NBN Online for the week of August 8, 2005

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In This Issue:

Front Page
New Standard Nears for Air Conditioners, Heat Pumps
Subscribe Your Employees — You Could Win a Digital Camera
Staten Island Downzoning Bid Violates Fair Housing Act
Layouts for Living
Floor Plans: Gothic Renovation Goes Modern
Coast to Coast
New Rules Could Cut Cheap Loans to High-Risk Borrowers
Politics & Government
Builders Battle Anti-Housing Moves Around the Country
Economics & Finance
30-Year Mortgage Rates Crawl Upward for Fifth Week
Tips
Builders’ Tip: How to Easily Expand Circular Holes
Business Management
Custom Builders to Gather at New Orleans Symposium
Construction Safety
Uncoupling of Hydraulic Excavator Buckets a Hazard
Cost of Workplace Injuries Soars to $49.6 Billion
Education
Education Calendar
Research
Tech Package Shows How to Improve HVAC Systems
Easy Energy Upgrades Can Save Fistfuls of Dollars
Environment
Endangered Species Delisting Proposed for Pygmy Owl
Legal
Ask the Lawyer: About Arbitration Clauses
Building Systems
Software Correctly Sizes HVAC for Concrete Homes
Cement Scarfs Up Dangerous Roadside Pollutants
Labor
Project CRAFT Grads Advance in the Granite Business
Building Products
Prize-Winning Dogs Set High Standard for Reliability
TV
NAHB-Produced Shows on HGTV & DIY — This Week
Endowment
Centex Homes Announces 24 Scholarship Winners
Association News
Maryland Association Sends Tools for Tsunami Relief
Henry Bachara, NAHB/FHBA Life Director, Dies at 81
NAHB Fall Board Meeting in Reno Sept. 7-11
Save on Dell™ Computer Products
Save More With BuilderBooks.com Rewards
Calendar of Events

NAHB-Produced Shows on HGTV & DIY — This Week

"I Want That!" on HGTV

Episode: "Glass Kitchen Counters"

  Aug. 10, 8:30 p.m. ET/PT
•  Aug. 11, 12:30 a.m. ET/PT
  Aug. 14, 1:00 p.m. ET/PT
•  Aug. 14, 8:30 p.m. ET/PT
•  Aug. 15, 12:30 a.m. ET/PT

 

Light up your next dinner party with a glass kitchen counter.

 

 

"Dream Builders" on HGTV

Episode: "Modern Chateau, Concrete Retreat"

•  Aug. 14, 9:30 a.m. ET/PT

 

Classic design and high-tech construction define a Virginia manor — but you'll never guess what it's made out of. Also, a rustic getaway in Puerto Rico that realizes the adventure of indoor-outdoor living. And homes for man's best friend — architecture for pets and the people who love them.

"Rock Solid" on DIY

Episode: "Fire Pit"

Aug. 14, 9:00 a.m. ET/PT

 

Derek and Dean build a stone fire pit with a crushed stone seating area in a backyard. They go to a local quarry to pick out a mixture of Connecticut green and New England fieldstone for the fire pit. They share tips on what stones to look for at the quarry and how to position and organize those stones onsite to ensure an easy installation and beautiful finished project. During the build, they explain ratio, mud mixing, chiseling and generally how to finesse the stone into place.

 "Assembly Required" on DIY

Episode: "Post and Beam (Part 1)"

Aug. 14, 2:00 p.m. ET/PT

 

In this first of two episodes, a New England crew battles the elements with a post and beam kit, one family decides if prefab is the way to go for their Vermont home and builders who specialize in post and beam construction explain how they overcome challenges to stay on schedule.

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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