NBN Online for the week of March 13, 2006

Affordability a Rallying Call for Builders in Codes Process

Their detail and complexity are enough to make most builders’ eyes glaze over, yet the profound effects of codes on the building process and housing affordability make it a bad mistake for builders to ignore them.

Members of the NAHB Construction Codes and Standards Committee and staff experts will be working intently on behalf of housing concerns in the next 18-month cycle of drafts, revisions, comments and hearings in the International Code Council's (ICC) 2006-2007 Code Development Cycle.

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Housing Makes a Big Contribution to State Economies

New research from NAHB economists showing that housing is making a significant contribution to Gross State Product (GSP) is now available to help residential builders and developers challenge no-growth initiatives arising in their state legislatures.

Housing’s Critical Role Is Focus of NAHB Ad Campaign

In an effort to bring attention to housing’s critical role in maintaining a healthy economy and to elevate the industry’s policy positions on the national legislative and regulatory agenda, NAHB has launched an inside-the-Beltway advertising campaign.

During the year, the association will be running 12 full-page, color ads in the National Journal, a weekly news magazine that is widely read by members of Congress and policymakers.