NBN Online for the week of December 11, 2006

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In This Issue:

Front Page
Housing Fundamentals Remain Strong, Hovnanian Says
Second and Urban Homes Not a Big Lure for Baby Boomers
Building Homes of Our Own, NBN Earn National Honors
Share Nation's Building News With Your Staff. It's Free.
Layouts for Living
Floor Plans: Art Deco Meets Asian Symmetry in Miami’s South Beach
Coast to Coast
As Prices Fall, U.S. Home Buyers Benefit
IBS
New Kitchen Lifestyles Explored at Builders’ Show
Housing Forum
In Virginia, A Workforce Housing Initiative That Works
Politics & Government
Storm Water Reform Bill Would Cut Housing Costs
Real Estate Provisions in Last-Minute Tax Bill
Economics & Finance
Useful Links to Monitor Economic and Housing Trends
Workforce Housing
Demand for Housing Near Mass Transit on the Rise
Tips
Builder's Tip: A Time Saver for Installing Closet Shelf Cleats
Business Management
Stay on Top of Projects With Project Management Software
Deliver Projects on Time With ‘Scheduling for Home Builders’
IBS Has Tech Seminars About Increasing Efficiency, Profitability
Construction Safety
Injuries From Installing Drywall Can Be Prevented
Tickets Available for Safety Awards Luncheon
50Plus Housing
Enter the 2007 50+ Housing Design, Marketing Competition
Multifamily
Builder Confidence in Condo Market Sinks in Third Quarter
Building Systems
Register for World of Concrete 2007 in Las Vegas Next Month
Education
Education Calendar
katrina
Drywall, Plywood, Shingles Needed in New Orleans
Green Building
Builders Working to Reduce Energy Use, Says Pressly
Legal
Builders Subject to Effluent Rules, Court Decides
Labor
Training Program Jump-Starting Construction Careers
Building Products
Good Margins Start With Knowing Costs of Building
TV
NAHB-Produced Programs on HGTV & DIY This Week
Endowment
Sioux Empire HBA Launches ‘Tools for Schools’
Association News
Dell for the Holidays: Double Discounts Through Dec. 31
Advice From Industry Experts: Ramp Up Sales and Marketing
Play Builders' Free Online Pro Football. Don't Drop the Ball.
UPS Offers Up to 30% Discount to NAHB Members on Shipping
GM $500 Off Exclusive Offer for NAHB Members
Calendar of Events
NAHB Career Center

Related Articles

Stay on Top of Projects With Project Management Software

IBS Has Tech Seminars About Increasing Efficiency, Profitability

Deliver Projects on Time With ‘Scheduling for Home Builders’

This step-by-step guide about scheduling can help keep projects on time and on target.

Scheduling for Home Builders with Microsoft® Project,” available through BuilderBooks.com, helps builders navigate the scheduling process.

Written as an easy step-by-step guide, this book demonstrates the methods for keeping projects on schedule and budget while coordinating resources, staff and materials.

Every chapter focuses on a skill that enables readers to:

  • Create a realistic construction schedule.
  • Document all changes to the schedule and who made them.
  • Assign and track resources and costs.
  • Adjust time scales, milestones and task links.
  • Monitor and update the schedule.
  • Create and print customized project reports.
  • Communicate with trade contractors and home buyers.


Also included is a CD with sample schedules and practice materials to perform the skills presented in each chapter.

To view or purchase this publication online, click here, or call 800-223-2665.



NAHB Kit Gives Builders Back-to-Basics Tips in Cooling Market

With the current cooling of the nation’s housing market expected to persist into the middle of next year, NAHB has developed a comprehensive online toolkit geared to providing association members with information that will help them prosper in today’s changing business environment.

To access the “Back to Basics” toolkit, you must be an NAHB member and have a login to www.nahb.org. To create a login, go to www.nahb.org/login or click on the log-in button on the main menu bar.

For assistance, call the NAHB Member Service Center at 800-368-5242.



NAHB Has Nearly 300 Resources to Help You Run Your Business More Profitably

Go to NAHB's Business Management Tools Web pages (available to members only) for instant access to nearly 300 timesaving, moneymaking and cost-cutting business resources to help you run your business more profitably. Get guidance on accounting and financial management, business strategy, computers and information technology, customer service, human resources and more.

Resources are added weekly, so bookmark www.nahb.org/biztools to go directly to these vital business management resources.

Local and state home builders associations can link directly to www.nahb.org/biztools from their Web site and give their members instant access to these resources. It will make your HBA's Web site the place to go for the information and guidance that members need to succeed.



Subscribe to NAHB’s Business of Building e/Source

NAHB’s Business of Building e/Source is your monthly electronic guide to the hot issues and emerging trends in home building business management. You’ll find practical advice, tricks of the trade and sound business guidance — all delivered monthly, straight to your desktop, in a quick and easy-to-read format. Business of Building e/Source is available free to NAHB members and their employees.

To subscribe, click here on the Members Only side of the NAHB Web site.


 

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