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In This Issue:

Front Page
Housing Posts Key Wins on Election Day
Brochure Tells Hesitant Home Buyers ‘Opportunity Knocks’
Read More in Nation’s Building News — Win a Full IBS Registration
Coast to Coast
In Times Like This, Only the Freshest Comps Will Do
Politics & Government
Builders Rally Around Strong South Carolina Market
IBS
Register Online for the 2009 Builders' Show in Las Vegas
Sign Up for Designation Courses and Education Sessions at IBS
Tips
Builders’ Tip: Align Shingle Courses Without Chalklines
Downturn
Builders Should Buy in Groups, Work Together to Cut Costs
Slow Your Sales Pitch and Let Poetry Help Close the Sale
Experts to Discuss Alternate Funding Sources on Nov. 13
Attend SHOWCASE on Nov. 16 for Solutions in a Challenging Market
Learn How to Effectively Work With Your Lender on Nov. 18
Economics & Finance
Useful Links to Monitor Economic and Housing Trends
50Plus Housing
Apply for the Prestigious 2009 Best of 50+ Housing Awards
Revolutionize Your Thinking About 50+ Housing
Multifamily
Dayton Company Upgrades Based on What Women Want
Enter Pillars of Industry Multifamily Awards by Nov. 21
Market Realities, Emerging Trends at Pillars Conference in March
Remodelers
Learn About Lead Paint Rule by Purchasing Audio Seminar
Safety
Apply for NAHB SAFE Award by Nov. 14, Application Fee Waived
Education
Education Calendar
building quality
Management Key in Marketing Higher Performing Homes
sales and marketing
Redesign Makes Move.com Searches More Productive
Regulation
Design Guide for Duct Systems Released for Public Review
Labor
Lowe’s Continues Scholarship Fund for Sixth Year
Building Products
Trane Air Cleaner Reduces Surface Dust, Air Particles
TV
NAHB-Produced Programs on DIY, Fine Living and HGTV
Endowment
Submissions for Lee S. Evans Scholarships Due Nov. 21
Association News
GM $500 Private Offer: Easy as 1-2-3
Register Now for Spokesperson Training at IBS, Sessions Limited
Williams Scotsman Offers One Month Free Rent, $50 Gas Gift Card
UPS Offers Up to 30% Discount to NAHB Members on Shipping
Save $25 on Hertz ‘Green,’ ‘Fun’ or ‘Prestige’ Weekly Rentals
Calendar of Events
NAHB Career Center

Related Articles

Builders Should Buy in Groups, Work Together to Cut Costs

Slow Your Sales Pitch and Let Poetry Help Close the Sale

Experts to Discuss Alternate Funding Sources on Nov. 13

Learn How to Effectively Work With Your Lender on Nov. 18

Attend SHOWCASE on Nov. 16 for Solutions in a Challenging Market

Sales and marketing, business management and green building seminars that can help companies survive, or even thrive, in the current housing downturn will be featured at the 2008 Building Systems Councils’ SHOWCASE in Memphis, Tenn. on Nov. 16-19.

SHOWCASE 2008, by NAHB’s Building Systems Councils (BSC), will also feature breakout sessions on the growing influence of green building, sales and marketing techniques, business management tools and liability that emphasize the benefits systems-built technologies and strategies and how building systems can expand market share.

In addition, NAHB Chief Economist David Seiders will present NAHB’s latest economic and housing forecast and Doug Duncan, chief economist for Fannie Mae will discuss housing financing in “The Past, Present, and Future of Housing Finance ― How the Credit Crunch Has Changed the Guidelines.” 

 

 

Ducks on parade at the Peabody Memphis.

SHOWCASE will be held at the Peabody Memphis.

Green building sessions include:

  • “Systems Building Goes Green”
  • “Green Building and Potential Liability”


Sales and marketing sessions include:

  • “Maximizing Your Web Site”
  • “How to Position Your Company to Take Advantage of a Downturn”
  • “How to Do More With Less Staff”


Other breakout sessions include:

  • “Universal Design: Cracking the Code for Baby Boomers and Beyond”
  • “The Future of Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Its Vital Role in Home Building”
  • “90-Minute Law School”


Networking Gala

The networking gala will be from 7:00-10:00 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 18 at B.B. King’s Blues Club.

Apply for BSC Marketing and Design Awards

 Entries are being accepted for the 2009 Excellence in Marketing and Home Design Awards, the BSC’s annual competition recognizing the builders and manufacturers responsible for the finest marketing materials and home designs in the concrete, log, modular and panelized home building industry.

Awards categories added this year include multifamily and green building for concrete, log, modular and panel construction.

To apply, visit www.nahb.org/showcase and click on the "Special Events" tab.

Winners will be honored during a ceremony at SHOWCASE. Winners also will be recognized during the 2009 International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas in January. 

All winners will be featured in the January/February 2009 issue of Building Systems Magazine, Nation’s Building News, on the NAHB Web site and through national and local press releases.

To apply, visit www.nahb.org/showcase and click on the “Special Events” tab.

Register On-Site for SHOWCASE

Advanced registration is closed. On-site registration begins Sunday, Nov. 16.


 

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