NBN Online for the week of August 21, 2006

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In This Issue:

Front Page
Katrina Rebuilding Proceeds By Fits and Starts
Share Nation's Building News With Your Staff. It's Free.
Regulators Hear Builder Concerns in Roanoke, Va.
Coast to Coast
Could Rising Gas Prices Kill the Suburbs?
Housing Forum
Letters to the Editor: Invitation to a Lawsuit
Politics & Government
Florida Gears Up for November Initiative Battles
Most Cities Say They Felt the Impact of 2005 Hurricanes
Economics & Finance
Housing Starts Cool at an Orderly Pace in July
Builder Confidence Subsides to 15-Year Low
Tips
Builder's Tip: Using Wall-Sheathing as Insulation Stops
Business Management
Investors Coming Back to Haunt Florida Builders
Register by Aug. 25 for Custom Builder Symposium and Save
Custom Home Builder of Year Nominations Due Aug. 25
50Plus Housing
50+ Housing Awards Change Stripes, But Not Focus
Remodelers
Remodelers Report Weakening Market Conditions
Sales
IRM Research to Focus on the Wired Home
Education
Learn More Before NAHB's Fall Board Meeting
Want to Know More About Designations? Ask an Expert
Education Calendar
Green Building
Three New Green Building Programs Follow NAHB Model
Austin Eyes Making New Homes Zero-Energy Ready
Apply for Green Building Awards
Building Quality
Quality Helps Builders Excel in Tough Markets
Legal
NAHB Fighting Disputes Over Liability Insurance Claims
Free NAHB Moisture Protection Pamphlet for Siding Installers
Register for Sept. 7-8 Construction Law Seminar in San Francisco
Workforce housing
Apply for 2006 Workforce Housing Awards
Labor
HBI and Junior Achievement Promote Careers in Housing
Building Products
Schneider Electric Technology Boosts Builder Profitability
TV
NAHB-Produced Programs on HGTV & DIY This Week
Endowment
David and Trish Wilson Named Founding Advocates
Enter Awards Programs for Community Contributions
Association News
'Associate Appreciation Month' Is Almost Here
UPS Offers Up to 30% Discount to NAHB Members on Shipping
Securely Collect Payments on-the-Go With Solveras
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

Apply for 2006 Workforce Housing Awards

NAHB is now accepting entries for the Innovations in Workforce Housing Awards (IWHA) recognizing outstanding examples of workforce housing communities across the nation that provide decent and affordable homes for nurses, police officers, schoolteachers, retail workers and the like near areas in which they work.

The awards also serve to increase awareness of the workforce housing challenge and the ground-breaking solutions implemented by the housing industry, while encouraging builders, developers and related professionals to incorporate such innovative solutions into their own projects.

“These awards bring national attention to the workforce housing problem and to the creative ways in which builders and developers are increasing the supply of housing that is affordable to working families,” said NAHB President David Pressly.

IWHA is open to builders, architects, designers, developers and land planners nationwide. Communities that have been completed, or in which the first model has been opened or the first unit has been occupied between Jan. 1, 2004 and Oct. 27, 2006, are eligible to enter.

Entries must be postmarked by Oct. 27.

Winning entries will be selected by a panel of builders, multifamily and land development experts and other industry professionals. Winners will be announced at the 2007 International Builders’ Show in Orlando, Fla. in February.

For specific entry guidelines and an entry form, click here.

For more information on the awards, click here; or e-mail Blake Smith at NAHB, or call him at 800-368-5242 x8583.


 

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