NBN Online for the week of August 29, 2005

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In This Issue:

Front Page
Ruling Muddies Clean Water Act Permitting Program
Transportation Bill Gives a Boost to Growth
Subscribe Your Employees — You Could Win a Digital Camera
Coast to Coast
Crime Ring Linked to Construction Site Thefts in Southwest
Politics & Government
Political Pressure Mounts to End Mexican Cement Duty
Economics & Finance
Housing Most Affordable in Buffalo, N.Y. and Ohio
California’s Housing Affordability in Free-Fall
Californians Finding a Way to Buy High-Priced Homes
Record Reported for New Home Sales in July
Existing-Home Sales Inventory Remains Lean
Eye on the Economy
Tips
Builders' Tip: Painting Lots of Doors All at Once
Construction Safety
General Contractor Convicted in L.A. Fall Fatality
Northern Ohio Builders Sign OSHA Partnership
Business Management
You're Fired! How to Properly Dismiss Employees
Seniors Housing
Enter 2006 Seniors Housing Awards — Entries Due Sept. 30
Remodelers
Remodelers Report Strong Second-Quarter Activity
Remodelers Lend a Helping Hammer to Military Families
Sales
Ads That Burst Their Borders Attract Attention
Education
Education Calendar
International
Niche for Vacation Home Market Grows in Mexico
Labor
Training Series in Primary Trades Increasingly Popular
Building Products
Internet Courses Help Builders Train Workers
TV
NAHB-Produced Shows on HGTV & DIY — This Week
Endowment
Stuard Scholarship Fund Announces 10 Winners
Association News
NAHB Fall Board Meeting in Reno Sept. 7-11
Help Tsunami Survivors Rebuild Their Homes
Save on Dell™ Computer Products
Calendar of Events

Enter 2006 Seniors Housing Awards — Entries Due Sept. 30

Entries are now open for the 2006 Best of Seniors Housing Awards. The entry deadline is Sept. 23.

The NAHB Seniors Housing Council has announced a call for entries for its 2006 Best of Seniors Housing Awards — the premier design and marketing competition for the 50-plus seniors housing industry. Industry professionals have until Sept. 30 to enter their best community designs, on-the-board plans and advertising and marketing efforts.

The awards program honors the best in more than 50 categories covering all aspects of the seniors housing industry. Active adult categories include overall community, clubhouse design, condominium unit design and model home merchandising.

Other design categories include aging in place, assisted living residences, congregate living community, continuing care retirement communities, mixed-use, multifamily housing, renovated seniors housing and special needs housing.

The marketing categories include logo, community brochure, direct mail piece/campaign, Web site, black-and-white and color print advertisement, radio and television commercial, sales center and special promotion.

“The 50-plus market is extremely diverse and demands a different type of product and marketing approach than the mainstream,” said Richard Rosen, a Silver Spring, Md.-based architect and chairman of Best of Seniors Housing Awards Committee. “The Best of Seniors Housing Awards recognize builders and other industry professionals for their innovation and for raising the bar for the industry.”

The deadline for entires is Sept. 30.

Entry forms and contest rules are available online at the NAHB Seniors Housing Council Web site at www.nahb.org/SeniorsHousingAwards. Or call 800-368-5242 x8220 for more information or to have entry forms mailed to you.

Winners will be announced at the Best of Seniors Housing awards ceremony during the 2006 International Builders’ Show in January in Orlando, Fla. They also will be displayed on the Seniors Housing Council’s Web site and in upcoming issues of Seniors’ Housing News magazine.



Seniors Housing Publication Set Available at BuilderBooks.com

Save 15% when you purchase “The Seniors Housing Publication Set” through BuilderBooks.com. Receive one copy of “Boomers on the Horizon: Housing Preferences of the 55+ Market,” “Marketing Seniors Housing” and the “Best of Seniors’ Housing News.” This publication set is a must-have for anyone serving the active adult market. To view or purchase this publication set online, click here, or call 800-223-2665.


 

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