NBN Online for the week of May 29, 2006

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In This Issue:

Front Page
Copper Prices Put Plastic Water Piping on the Rise
Share Nation's Building News With Your Company's Employees
Southeast U.S. Told to Prepare for More Hurricanes
Layouts for Living
Floor Plans: 'Katrina House' Auction Benefits Four Families
Coast to Coast
Market Action Slips Away From Coasts
Politics & Government
OFHEO Identifies Corrective Steps for Fannie Mae
Senate Puts Immigration Reform on the Right Track
House Reforms Would Revitalize the FHA
Minnesota Latest to Enact Opportunity to Repair Law
Economics & Finance
Fed Policy a Growing Concern for Housing
New Home Sales Rise in April, But Trend Is Down
Tips
Builder’s Tip: Landscape Fabric As Tarp for Power-Washing
Business Management
Seller-Funded Downpayment Help Not Tax-Exempt
Custom Home Builders, Have We Got an Award for You
Codes and Standards
Green Building Guidelines to Become a Standard
Multifamily
Alternative Sought to HUD Section 8 Reform Approach
Rising Tax Assessments Threaten Tax-Credit Apartments
Workforce Housing
Builders Work With NAACP to Close Homeownership Gap
Remodelers
Too Big a Backlog? Time to Raise Your Prices
Building Systems
Tilt-Up Construction: Not Just for Box Warehouses Anymore
Enter the 2006 Brick in Home Building Competition
Sales
More New-Home Buyers Using the Internet to Find Homes
Education
Want to Know More About Designations? Ask an Expert
Education Calendar
Katrina
Volunteers Needed to Help Hurricane Victims
Building Products
Tracing Bit Takes Measuring Out of Cutting
TV
NAHB-Produced Programs on HGTV & DIY This Week
Endowment
Endowment Funds Affordable Healthy Housing Symposium
Association News
Michael T. Rose Recognized for Contributions to NAHB
Avoid Credit Card Processing Rate Increases With Solveras
GM $500 Exclusive Offer for NAHB Members
BuilderBooks.com Offers Free Shipping on Books in June
Find Employees Through New NAHB Online Career Center
Calendar of Events
NAHB Career Center

NAHB-Produced Programs on HGTV & DIY This Week

The NAHB Production Group produces four weekly television shows on HGTV and DIY for consumers. The following is this week's lineup:

"I Want That" on HGTV

Episode: "Personalized Pop Art"

•  May 31, 8:30 p.m. ET/PT
•  June 1, 12:30 a.m. ET/PT
•  June 4, 2:00 p.m. ET/PT

 

Turn any photo into a personalized piece of pop art. A cyclonic glass fireplace lights up any room. A model rocket contains a video camera in its nose cone. Other items include a toothbrush sanitizer, a guitar that teaches you to play and a humane way to catch and release unwelcome spiders.

"Dream Builders" on HGTV

Episode: "New Georgian, Boulder House"  

•  June 4, 9:30 a.m. ET/PT

 

A Virginia couple with Georgian on their minds recreates an architectural icon. Also, building with boulders — an incredible stone shelter in the Arizona desert. And, exposing the details — a Colorado home with an industrial edge. Plus, treasures from the trash — a new use for broken glass.

"Rock Solid" on DIY

Episode: "Brick Wall"

• June 1, 10:00 p.m. ET/PT
• June 2, 1:00 a.m. ET/PT
• June 3, Noon ET/PT
• June 4, 7:00 p.m. ET/PT

 

Dean and Derek team up with the folks at Robinson Brick Co. to take on a project using the company's veneer brick product, which has all the charm and feel of full brick and is crafted with corners and tumbled to add age and character. Dean and Derek visit the Robinson factory to see how the brick is tumbled and cut. Then they apply their masonry skills to create a signature wall in a Colorado home, showing how a plain interior wall goes from boring to brick.

"Assembly Required" on DIY

Episode: "Deltec Round Kit Home (Part 1)"

• May 31, 10:30 p.m. ET/PT
• June 1, 1:30 a.m. ET/PT
• June 4, 2:00 p.m. ET/PT

 

Join a Virginia build crew onsite as they begin to assemble a round kit home and tackle building prefab for the first time. Visit the factory where every piece is pre-cut and packaged, ready to deliver. Also, meet a family who hopes a round home can help them weather North Carolina storms.

The NAHB Production Group is a full-service, self-contained, media production unit creating programming for cable television, broadcast television, non-profit, museum and corporate clients. Productions range from magazine format shows for general audiences to museum-installation videos for specialized use.

The production group includes award winning journalists, writers and photographers with experience in broadcast, documentary and corporate television.



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With an expansive "For Consumers" section, www.nahb.org provides a credible source of information on home building and remodeling for your customers. The Web site also provides a wealth of member discount programs and business resources developed for you.

Plus, to make it easy to get what you need, the Web site has built in time-saving features like My NAHB to customize the site to your interests, My Favorites so you can select specific links to appear on your www.nahb.org Home page and online Staff Directories so you can find NAHB housing industry experts quickly and easily.

Use www.nahb.org to stay on top of the latest housing industry news, access your council and committee materials, register for courses and events and stay abreast of NAHB’s efforts to promote housing.

Log in today to start taking advantage of this free NAHB member benefit.


 

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