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In This Issue:

Front Page
More Stimulus Needed to Stabilize Housing and Economy
NAHB Branding Online Survey Coming Soon
St. Louis Builders Stand Up to Unbalanced News Reporting
Coast to Coast
Housing Market Gives Hints of a Thaw
Politics & Government
Builder Calls Health Insurance a Big Issue for Small Business
Economics & Finance
Weak Home Sales Point to Need for Housing Stimulus
Fixed-Rate Mortgages Fall to Lowest Levels in Four Years
Eye on the Economy: The Fed Shifts Gears, Hits Accelerator
Useful Links to Monitor Economic and Housing Trends
Research
Study Looks at Market in China for U.S. Building Products
Tips
Builders' Tip: Getting Pinpoint Accuracy in Stair-Rail Joints
IBS
A Few Spots Still Available for 'Spokesperson Training' at IBS
BuilderBooks.com Has New Resources Available at IBS
design
Five Real Estate Trends Drive Market in Uncertain Economy
Sales
Sales Teams Should ‘Beat the Bushes’ for New Traffic
Tickets Available for The Nationals 2008 Gala at IBS
50Plus Housing
The Veranda at CollegeTown Is a Safe Haven for Seniors
Remodelers
How to Manage the Emotional Home Owner
NAHB Remodelers Special Events and Meetings at IBS
Custom
Retuning Needed to Diversify Into Remodeling
Technology
Free, New E-Newsletter Covers Latest in Home Technology
NAHB Members Needed to Help Create Home Technology Plan
Education
Education Calendar
Green Building
Green Builders Expand in North Carolina's Triangle Area
Green Building Award Entries Deadline Jan. 30
Disaster Relief
Olympia Builders Help Home Owners Recover From Floods
Labor
Faulk Recognized for Work with NAHB Student Members
Building Products
Builders Meet Manufacturers at Builders' Show Reception
TV
NAHB-Produced Programs on DIY, Fine Living and HGTV
Endowment
Wanted: HBA Proposals for Challenge/Build/Grow Initiative
Association News
Rep. Capito Praises Sandy Dunn as Housing Leader
NAHB Board Meeting Set for Feb. 15 in Orlando
UPS Offers Up to 30% Discount to NAHB Members on Shipping
Introducing the Hertz Green Collection. Reserve and Conserve.
Get Dell Double Discounts in February
Calendar of Events
NAHB Career Center

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A Few Spots Still Available for 'Spokesperson Training' at IBS

BuilderBooks.com Has New Resources Available at IBS

BuilderBooks.com will have several new titles available to help you improve your business and protect your workers — at the 2008 International Builders’ Show in Orlando.

In addition, UPS will be at the BuilderBooks.com bookstore offering free shipping* from the store. (Complete details below.)

New BuilderBooks.com titles for 2008 include:

  • Beyond Warranty: Building Your Referral Businessby Carol Smith
    Maintaining positive relationships with home owners after move-in increases sales. “Beyond Warranty” provides practical tips and tools for builders and their sales and warranty staffs to understand and plan for the customer service that follows the sale of a house, especially warranty service.

  • Cost of Doing Business, 2008 Edition
    Get a rare glimpse at profitability, cost of sales and expenses from hundreds of home builders across the country. The “Cost of Doing Business Study” analyzes several categories, including volume, operation type and land vs. no land costs to help builders fine-tune comparisons between study results and their companies.
     
  • Home Builders’ Jobsite Codes
    A field guide to the 2006 International Residential Code, “Home Builders’ Jobsite Codes,” provides easy-to-read code requirements for every aspect of residential construction. The guide is packed with illustrations, tables, figures and a glossary to facilitate understanding of the codes.
     
  • Right House, Right Place, Right Time: Community and Lifestyle Preferences of the 45+ Housing Market
    Find out what design, home features and amenities will attract boomer home buyers in your market. Author Margaret A. Wylde guides readers through the latest survey results on this important consumer group and explains what their responses mean for today’s and tomorrow’s home building industry.
     
  • Scaffold Safety Video, English-Spanish
    Use this video to train workers — in English or Spanish — on how to safely build, use and dismantle the most common types of scaffolding found in residential construction, such as fabricated frame, pump jack, ladder jack, mobile and aerial lifts. This video highlights OSHA’s general requirements for scaffolding and identifies the key safe work practices that address the most common scaffold hazards on the job site.

  • Trillion Dollar Women: Use Your Power to Make Buying and Remodeling Decisions
    Author Tara-Nicolle Nelson’s survival guide for women is filled with hundreds of insights into the minds of a dominant segment of the buying public — women. Written by a woman for women, this practical, insightful guide empowers readers to strategically craft the home that meets their unique lifestyle, personality and life-phase preferences.
     
  • Warranties for Builders and Remodelers, 2nd Edition
    NAHB staff attorneys provide new information about warranties based on research for NAHB members on hundreds of warranty issues. “Warranties for Builders and Remodelers” helps address the changes to state statutes of repose applicable to construction and changes and additions to the mandatory notice provisions in states that have these laws. The publication provides vital knowledge concerning the basic elements of a warranty ― the different types, drafting tips and formats, potential legal pitfalls and limitations of liability.


Visit the BuilderBooks.com store in the West Building, Hall C Lobby to purchase these and other building industry resources. A free gift is available with every purchase.

Free Shipping

Members who have a UPS account and are registered in the NAHB/UPS shipping discount program will receive one free shipment at the 2008 IBS BuilderBooks.com Book Store. Please be sure to enroll in the NAHB-sponsored UPS discount program prior to the show.

Members who already have a UPS shipper number can simply include it on the enrollment form. UPS will assign one to members who enroll in this program. Visit www.savewithups.com/nahb/ibs to sign up.

Also, visit the bookstore during the show to enter to win a Harley-Davidson motorcycle.

*Restrictions apply. Visit the store at IBS for details.


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

Tuesday, Feb. 12

10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 13

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

Thursday, Feb. 14

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

Friday, Feb. 15

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

Saturday, Feb. 16

8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

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


 

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