NBN Online for the week of July 24, 2006

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In This Issue:

Front Page
NAHB Interest Rate Concerns Arise in Bernanke Testimony
Share Nation's Building News With Your Staff. It's Free.
Builders Step Up Response to Job Site Thefts
Layouts for Living
Floor Plans: High-End Homes Command Inner Harbor Views
Coast to Coast
Southland Rents Soar
Economics & Finance
Housing Starts Slide in June
Uncertainty Over Fed Helps Sink Builder Confidence
A Few States Defying Downward Trend in Housing
Tips
Builder's Tip: A Tool to Make Seamless Stucco Patches
Business Management
For a Better Bottom Line: Read What ‘BoB’ Has to Say
Custom Home Builders, Have We Got an Award for You
Multifamily
Costly Mailbox Rules Take Effect in September
Remodelers
Remodelers Discuss Housing Needs of Disabled Veterans
Commercial
Commercial Builders Awards of Excellence Deadline Aug. 18
International
Trade Mission to Explore Niche Opportunities in Mexico
Education
Want to Know More About Designations? Ask an Expert
Education Calendar
Research
Redesign Makes ToolBase Web Site Easier to Use
Green Building
Seminar Proposals Sought for Green Building Conference
Regulation
NAHB Study to Gather Data on Wetlands Permit Times
Legal
Law Improves New Hampshire Application Process
Workforce housing
Apply for 2006 Workforce Housing Awards
Labor
CRAFT Students Serve the Community in Jackson, Mississippi
Building Products
Distribution Stepped Up for ‘Paint-On’ Projection Screen
TV
NAHB-Produced Programs on HGTV & DIY This Week
Endowment
Endowment Awards $100,000 HELP Grant to Maryland School
Association News
UPS Offers Up to 30% Discount to NAHB Members on Shipping
GM $500 Exclusive Offer for NAHB Members
Find Key Employees Through the NAHB Online Career Center
Fall Board Meets Sept. 13-17 in Salt Lake City
Calendar of Events
NAHB Career Center

Distribution Stepped Up for ‘Paint-On’ Projection Screen

AVAD, LLC, the nation’s leading distributor of custom installation products, announced earlier this month that it has entered into an agreement with Visual Reality, Inc., U.S. distributors of the Goo Systems product line, which includes Screen Goo, a unique acrylic paint that allows any smooth, paintable surface to be transformed into a high-performance projection screen.

To expand Goo Systems’ reach within the fast-growing custom installation market, AVAD announced that it will serve as a supply chain provider of the company’s products, focusing its efforts locally on building brand presence among Electronic System Contractors across the country. AVAD’s distribution network includes 8,000 custom inegrators.

AVAD said that it will also provide dealers with Goo Systems product training, complete technical support and fast and easy inventory access for more responsive customer service and higher profits.

Goo Systems products will enable AVAD integrators to install a projection screen of almost any size imaginable, ranging from custom shapes to extremely large screens, at a significantly lower cost than traditional screens.

Screen Goo has gained wide acceptance since it was launched in 2000 by Goo Systems, which is headquartered in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. The product features exceptional color fidelity and minimal hot-spotting. It can be applied in one easy step and is exceptionally affordable, the manufacturer says.

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