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In This Issue:

Front Page
House Votes to Advance Sound GSE Regulatory Reform
Small Remodelers Good Job Candidates for Big Firms
Subscribe Your Employees — You Could Win a Digital Camera
Coast to Coast
Glass Failure in High-Rises Shocks Experts
Housing Forum
Tax Panel Eyes the Perfect Man-Made Storm
Politics & Government
Panel Wraps Up Tax Reform Recommendations
Attend Upcoming Government Affairs Conference in Phoenix
SLGA Awards: Nominate Those Who Support Housing by Nov. 9
Economics & Finance
September Home Sales Show Signs of Winding Down
Katrina Aftereffects Bolster Existing Home Sales
Mortgage Applications Tapering Off a Bit as Rates Rise
Tips
Builders’ Tip: Moving Strike Plates
Business Management
Hire Smart, Delegate Before It’s Too Late
Attend the Custom Builder Symposium in Atlanta
50Plus Housing
Collaboration Key to Affordable Seniors Housing
Multifamily
Multifamily Stock Index Rebounded Last Month
Shashaty Receives Corletta Affordable Housing Award
Remodelers
Aging in Place, CAPS Expertise Featured on CNN
CNN Shows the Value of NAHB Remodelers — a Benefit to Us All
Building Systems
High Style Meets Top Quality in Concrete Chateau
Attend the 2005 SHOWCASE in Louisville
Education
Education Calendar
Research
‘Not So Big House’ Author to Keynote Energy Awards
Green Building
Green Building Program Unveiled in St. Louis
Developments Recognized for Building With Trees
Builders Show
NextGen Home Braces for Hurricanes
Legal
Ask the Lawyer: About Wetlands Determinations
Labor
HBI One of Washington Area’s Best Places to Work
Building Products
Natural Gas Users Prepare for Long, Cold Winter
Builder's Engineer
Aim for the Potholes, Dad!
TV
NAHB Programs on HGTV & DIY This Week
Endowment
Training Academy Receives $5,000 Stuard Grant
NAHB Awards to Recognize Philanthropic Work — Enter Now
Association News
Spikes by the Thousands Keep NAHB, Associations Growing
Deadlines Near for NAHB Outreach Awards Nominations
Your NAHB Membership Can Take You for a Great Ride
Save More With BuilderBooks.com Rewards
Calendar of Events

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Spikes by the Thousands Keep NAHB, Associations Growing

Your NAHB Membership Can Take You for a Great Ride

Save More With BuilderBooks.com Rewards

Calendar of Events

Deadlines Near for NAHB Outreach Awards Nominations

NAHB has a number of award opportunities available for builders, remodelers, architects, designers, developers, land planners and home builders associations nationwide. Earn the recognition you deserve as well as cash for your HBA or favorite charity.

Deadlines are fast approaching — enter today.



Innovation in Workforce Housing Awards

The deadline for the Innovation in Workforce Housing Awards has been extended to Wednesday, Nov. 9.

This award is for builders, architects, designers, developers and land planners. It recognizes outstanding examples of workforce housing communities across the nation that provide decent and affordable homes for nurses, police officers, schoolteachers, retail workers and the like near areas in which they work.

Winners will receive a glass award and award logo to use in marketing materials. They also will be featured in a press release and in articles in Nation's Building News and other NAHB member newsletters.

The award winners will be announced in January during the International Builders’ Show in Orlando.

For more information, go to Innovation in Workforce Housing Award, or call Blake Smith at 800-368-5242 x8583.



The National Housing Endowment Builder Achievement Award for Outstanding Community Service Award

For: NAHB builder and remodeler members

Recognizing: Exceptional community service and charitable work performed by builder and remodeler members that reflects their unwavering commitment to the communities in which they build.

Deadline: Nov. 18

Award: Eight honorees will receive awards including Gold, Silver, Bronze and five honorable mention awards. In addition to a recognition award, the winners will receive donations to be directed to a charity of their choice ranging from $10,000 for the Gold winner to $1,000 for the honorable mentions.

Call for entries: The National Housing Endowment Builder Achievement Award for Outstanding Community Service Award 



The National Housing Endowment Home Builders Care Project of the Year

For: Home builders associations and councils affiliated with NAHB

Recognizing: An outstanding community service project that epitomizes the commitment of home builders across the country to making a difference in their local communities through community service and charitable work.

Deadline: Nov. 4

Award: Winners will receive a $5,000 donation directed to the charity of their choice and will be recognized at the annual International Builders' Show.

Call for entries: The National Housing Endowment Home Builders Care Project of the Year Award 



The National Association of Home Builders/National Organization on Disability (N.O.D) Award

For: HBAs

Recognizing: Outstanding examples of programs, projects and activities conducted by NAHB member home builder associations that further the goal of full participation of people with disabilities in community life.

Deadline: Nov. 18

Award: The winning initiative will receive a $1,000 cash award and will become eligible to compete for one of five national cash awards from the National Organization on Disability and its program sponsor, Prudential Financial, Inc. Prudential will present the top five entries in the awards competition nationwide with an additional $2,500 cash prize in honor of the 15th anniversary the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

Call for entries: NAHB/NOD Award press release and NAHB/NOD award application

 


 

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