NBN Online for the week of March 20, 2006

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In This Issue:

Front Page
Green Building Barrels Into the Mainstream Market
NAHB Resources Available After Disasters in West, Midwest
Employees Wanted: NAHB Launches Online Career Center
Reader Survey: Tell Us What's Important to You
Coast to Coast
Real Estate Rates Could Hit 7% by Summer
Politics & Government
NAHB Pushes in Senate for Association Health Plans
NAHB Fights for Property Owners in Flood Insurance Bill
NAHB Members to Carry Concerns to Lawmakers on May 10
Economics & Finance
Housing Production Cools in February
Builder Confidence in Market Inches Down in March
2005 Permits Look Good in Atlanta, Phoenix and Houston
NAFTA Panel Finds No Grounds for Lumber Tariffs
Tips
Builder's Tip: A Jig for Router-Made Moldings
Business Management
Production Builders: NAHB Has a Web Resource Page for You
Marketing Automation — Selling More Without Spending More
50Plus Housing
Baby Boomers Ready to Rejuvenate 50+ Housing Market
Learn How to Market and Sell to the 50+ Home Buyer
Multifamily
Attend Upcoming Multifamily Conference in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Remodelers
Directories Provide Remodeler Listings for Consumers
Design
Enter the Best in American Living Awards Competition
Education
Designations Should Be the 'Norm' for Our Industry
Education Calendar
Green Building
Twelve NAHB Green Building Award Winners Announced
Environment
Roadside Ditch Regulation Sparks Builder Lawsuit
Katrina Recovery
Large Numbers in Gulf Coast Not Paying Mortgages
Codes and Standards
Builders Invited to Accessibility Workshops
Deadline Nears for Code Change Proposals
Workforce housing
Development in Irvine a Neighborhood With ‘HEART’
Labor
Florida Job Corps Students Earning College Credit
Building Products
Insulation Protects Unvented Attics From Hurricane Rains
Builder's Engineer
This Column Is in the Toilet
TV
NAHB-Produced Programs on HGTV & DIY This Week
Endowment
KB Home Spreads TLC Throughout San Antonio
Endowment to Fund ‘State of the Nation’s Housing’ Report
Association News
NAHB Spring Board Meeting May 9-13
Florida Middle Schoolers Building Homes of Their Own
Spokesperson Training Still Available for 2006 Spring Board
Associate Member BUILD-PAC Drive Launched
GM $500 Exclusive Offer for NAHB Members
Calendar of Events
NAHB Career Center

Related Articles

Green Building Barrels Into the Mainstream Market

NAHB Resources Available After Disasters in West, Midwest

Reader Survey: Tell Us What's Important to You

Employees Wanted: NAHB Launches Online Career Center

  
With this issue of Nation’s Building News, NAHB is launching an online building industry-oriented career center that will provide members with a cost-effective recruiting solution that makes locating qualified candidates and advertising open positions faster and easier.

The career center can be found on:

  • NAHB's Web site by visiting www.nahb.org/careers
  • Nation’s Building News "NAHB Career Center" section. The career center is now a regular feature of Nation's Building News. 

The career center was created in collaboration with ConstructionJobs.com, a leading employment resource for the construction, design and building industries.

NAHB members will receive a 20% discount off of standard rates for job postings. For a complete listing of all rates on the NAHB career center, click here.

Career center features that give members a competitive edge include :

  • More than 28,000 construction and engineering candidates
  • More than 2,500 new resumes posted monthly
  • More than 150,000 visitors to the center per month
  • Dedicated customer service

Nation’s Building News readers can visit the site by using the NAHB Career Center tab at the bottom of the issue’s headlines, or by going to the NAHB Web site or www.nahb.org/careers.


 

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