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In This Issue:

Front Page
In a Down Housing Market, Green Demand Exceeds Supply
Design the Crucial Factor in Effective Green Building
Make Sure Your HBA Is Committed to Membership Day
‘Buy Now’ Advertising Assistance Nears $1 Million. Apply Now.
Share Nation's Building News With Your Staff. It's Free.
Coast to Coast
D.R. Horton 2nd-Quarter Net Sales Orders Decline
Economics & Finance
Subprime Woes Undermine Builder Confidence in April
Eye on the Economy: Subprime Mess Weighs on Housing
How Deep a Correction? Attend Construction Forecast Conference
Useful Links to Monitor Economic and Housing Trends
Tips
Builders' Tip: Building a Blueprint Table on the Job Site
Business Management
Customer Satisfaction Suffers From Poor Communication
50Plus Housing
Boomers Meet Baseball and Modern Art in Denver
Remodelers
Survey: Consumers Won’t Pay for Lead-Dust Testing
NAHB Has ‘Remodeling Month’ Resources for You
Building Systems
Concrete Tour Mixes Plant Visits, Latest Trends
Attend the Modular and Panel Plant Tour May 20-22
Education
Sign Up for Free Storm Water Compliance Audio Seminar
Design Matters. Register Now for the Design Institute
Education Calendar
Research
Builders Encouraged to Adapt Concept Home Plans
Green Building
Energy-Efficiency Tax Breaks Extended for Homes, Buildings
Green Standard Census Committee Appointed
Environment
Polar Bears Could Lead to ESA Climate Change Regulation
Commercial
NCBC 2008 Awards of Excellence Open for Entries
Design
June 1 Deadline Nears for Livable Communities Awards
Labor
Builders Spread the Word About Home Building Careers
Building Products
Sound-Reducing Gypsum Boards Are Thin and Easy
TV
NAHB-Produced Programs on HGTV and DIY This Week
Endowment
HBA Challenge/Build/Grow Proposals — Deadline April 21
Association News
New Online Materials Ordering Process Now Available
Get Free 'April Is New Homes Month' Resources Online Now
20% Off OptiPlex Desktops and Select Latitude Notebooks
Drive Away With a Shiny New $500 GM Offer
UPS Offers Up to 30% Discount to NAHB Members on Shipping
Lock in 2006 Visa/MC Processing Rates. Offer Ends April 30.
Calendar of Events
NAHB Career Center

Related Articles

Survey: Consumers Won’t Pay for Lead-Dust Testing

NAHB Has ‘Remodeling Month’ Resources for You

May is “National Home Remodeling Month,” and if you or your local remodelers council are looking for new marketing ideas or ways to increase remodeling awareness, take advantage of the resources available from the NAHB Remodelers to promote it.

The council has developed a "National Remodeling Month Kit" that includes easily customizable press releases and articles and offers plenty of marketing ideas to help promote remodeling throughout May.

In addition, the kit includes at step-by-step guide to lead you through the campaign.

The materials available in the kit include the following press materials:

  • Launch Release
  • NAHB Remodelers Fact Sheet
  • Aging-in-Place Fact Sheet
  • Green Remodeling Fact Sheet
  • Remodeling Industry Fact Sheet


Consumer and industry articles, consumer information and marketing tools are also included in the toolkit.

For more information, or for ideas to promote and plan events for “Remodeling Month” in May, e-mail Jim Lapides at NAHB,  call him at 800-368-5242 x8451, or visit www.nahb.org/remodelingmonth. (This link and the materials in the National Home Remodeling Month toolkit are available to NAHB Remodelers only.)


 

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