NBN Online for the week of September 11, 2006

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In This Issue:

Front Page
Housing Not Falling Apart, State Governors Told
Big Builders Play It Safe on Innovative Technology
Play Builders' Free Online Pro Football Game for Prizes, Fun
Share Nation's Building News With Your Staff. It's Free.
Nation's Building News Will Not Be Published Sept. 18
Coast to Coast
Massachusetts Home Made From ‘Big Dig’ Scraps
Housing Forum
Letter to the Editor: Keeping Ground Water Clean
Economics & Finance
‘Flippers’ Could Get Burned by Market Correction
Builders Beware — You Could Be a RESPA Target
Teleconference to Examine State of Latino Homeownership
Eye on the Economy: Housing Downswing Still Is Underway
Tips
Builder's Tip: A Time Saver for Installing Closet Shelf Cleats
Business Management
Preferred Lender Strategies Can Help Sell Homes
Multifamily
Enter Pillars to Be 'Best of the Best' in Multifamily
Remodelers
Diversifying During Stressful Times Could Spell Disaster
Building Systems
Design, Codes, Trends Are Hot Topics at BSC SHOWCASE
Sept. 15 Entry Deadline Looms for BSC Excellence Awards
IBS
New Technologies on Display at nextBUILD at Builders’ Show
Education
Want to Know More About Designations? Ask an Expert
Education Calendar
Green Building
Conference to Look at ‘Houses That Work’
Katrina Recovery
Blanco, Nagin to Address New Orleans Rebuilding Summit
Research
Ventilating a Breeze With Solar Attic Fans
Codes and Standards
Pennsylvania Court Strikes Down Mandatory Sprinklers
Legal
Builders Win in Vermont Case on Storm Water Permits
Supreme Court Asked to Hear Arizona Clean Water Case
Labor
Endowment Offers Student Grants to Attend IBS
Building Products
Home Depot Marketing Storm-Safe Room From Dupont
TV
NAHB-Produced Programs on HGTV & DIY This Week
Endowment
Harry and Ann Pryde Named Founding Advocates
Association News
Free NAHB Video Instructs How to Deal With the Media
Take the Solveras Savings Challenge and Save; or Make $50
GM $500 Off Exclusive Offer for NAHB Members
UPS Offers Up to 30% Discount to NAHB Members on Shipping
Find Key Employees Through the NAHB Online Career Center
Calendar of Events
NAHB Career Center

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Design, Codes, Trends Are Hot Topics at BSC SHOWCASE

Sept. 15 Entry Deadline Looms for BSC Excellence Awards

One of the 2005 BSC Excellence in Marketing & Home Design Award winners. 

The deadline for entries for the Excellence in Marketing & Home Design Awards — the Building Systems Councils' (BSC) annual competition to recognize the industry's finest — is Friday, Sept. 15.

The awards are open to all BSC member manufacturers — concrete, log, modular and panelized — and associates and any NAHB builder member who uses building systems

Categories for new, single-family homes constructed within the past 12 months include:

  • Less than 2,300 square feet
  • 2,301-4,000 square feet
  • More than 4,001 square feet


Additionally, this year two new categories were created to meet member ― and market — demand.

Multifamily: There is now a multifamily category that honors the finest systems-built multifamily projects, including everything from apartments to town houses.

Universal Design: In addition, BSC has added a universal design category to recognize the growing aging-in-place market.

As in the past, all winners will be featured in the January/February 2007 issue of Building Systems Magazine, as well as on the NAHB Web site, in NAHB publications and through national and local press releases.

Winners will be recognized and honored during a ceremony at the 2006 Building Systems Councils' SHOWCASE in Miami, Fla. on Monday, Nov. 6. NAHB Builder members winning awards will also be recognized during the 2007 International Builders’ Show in Orlando, Fla. in February.

For more information, e-mail Cortney Klein at NAHB, or call her at 800-368-5242 x8357.



Register for the BSC SHOWCASE by Sept. 15 and Save $100

Registration is open for the Building Systems Councils' SHOWCASE, which will be held Nov. 5-8 at the Doral Golf Resort & Spa in Miami, Fla. Save $100 by registering by Sept. 15.

SHOWCASE features education sessions, an awards event and exhibits geared to the building systems segment of the home building industry.

For more conference information and to register, visit www.nahb.org/showcase.


 

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