SLGA Conference Schedule Now Available
Economics & Finance
New-Home Starts Stay Robust in June
Single-Family Builders Remain Upbeat in July
Pricing Data Raise Unfounded Concerns on Sub-Prime Loans
Tips
Builders’ Tip: Keeping Mud Off a House Under Construction
Remodelers
Remodeling Posts Biggest Gain in a Decade
Business Management
The Difference Between Cash Flow and Profits
Design
Three-Car Garages a Growing Trend
IBS
Colin Powell Keynote Speaker at Builders' Show
Registration Now Open for Sunbelt Builders' Show
Seniors Housing
Seniors Design and Marketing Entries Sought
Multifamily
Entries Open for Pillars Design, Marketing Awards
Legal
How Much Does Incorporation Protect You?
Education
Education Calendar
Labor
Skills Training Helps Rehabilitate Inmates
Building Products
Home Theatre Can Increase Builder Profits
TV
NAHB-Produced Shows on HGTV & DIY — This Week
Endowment
Additional Association Partnership Grants Available
Community Service Award to Honor Builders ― Enter Now
Association News
Indiana Chief Executive Officer to Step Down
NAHB Fall Board Meeting in Reno Sept. 7-11
Subscribe to Land Development for News About Trends, Regs
Delaware Builders Donate Nearly $5,000 to Tsunami Shelter Fund
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

Entries Open for Pillars Design, Marketing Awards

A 2005 Pillars winner, The Garlands at Barrington (Ill.). Entries are now open for the 2006 Pillars of the Industry Awards. Entry deadline is Nov. 1.

NAHB Multifamily
has announced a call for entries for the 2006 Pillars of the Industry Awards competition honoring excellence in apartment and condominium design and development, as well as leadership in marketing and property management.

Apartment owners and developers, property managers, architects, interior designers and others involved in the multifamily housing industry are invited to enter. The application deadline is Nov. 1.

Now in its 15th year, the Pillars of the Industry Awards program is the largest and most prestigious of its kind, and both housing professionals and the media look to the awards as a showcase of future trends and innovation.

“The Pillars Awards represent the perfect opportunity for NAHB to promote the benefits of apartment living and for multifamily professionals to be recognized for their commitment to providing superior housing choices, both rental and for sale, for today’s consumer,” said Ron Terwilliger, chairman of NAHB’s Multifamily Leadership Board and CEO of Trammell Crow Residential.

The awards recognize superior achievement in three areas: building, marketing and individual excellence, including “Multifamily Development Firm of the Year” and “Best Multifamily Community of the Year.”

Many of the Pillars Awards categories honor excellence among rental communities, but in the last three years, more categories have been added to recognize condominium properties — a growing and popular segment of the multifamily market.

Award recipients will be honored at a gala ceremony during NAHB Multifamily’s Pillars of the Industry Conference, which will be held at the Hyatt Regency at Gainey Ranch in Scottsdale, Ariz., April 2-5, 2006. The conference is the premier educational and networking event for multifamily developers, owners, managers and lenders.

For complete details, including eligibility requirements and application forms, go to www.nahb.org/pillars.


 

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