NBN Online for the week of December 5, 2005

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In This Issue:

Front Page
Public Strongly Backs Current Housing Tax Incentives
EPA Cracking Down on Storm Water Permit Enforcement
Subscribe Your Employees — You Could Win a Digital Camera
Coast to Coast
Condo Crash Coming
Economics & Finance
Record October Sales May Overstate Market Strength
Housing Affordability Slumps to Record Low in Third Quarter
Single-Family Conforming Loan Limit to Rise to $417,000
Commerce Department Agrees Canadian Lumber Unsubsidized
Eye on the Economy
Tips
Builder's Tip: The Best Place to Put Smoke Detectors
Business Management
Why Owners Actually Sell Their Companies to Employees
Construction Safety
Manually Lifted Balloon Framed Walls Present Hazards
Porter-Cable Circular Saws Recalled for Repairs
50Plus Housing
Focus Group to Address Section 8 Vouchers in Assisted Living
Remodelers
Rentals the Weak Side of Third-Quarter Remodeling Market
Remodelers Needed for Hurricane Relief
Building Systems
Awards Recognize Systems-Built Marketing and Design
Sales
When, How Crucial to Teaching Home Owner Maintenance
Construction Managers Key to Customer Satisfaction
Education
NAHB Designations Give Members a Competitive Edge
Education Calendar
Green Building
Green Building Awards Deadline Approaches
Commercial
NCBC Offers Discounted Rates to New Members — Till Dec. 15
Research
Finalists Selected for EVHA Energy Efficiency Awards
Regulation
NAHB Brief Seeks Clarification of ‘Navigable Waters’
Anti-Pollution Plans Key to Avoiding Storm Water Fines
Legal
Hurricanes and $22.6 Million Settlement Put Focus on Mold
Builders Show
Software Forums to Show How to Boost Profits
Labor
Educational Resources Focus on Building With Concrete
HBAs Receive Grants to Set Up Training Sites
Building Products
Generator Provides Back-Up for Storm Electric Outages
Builder's Engineer
My Crack Is Bigger Than Your Crack
TV
NAHB Programs on HGTV & DIY This Week
Endowment
Endowment Funds California In-Fill Development Survey
Association News
NAHB Members, Board to Meet in Orlando at Builders' Show
Learn How to Boost Your Association Membership
Your NAHB Membership Can Take You for a Great Ride
Save More With BuilderBooks.com Rewards
Calendar of Events

Awards Recognize Systems-Built Marketing and Design

The Building Systems Councils (BSC) of NAHB announced the winners of its annual Excellence in Marketing & Home Design Awards competition during the recent Building Systems Councils’ SHOWCASE event in Louisville, Ky. The awards honor the builders and manufacturers responsible for the finest marketing materials and home designs in the concrete, log, modular and panelized home building industry.

Behind its growing popularity, systems-built housing provides benefits — such as rapid construction time, controlled product quality and overall energy efficiency — that address such major challenges in the residential construction industry as a shortage of skilled labor, increases in building materials prices and implementing cost controls.

Customized Structures Inc
Excellence in Home Design — modular home over 2,300 square feet

“Systems-built housing is no longer considered a niche market within the home building industry,” said Kelly McNally, chairman of the BSC’s Sales & Marketing Committee. “Today, many new homes are constructed with a building system, such as a simple roof truss or insulated concrete form foundation. As consumers and builders look forward to retaining the custom-design charm of modern homes while speeding up their construction time, systems-built housing is an increasingly popular construction option.”

The award winners listed below will be featured in the January/February 2006 issue of Building Systems Magazine, which will be distributed during the 2006 International Builders’ Show in Orlando, Fla. in January.

Kuhns Bros. Log Homes
Excellence in Design — log home over 2,300 square feet
 

Following are the winners of the 2006 marketing awards:

Manufacturer Builder/Dealer Marketing Materials
Rocky Mountain Log Homes
Hamilton, Mont.

Honorable Mention
Stratford Homes
Stratford, Wis.

Honorable Mention
Nationwide Custom Homes
Martinsville, Va.

Arxx
Excellence in Home Design — concrete home over 2,300 square feet

Manufacturer Print Ad
Precision Craft Log Homes
Meridian, Idaho

Heritage Log Homes
Sevierville, Tenn.

Honorable Mention

Rocky Mountain Log Homes
Hamilton, Mont.

Manufacturer Presentation of Home Plans
Lindal Cedar Homes
Seattle

Honorable Mention
Dynamic Homes
Detroit Lakes, Minn.

Manufacturer Presentation of Home Plans (Log Homes Council)
Precision Craft Log Homes
Meridian, Idaho

Town & Country Cedar Homes
Petoskey, Mich.

Honorable Mention
Heritage Log Homes
Sevierville, Tenn.

Manufacturer Web Site
Lindal Cedar Homes
Seattle

Forest Homes
Selinsgrove, Pa.

Honorable Mention
All-American Homes
Decatur, Ind.

Associate Brochure
American Log Mortgage
Lancaster, Pa.

Associate CD-Rom/DVD
M&T Mortgage
Lancaster, Pa.

Associate Newsletter
Sansin Corporation
Strathroy, Ontario, Canada

Associate Print Ad
Sansin Corporation
Strathroy, Ontario, Canada

Associate Web Site
M&T Mortgage
Lancaster, Pa.

Builder Consumer Brochure
Forest Homes of York
York, Pa.

Builder Web Site
Insulated Concrete Walls
Stuart, Fla.

Winners of awards for excellence in home design were:

Concrete Home Over 2,300 Square Feet
Arxx (Manufacturer)
Cobourg, Ontario, Canada

South River Construction (Builder)
Wimberley, Texas

Log Home Under 2,300 Square Feet
Kuhns Bros. Log Homes
Lewisburg, Pa.

Log Home Over 2,300 Square Feet
Kuhns Bros. Log Homes
Lewisburg, Pa.

Modular Home Under 2,300 Square Feet
Dynamic Homes (Manufacturer)
Detroit Lakes, Minn.

Paula Rae Homes (Builder)
West Fargo, N.D.

Honorable Mention
Signature Building Systems (Manufacturer)
Moosic, Pa.

Philadelphia Residential (Builder)
North Wales, Pa.

Modular Home Over 2,300 Square Feet
Customized Structures Inc. (Manufacturer)
Claremont, N.H.

Darrell Hoss Builders (Builder)
Stamford, Conn.

Honorable Mention
Epoch Homes
Pembroke, New Hampshire

Panelized Home Over 2,300 Square Feet
Forest Homes
Selinsgrove, Pa.

Outstanding Model Merchandising — Manufacturer
Epoch Homes
Pembroke, N.H.

Honorable Mention
Stratford Building Corporation
Rathdrum, Idaho

Outstanding Model Merchandising — Builder
Ameri-Log Homes
Decatur, Ind.



Attend the Log Homes Council President’s Tour

Go behind the scenes of the growing log homes industry at the Log Homes Council President’s Tour, March 19-22, in Harrisburg, Pa.  President’s Tour attendees get access to some of the country’s premier log home manufacturing facilities and suppliers, learn from industry veterans and meet log home colleagues from across the country to discuss trends, designs and industry news.


 

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