NBN Online for the week of August 1, 2005

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In This Issue:

Front Page
Senate Bill on GSE Reform Found Wanting
Subscribe Your Employees — You Could Win a Digital Camera
Apartment Rentals Home to Fewer School-Aged Children
Coast to Coast
Work-Site Thefts Rising
Housing Forum
What Housing Bubble?
Politics & Government
Bill Would Help Small Builders Provide Health Insurance
Economics & Finance
New Single-Family Sales Hit a Record Pace in June
Existing Home Sales Smash Record in June
Eye on the Economy
Tips
Builders’ Tip: Keeping Mud Off a House Under Construction
IBS
The New American Home Goes Caribbean, Targets Boomers
Business Management
Technology for the Home Building Industry: An Overview
Remodelers
Turning Down the Heat of That Burning Question
Design
Informal Living Trend Found by Architect Design Survey
Construction Safety
Hot Weather Poses Hazards for Workers
Education
Certified Graduate Designees of the Year Entries Sought
Education Calendar
Sales
Twenty Easy Steps for Creating Persuasive Direct Mail
Building Systems
Tour Provides Insights on Concrete Technologies
Almost 100 ICF Home Designs Available on New CD
International
Utah Builder to Tap Into Expanding Market in Mexico
Labor
Tucson Plumbing Trainer Named ‘Instructor of the Year’
Building Products
Wood-Burning Stoves Focus of Clean Air Campaign
TV
NAHB-Produced Shows on HGTV & DIY — This Week
Endowment
Herman J. Smith Scholarship Award Winners Announced
Association News
Builders Get Behind Habitat for Humanity, Local Charities
Tucson Builders Donate Diapers and Anti-Graffiti Truck
NAHB Fall Board Meeting in Reno Sept. 7-11
Save on Dell™ Computer Products
Help Tsunami Survivors Rebuild Their Homes
Save More With BuilderBooks.com Rewards
Calendar of Events

NAHB-Produced Shows on HGTV & DIY — This Week

"I Want That!" on HGTV

Episode: "Home Ice Cream Parlor"

  Aug. 3, 8:30 p.m. ET/PT
•  Aug. 4, 12:30 a.m. ET/PT
  Aug. 7, 1:00 p.m. ET/PT
•  Aug. 7, 8:30 p.m. ET/PT
•  Aug. 8, 12:30 a.m. ET/PT

 

A new type of deadbolt locks from the outside without a key. New recycled items for your home include doormats, trashcans and coasters. Serve up tasty frozen treats at home with a marble slab.

 

"Dream Builders" on HGTV

Episode: "White House Replica"

•  Aug. 7, 9:30 a.m. ET/PT

 

From the famous Truman Balcony on the outside to the Oval Office on the inside, a Georgia couple recreates an American icon. Also, building a desert retreat on a shoestring. How a creative Phoenix couple trimmed the bottom line. Finally, see a California house built to look like it is generations old.

"Rock Solid" on DIY

Episode: "Kitchen Concrete Floor"

Aug. 3, 9:00 a.m. ET/PT
Aug. 4, 12:00 a.m. ET/PT

 

Dean and Derek, along with experts Jason Thoelke and Brandon Hobbes of Creative Concrete Solutions, install an acid-etched concrete floor in a kitchen. In the process, they learn that the road to concrete can be messy and multi-layered, especially if the demo of the existing floor is difficult. Through the process, they demonstrate how to properly prepare a sub floor for a concrete overlay, how to mix the ingredients for each level of finish, how to find the right tools to achieve the desired texture and how to stain the floor safely and with even color.

 "Assembly Required" on DIY

Episode: "Manufactured Home"

Aug. 7, 2:00 p.m. ET/PT

 

In this episode, the old trailer home gets revamped. Watch a Florida home go up in one day. Take a look inside a manufactured home factory and see the new techniques that set these homes apart from their trailer park past. And follow the Roddey family as they push the envelope in the design of a manufactured home and get it built in record speed.

The NAHB Production Group is a full-service, self-contained, media production unit creating programming for cable television, broadcast television, non-profit, museum and corporate clients. Productions range from magazine format shows for general audiences to museum-installation videos for specialized use.

The production group includes award winning journalists, writers and photographers with experience in broadcast, documentary and corporate television.



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