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In This Issue:

Front Page
Housing Expected to Improve as the Year Progresses
Grants Available to Local HBAs for ‘Buy-Now’ Campaigns
Big Builders Prepare for an Acquisition ‘Feeding Frenzy’
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Coast to Coast
Wanted: Home Builders for the Moon
Politics & Government
Dodd Supports Work Opportunity for Immigrants
Jackson Says President Committed to Increasing Homeownership
Builders Focusing on Energy Efficiency, Congress Told
Economics & Finance
With Unsold Homes to Sell, Builders Slow January Starts
Builders Gain Confidence in Prospects for Home Sales
Hard-Line Critics Would Damage GSEs, Says Freddie Mac CEO
Eye on the Economy: The Inventory Overhang Is Heavier Than It Looks
Useful Links to Monitor Economic and Housing Trends
Tips
Builders’ Tip: How to Make Invisible Drywall Butt Joints
Design
Smaller Homes, Outdoors Spaces: Hot Stuff in 2007
Toilet Tank Aquarium Brings New Bathroom Twist
Sales and Marketing
Aiming for Satisfied Customers Is Not Good Enough
Builders Advised to Rev Up Competitiveness in Down Market
Best in Sales and Marketing Honored at The Nationals at IBS
50Plus Housing
Utah Developer Tippets Named 50+ Housing Council Chair
Education
Seventeen Winners Fuel Up on Education at IBS
Education Calendar
Green Building
Green Building Standard to Be Based on NAHB Guidelines
Participants Sought for Green Building Standard Committee
Green Building Seminar Looks at ‘Building With Trees’
Regulation
Weak Levees, Updated Flood Maps Bad News for Builders
With Wetlands Permits Expiring, Delays Expected
Legal
Siding With Builders, District Court Rejects Wetlands Rule
Construction Safety
OSHA Chief Says Builders Are Reaching Out and Saving Lives
Safety Awards Recognize Housing Industry Job Safety Efforts
Workforce housing
Cisneros Tells Builders to Prepare for Latino Surge
Labor
Tampa Builder William Paul to Chair Home Builders Institute
Building Products
Owens Corning Products Boost Sales in Down Market
TV
NAHB-Produced Programs on HGTV and DIY This Week
Endowment
Georgia Builder Earns Top Honor for Community Service
Jacksonville HBA Honored for Building Needed Homeless Shelter
Association News
California Builder Brian Catalde Elected NAHB President
Michigan Builder Robert Jones Elected NAHB Senior Officer
Florida Builders Help Tornado Victims Rebound
Office Depot Deals: Music to Your Ears
GM Business Choice, Lowe’s Team Up to Reward NAHB Members
Lock in 2006 Visa/MC Processing Rates Before Increase
Calendar of Events
NAHB Career Center

Utah Developer Tippets Named 50+ Housing Council Chair

 

 

Robert Tippets

Robert Tippets, a builder/developer of active adult communities from Midvale, Utah, was named chairman of the NAHB 50+ Housing Council Board of Trustees at the International Builders’ Show in Orlando, Fla. earlier this month.

The council provides resources, education, exclusive research and networking opportunities for its members and represents NAHB within the growing 50+ housing industry.

Tippets, an owner/partner of Village Carefree Communities, which builds active adult communities in northern Utah, has more than 34 years of experience in the industry. Village Communities was named Builder of the Year for the Greater Salt Lake Area in 2003 and was the recipient of a 2005 Best of 50+ Housing Gold Award for best small active adult community under 150 homes.

“Bob’s longtime dedication to NAHB and to the 50+ Housing Council, as well as his commitment to industry innovation and quality home building, make us very proud to have him as our chairman,” said Michael Copp, assistant staff vice president of the 50+ Housing Council at NAHB. “We’re very excited about the year ahead.”

Tippets holds an MBA from the University of Utah and a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Brigham Young University.

A member of NAHB for more than 10 years, Tippets serves on the NAHB Board of Directors and was the 2002 president of the Salt Lake Home Builders Association.

He is an active member of several committees and is a frequent speaker at the International Builders’ Show.


 

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