NBN Online for the week of July 31, 2006

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In This Issue:

Front Page
More Fed Rate Hikes Would Worsen Home Sale Cooldown
Builders Can Help End Obesity Trend in Children
Share Nation's Building News With Your Staff. It's Free.
Nation's Building News Will Not Be Published Aug. 7
Coast to Coast
Home Sellers Sweeten Deals
Housing Forum
Letters to the Editor: Housing Inflation and Interest Rates
Politics & Government
House Votes to Revitalize FHA Single-Family Insurance
Bill Would Lift Multifamily Loan Limits in High-Cost Areas
Housing Short-Handed Without Immigrant Workers
States Clamping Down on Illegal Immigrant Workers
Register for SLGA Conference by Friday, Aug. 4 and Save $50
Economics & Finance
Major Housing Markets in the West in for a Tough Year
Tentative Agreement Would Destabilize U.S. Lumber Market
Tips
Builder's Tip: Using Sandbags as Concrete-Form Anchors
Business Management
Builders Could Reap Up to 9% Tax Deduction in Years Ahead
Register for Custom Builder Symposium in Las Vegas
50Plus Housing
Half of All Households Will Be 55+ or Older by 2011
Multifamily
Free ICC Matrix Compares Accessibility Guidelines
Remodelers
CAPS Makes Home Accessible for Paralyzed Soldier
Construction Safety
SAFE Award Applications Now Available
Building Systems
Code and Consumer Design Hot Topics at BSC SHOWCASE
Education
Learn More Before NAHB's Fall Board Meeting
Want to Know More About Designations? Ask an Expert
Education Calendar
Green Building
Green Building Awards Open
Research
Buyers Want More Home Tech Than Builders Offer
Building Quality
Trade Contractors Should Be Quality and Safety Partners
Regulation
Michigan Builders Fight Costly Residential Fire Sprinklers
Legal
Register for Upcoming Construction Law Seminar
Labor
HBI Honors Its Job Corps Instructor of the Year
Building Products
Deck Mounting Makes Pot Filler Unique
TV
NAHB-Produced Programs on HGTV & DIY This Week
Endowment
Centex ‘Build Your Future’ Scholars Announced
Association News
NAHB Launches Video Newsmagazine, 'Eye on NAHB'
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

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: "Must-Have Gadgets"

•  Aug. 2, 8:30 p.m. ET/PT
•  Aug. 3, 12:30 a.m. ET/PT
•  Aug. 4, 11:30 p.m. ET/PT
•  Aug. 5, 3:30 a.m. ET/PT
•  Aug. 6, 2:00 p.m. ET/PT

 

Episode details were not available from HGTV when Nation's Building News was published.

 

 

"Dream Builders" on HGTV

Episode: "Geometry House, Into the Woods"   

•  Aug. 5, 10:30 a.m. ET/PT

 

See how points, lines and angles shape a unique home in Virginia. Also, a house in Northern California blurs the line between indoors and outside. From an old gold mine springs a 14-karat community in the Colorado Rockies. Finally, panels that make building in isolated places a "tropical" breeze.

"Rock Solid" on DIY

Episode: "Stone Furniture"

• Aug. 3, 10:00 p.m. ET/PT
• Aug. 4, 2:00 a.m. ET/PT
• Aug. 6, 9:00 p.m. ET/PT 
• Aug. 7, 1:00 a.m. ET/PT

 

Dean, Derek and guest artist Dwayne Cranford create a one-of-a-kind coffee table out of stone and salvage metal. Follow a large piece of stone on its journey from the quarry through transformation into a functional and stylish piece of furniture.


"Assembly Required" on DIY

Episode: "Steel Prefab (Part 2)"

• Aug. 2, 10:30 p.m. ET/PT
• Aug. 3, 2:30 a.m. ET/PT
• Aug. 6, noon ET/PT
• Aug. 8, 5:30 p.m. ET/PT

 

Prefab is a breeze when everything goes right. But a build crew in Florida finds that steel can be tough. The first day of the build the forklift was missing in action. On the second day, Mother Nature decided to take a turn for the worse. Now it's day three and things are about to get even worse. Follow Joss Hudson and crew chief Poncho Arrendondo as they try to finish a new all-steel clubhouse for the residents of the Peace River Shores community in Punta Gorda.

HGTV Seeking ‘Dream Home’ Builder/Architect Teams

HGTV is seeking developers, builders and architects to create the 2008 and 2009 dream homes for the network’s Dream Home Sweepstakes. To learn more, click here.
 
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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