NBN Online for the week of January 29, 2007

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In This Issue:

Front Page
New EPA-Certified Toilets Address Water Shortages
IBS NextGen Home to Demonstrate Storm-Resistant Technologies
Going to Orlando? Read the Special IBS Preview Issue of NBN
Nation's Building News Will Not Be Published Feb. 5 or Feb. 12
Coast to Coast
Pulte Pulls Plug on Prefab Virginia Plant
Politics & Government
NAHB Visiting All 535 U.S. House and Senate Offices
Economics & Finance
December Rise in Home Sales Bodes Well for 2007 Upturn
Waterfront Sites Add Most Value in NAHB House Price Estimator
Eye on the Economy: Housing Production Should Bottom Out Soon
IBS
NAHB’s Council Headquarters Suites, Your Path to Success
BuilderBooks.com Has New Resources Available at IBS
Executive Officers Council Events at the Builders’ Show
Tips
Builders' Tip: A Simple Way to Close Off Windows
Business Management
Try Technology Before You Buy, at IBS Computer Labs
Sign Up to Present at the Custom Builders Symposium
50Plus Housing
50+ Housing Council Events at the Builders’ Show
Remodelers
Remodeling Growth Expected to Moderate in 2007
Building Systems
Log Homes Council Sells Cookbooks to Fight Cancer
Commercial
Community Centers: Growing Demand, Growing Opportunity
Sales
NSMC/IRM Events at the International Builders' Show
Use CRS Credits Toward New Homes Sales Designations
Education
Fuel Up On Education at IBS, Win Free Gas for a Year
IBS Pre-Show Education About Marketing, More
Education Calendar
Green Building
Voluntary Green Programs Counter Costly LEED Approach
Workforce housing
Congressional Interest Grows in Helping Homeless Veterans
Count Sets Baseline to Monitor Homelessness Trend
International
International Awards Open to U.S. Industry Professionals
Labor
Landscaping Students Graduate From Project CRAFT
Building Products
Steel-Framed Home to Benefit Gulf Coast Children’s Hospital
Danze Pot Fillers Lead Hot New Trend in Kitchen Faucets
TV
Audition at IBS to Host NAHB-Produced TV Home Show
HGTV Looks for Builder for 2009 Dream Home Giveaway
NAHB-Produced Programs on HGTV and DIY This Week
Endowment
Centex 'Build Your Future' Scholarships Available
Association News
Noted Wisconsin Builder Arthur Davis, Jr. Dies at 86
Bob Jones a Candidate for NAHB Vice President/Secretary
NAHB Board Meetings Scheduled for Builders’ Show
Free UPS Shipping From the BuilderBooks Store in Orlando
GM $500 Off for NAHB Members Rolls Into 2007
Builders Rock! Limited Edition Pin Available at Builders’ Show
Calendar of Events
NAHB Career Center

Related Articles

NAHB’s Council Headquarters Suites, Your Path to Success

Executive Officers Council Events at the Builders’ Show

BuilderBooks.com Has New Resources Available at IBS

BuilderBooks.com will have several new titles — books, forms and software — available at the 2007 International Builders’ Show in Orlando that will help you improve your business and protect your workers. In addition, free shipping* is available for BuilderBooks.com purchases at the show.

These new titles include:

  • Casa Y Comunidad: Latino Home and Neighborhood Design” — takes the first-ever look at the housing needs of a growing and increasingly prosperous U.S. Latino community. Henry G. Cisneros, former secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and founder and chairman of CityView, brought together a dozen contributors, including builders, developers, planners, designers and financiers, to share their expertise and experiences serving this market.

  • Defensive Estimating: Protecting Your Profits” — provides profit-protecting methods for estimating jobs by reviewing and modifying business processes, reducing carelessness or shortsighted and defending each estimate line to achieve a planned, consistent and bankable profit.

  • Scheduling for Home Builders With Microsoft® Project” — this step-by-step guide helps builders navigate the scheduling process by demonstrating various methods for keeping projects on schedule and budget while coordinating resources, staff and materials. A CD-ROM is included with practice materials and sample schedules that are related to the skills presented in each chapter.

  • Selling to Builders, Second Edition” — this second edition includes a companion CD with exercises that help you evaluate your current business practices and guide you to become an even more successful salesperson. Also on the CD are easy-to-use business forms that will bolster the amount of business you are doing with builders. This book comes hot off the presses at the builders' show.


Visit the BuilderBooks.com Store in the West Building, Hall C Lobby to purchase these and other building industry resources. There will be a free gift with every purchase.

Free Shipping for NAHB Members

NAHB members who have a UPS account and are registered in the NAHB/UPS shipping discount program will receive one free shipment* at the 2007 IBS BuilderBooks.com Book Store. To qualify, you must be enrolled in the NAHB-sponsored UPS discount program prior to the show.

If you already have a UPS shipper number, simply include it on the enrollment form. If you don’t have one, UPS will assign one to you when you enroll in this program. Visit www.savewithups.com/nahb/ibs to enroll.

Cash Daily

Stop by the book store at 3:00 p.m. each day to spin the “Big Wheel” for prizes and cash. There’s a winner every day.


BuilderBooks.com Book Store Hours
West Building, Hall C Lobby

Tuesday, Feb. 6

10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 7

8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 8

8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 9

8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 10

8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

 

*Some restrictions may apply. Visit the store at IBS for details.


 

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