NBN Online for the week of August 15, 2005

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In This Issue:

Front Page
NAFTA Ruling Should End Canada Lumber Duties
Subscribe Your Employees — You Could Win a Digital Camera
Pay Raises Remain Weak as Housing Prices Surge
Coast to Coast
Home Builders Fear Increase in Speculative Buying
Housing Forum
Put Down the Battle Helmet, Pick Up a Hard Hat
Letter to the Editor: Housing Bubble Conclusions
Economics & Finance
Eye on the Economy
Tips
Builders’ Tip: How to Easily Expand Circular Holes
Business Management
Registration, Immobilization Help on Equipment Thefts
Seniors Housing
Aging in Community ― Cohousing for the 55 and Over Market
Multifamily
Forum to Focus on Preserving Affordable Housing Stock
Remodelers
Can You Make a Living at Aging in Place?
Education
Teaching Industry Classes Brings Added Rewards
Education Calendar
Building Quality
Judges Provide Feedback to EnergyValue Award Applicants
Building Systems
Online Program Designs Basement Walls
Labor
CRAFT Students Complete Pre-Apprenticeship Training
Carpentry Abilities Tested at SkillsUSA Competition
Building Products
Companies Support SkillsUSA Training Efforts
TV
NAHB-Produced Shows on HGTV & DIY — This Week
Association News
Media Training, Presentation Skills Offered at Reno
Help Tsunami Survivors Rebuild Their Homes
NAHB Fall Board Meeting in Reno Sept. 7-11
Save on Dell™ Computer Products
Calendar of Events

NAHB-Produced Shows on HGTV & DIY — This Week

"I Want That!" on HGTV

Episode: "Floating Vacuum, Heated Bathtub"

  Aug. 17, 8:30 p.m. ET/PT
•  Aug. 18, 12:30 a.m. ET/PT
  Aug. 21, 1:00 p.m. ET/PT
•  Aug. 21, 8:30 p.m. ET/PT
•  Aug. 22, 12:30 a.m. ET/PT

 

If anything could make housework fun, it might be a hovering vacuum cleaner. Check out a vacuum that floats on a pocket of air and find out why this makes for a better floor cleaner. Tired of running a hot bath only to have the water cool before you make it to the tub? A new heated bathtub keeps a hot bath hot. Plus, a new kind of stud finder instantly pinpoints the center of a stud and makes hanging heavy objects safer. And a modern, minimalist high chair could have your baby sitting pretty.

"Dream Builders" on HGTV

Episode: "Geometry House, Into the Woods"

•  Aug. 21, 9:30 a.m. ET/PT

 

See how points, lines and angles shape a unique home in Virginia. Also, a house in Northern California blurs the line between indoors and out. From an old gold mine springs a 14-karat community in the Colorado Rockies. And, finally, panels that make building in isolated places a "tropical" breeze.

"Rock Solid" on DIY

Episode: "Quarry Survival Tips"

Aug. 17, 9:00 a.m. ET/PT
Aug. 18, 12:00 a.m. ET/PT
Aug. 21, 9:00 a.m. ET/PT

 

Derek and Dean share insider tips and practical advice on not only how to survive a trip to the quarry, but how to make it a successful and fruitful adventure. Exploring the vast corners of a quarry, they take viewers inside the yard areas regular visitors would never see — like cutting and polishing shops. They also give tips on quarry layout, examine new products on the market, visit showroom displays, sample bins and talk the "quarry talk."

 "Assembly Required" on DIY

Episode: "Post and Beam (Part 2)"

Aug. 21, 2:00 p.m. ET/PT

 

During this second of two episodes, a New England crew continues to struggle with inclement weather and a family pushes forward to build their post and beam home before ski season.

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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