NBN Online for the week of July 3, 2006

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In This Issue:

Front Page
Buyers Market in California Likely to Be Short-Lived
Share Nation's Building News With Your Staff — It's Free
Nation's Building News Will Not Be Published July 10
Report Finds Wide Use of Home Owner Tax Preferences
Layouts for Living
Floor Plans: Suburban Home, Huge Pantry, Bay Window...No Plumbing
Coast to Coast
Global Housing Boom May Cool Slowly, Avoiding a Crippling Bust
Politics & Government
House-Passed Bill Would Strengthen Flood Insurance
Economics & Finance
U.S., Canada Trade Reps Sign Thorny Lumber Pact
Eye on the Economy: Housing Slowdown Has Distance to Run
Tips
Builder's Tip: How to Center Your Ladder Load
50Plus Housing
Are Boomers Eager to Relive Their College Days?
Remodelers
Time to Start Planning for the 2006 Remodeling Show
Building Systems
Entries Sought for Systems-Building, Marketing Awards
Sales
How to Make Your Design Studio Profitable
International
Trade Mission to Explore Niche Opportunities in Mexico
Mexican Builders Learn More About Concrete Construction
Education
Want to Know More About Designations? Ask an Expert
Education Calendar
Green Building
NAHB Headquarters Garners Energy Star Designation
Environment
EPA Effort to Regulate Urban Construction Dust Draws Fire
NAHB, EPA Differ on Best Storm Water Compliance Approach
Legal
Court Says Housing Must Follow Erosion Guidelines
Senators Explore Supreme Court Wetlands Decision
Register for Upcoming Construction Law Seminar
Workforce housing
Apply for 2007 Workforce Housing Awards
Construction Safety
NAHB Meets With OSHA Head to Advance Construction Safety
Labor
Local HBA Pledges Support to HBI’s Project CRAFT
Building Products
EIFS Covered by General Liability Insurance Program
TV
NAHB-Produced Programs on HGTV & DIY This Week
Endowment
Construction Scholar Sets Her Sights on Non-Profit Housing
Association News
Fall Board Meets Sept. 13-17 in Salt Lake City
GM $500 Exclusive Offer for NAHB Members
Find Key Employees Through the NAHB Online Career Center
Calendar of Events
NAHB Career Center

Related Articles

Court Says Housing Must Follow Erosion Guidelines

Senators Explore Supreme Court Wetlands Decision

Register for Upcoming Construction Law Seminar

As litigation against home builders continues to clog the courts and drive up the costs of homeownership, how construction lawyers can help solve this challenge will be discussed during a two-day Construction Law Seminar in San Francisco on Sept. 7-8.

David Jaffe, NAHB staff vice president for construction liability and legal research, will be a panelist for a “Legal Challenges in Representation of the Home Builder” discussion on Sept. 7. Other panelists include Peter Reinhart, senior vice president and general counsel for Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., and Brian Woram, senior vice president and chief legal officer for Centex Corporation.

In addition to the home builder-specific panel, the two-day seminar will also include topics such as insurance coverage, “additional insured” obligations, litigation defense strategies, class action litigation, the development of a thriving construction law practice and more. The seminar also will feature a “hands on” session constructing scaled mock-ups of actual building components.

The seminar is open to coverage attorneys, in-house counsel for construction or engineering firms, class action coordinating counsel, construction litigators, claims professionals, home builders and product manufacturers.

The seminar is being conducted by DRI, the Chicago-based national organization of defense trial lawyers and corporate counsel.

For more information about the seminar, click here. To read the seminar brochure online, click here.


 

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