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In This Issue:

Front Page
NAHB Study Shows How Much Bathrooms Are Really Worth
Sustainable TND Community, Daybreak, on Tour at Fall Board
NAHB Economist Calls Inclusionary Zoning a Bad Idea
Share Nation's Building News With Your Staff. It's Free.
Coast to Coast
Sweetening the Deal to Sell a Home
Housing Forum
Letters to the Editor: Learn How the Codes Work
Politics & Government
Pact Sets Builders Searching for New Lumber Sources
Survey Finds NIMBYs on the Rise in Both U.S. and Britain
Economics & Finance
New Single-Family Home Sales Down, Inventory Up in July
Mortgage Rates Nudge Down Housing Affordability
Eye on the Economy: Housing Will Not Drag Economy Into Recession
Tips
Builder's Tip: Using Wall-Sheathing as Insulation Stops
Business Management
Working With Subcontractors: Pros, Cons…and Cautions
Base Pay of California Builders Up 6.8% in 2005
Multifamily
Condo Market Retreating From 2005’s Record Sales
Building Systems
Approved Guide for Installing Tile Roofing Now Available
Education
Want to Know More About Designations? Ask an Expert
Education Calendar
Green Building
Dallas the Latest to Hop on the Green Building Bandwagon
Katrina Recovery
Lowe’s to Sell Expandable Katrina Cottage Kits
Legal
NAHB Weighs in on Two Pending Wetlands Cases
International
Sign Up for Trade Mission to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Workforce housing
Apply for 2006 Workforce Housing Awards
Labor
Beazer Internships Put Hispanics on the Fast Track
Building Products
David Weekley Homes Names Trane Supplier of Choice
TV
NAHB-Produced Programs on HGTV & DIY This Week
Endowment
Endowment Scholar Trades in Swatches for Home Building
Association News
New NAHB Video Shows How to Communicate With Media
'Associate Appreciation Month' Is Almost Here
GM $500 Exclusive Offer for NAHB Members
Securely Collect Payments on-the-Go With Solveras
UPS Offers Up to 30% Discount to NAHB Members on Shipping
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

Related Articles

New NAHB Video Shows How to Communicate With Media

'Associate Appreciation Month' Is Almost Here

GM $500 Exclusive Offer for NAHB Members

Securely Collect Payments on-the-Go With Solveras

UPS Offers Up to 30% Discount to NAHB Members on Shipping

Find Key Employees Through the NAHB Online Career Center

Calendar of Events

Fall Board Meets Sept. 13-17 in Salt Lake City

OFFICIAL MEETING NOTICE OF
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The following schedule of events is a partial listing provided as a notice for the upcoming NAHB Fall Board of Directors Meeting, which will be held in Salt Lake City on Sept. 13-17, 2006. Meetings will be held at the Grand America and Little America hotels. The fall board program will identify the exact time and place of each scheduled meeting.

Wednesday, Sept. 13


Subcommittees, Task Forces, Working Groups Meetings
National Vice Presidents
State Representatives
Executive Board Meeting

Thursday, Sept. 14

Committees, Subcommittees and Councils Meetings
Past Presidents’ Council
National Housing Center Board of Governors
2006 Leadership Meeting (TBC)

Friday, Sept. 15

Committees, Subcommittees and Councils Meetings
2006 Presidential Advisor Meeting
Budget & Finance Committee
Nominations Committee
National Housing Endowment
Resolutions Committee

Saturday, Sept. 16

Area Caucuses 1-15
Joint Executive Board, Budget & Resolutions Committee Meeting
Board of Directors

Sunday, Sept. 17

Board of Directors Meeting

For more information, e-mail Cynthia McKinley Brown at NAHB, or call her at 800-368-5242 x8346.


 

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