NBN Online for the week of September 19, 2005

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In This Issue:

Front Page
Extraordinary Measures Needed to Spur Rebuilding
NAHB Provides Relief, Resources for Hurricane Victims and Displaced Builders
Coast to Coast
Paying for Flood Damage Looms as Big Challenge
Politics & Government
Builders Urge Reform of Immigration Laws
Economics & Finance
Record Damage to Homes to Tighten Material Supplies
Fed Chairman's Housing Comments Refuted on New NAHB Blog
Eye on the Economy
Codes and Standards
Energy Code Rollback Campaign Down to the Wire
Tips
Builders' Tip: Fitting Pulldown Attic Stairs
Business Management
Improve Your Business, Follow These Basic Principles (Part 2)
Custom Builder Symposium Now in Atlanta
Construction Safety
Safety Resources Provided for Katrina Recovery Workers
50Plus Housing
2006 Seniors Housing Awards Entries Due Sept. 30
Remodelers
Puzzle Winners to Receive Free PREP Assessment
Sales
How to Create Effective Home Pages
Deadline Nears for The Nationals Awards
Education
Education Calendar
Green Building
NAHB Co-Sponsors Collegiate Solar Home Competition
Legal
Building Industry Protected From Endless Liability Periods
Builders Show
Advanced Registration Deadline for Sunbelt Nears
Building Systems
Systems-Built SHOWCASE Relocates to Louisville
Atlanta Condo Using Tunnelform Construction System
Water Loss a Warm-Weather Concern for Mortar
Workforce housing
Affordable Homes Aimed at Workers in Trenton
Labor
Kansas City Builders Assess Students’ Carpentry Skills
Building Products
New Way of Cooking on National Tour
TV
NAHB-Produced Shows on HGTV & DIY — This Week
Association News
Kentucky Builders Train Latino Carpenters
September Is Associate Appreciation Month
Subscribe Your Employees — You Could Win a Digital Camera
Save on Dell™ Computer Products
Save More With BuilderBooks.com Rewards
Calendar of Events

2006 Seniors Housing Awards Entries Due Sept. 30

Entries for the 2006 Best of Seniors Housing Awards are due Sept. 30. Late entries will be accepted until Oct. 7 with a $50 late fee.

The entry deadline for the 2006 Best of Seniors Housing Awards — the premier design and marketing competition for the 50-plus housing industry — is Friday, Sept. 30.

Late entries will be accepted until Friday, Oct. 7, with a $50 late fee.

Sponsored by the NAHB 50+ Housing Council, formerly known as the Seniors Housing Council,  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.

Entry forms and contest rules are available online at the NAHB 50+ Housing Council Web site at www.nahb.org/SeniorsHousingAwards. Or call 800-368-5242 x8220 for more information.

Winners will be announced at the Best of Seniors Housing awards ceremony during the 2006 International Builders’ Show in January in Orlando, Fla.

Winning entries also will be featured on the 50+ Housing Council’s Web site and in upcoming issues of 50+ Housing News magazine (formerly Seniors' Housing News).



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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