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In This Issue:

Front Page
Lost Wealth Won’t Keep 50+ Home Buyers Down for Long
‘Get Housing Moving’ Tour Hits Sales Goal in 53 Days on the Road
NAHB Members Urged to Take Precautions Against Swine Flu
Coast to Coast
First-Time Buyers Find Deals, Help Perk Up House Sales
housing forum
Letter to the Editor: Higher Economic Ground Is Far Off
Politics & Government
Congress Omits Limiting Mortgage Interest Deduction
'Cramdown' Amendment Fails in Senate
Former Congressman, HUD Secretary Jack Kemp Dies at 73
Economics & Finance
Bank of America Home Loans Brand Launched
Useful Links to Monitor Economic and Housing Trends
Downturn
Honesty, Understanding Keys to Negotiating With Lenders
Online Communications and PR Cut Costs, Not Results
Recession Selling 101: Tips to Overcome the Pressure
May 14 Audio Seminar Explores Government Contracting Options
Tips
Builders’ Tip: How to Fashion Heavy-Duty Sawhorse Brackets
Sales
Customer Relations: What It Means, Why You Should Care
Remodelers
Audio Seminar on Lead Paint Now Free to NAHB Members
Boost ‘Remodeling Month’ With Free Materials From NAHB
Design
Enter 2009 Best in American Living Design Competition
Commercial
Enter NCBC 2010 Awards of Excellence Competition
Education
One-Day Passes Available for Green Building Conference
Education Calendar
Green Building
First Home Certified Emerald Under Green Building Standard
Free House Plans Add Green Building Standard Checklist
Greensburg, Kan. Puts Green in Tornado Recovery Effort
environment
Return to Old ESA Rules Expected to Delay Approvals
hbi
Latino Students Become ‘Team Builders’ for Housing Industry
Building Products
Home Depot to Award $300,000 to Trades Students This Fall
TV
NAHB-Produced Programs on DIY, Fine Living and HGTV
Endowment
CBG Funds Boost High School's Building Trades Program
Association News
People Magazine Profiles Charleston Builder 'Heroes'
NAHB Spring Board Meeting May 26-30 in Washington
Mother's Day Gift Ideas From FTD
Spring Board Last Chance for Spokesperson Training in 2009
Save More With Hertz Off-Airport Locations
Williams Scotsman Offers $1.99 First-Month Storage Container
Drive Away With a Shiny New $500 GM Offer
Calendar of Events
NAHB Career Center

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Boost ‘Remodeling Month’ With Free Materials From NAHB

Audio Seminar on Lead Paint Now Free to NAHB Members

NAHB members can now listen to an online recording of NAHB’s audio seminar on the requirements of the new lead paint rule for free by logging in to www.nahb.org/leadpaintaudio. In the seminar, a panel of experts examines the new lead paint rule governing the work of professional remodelers where lead paint is involved.

Presented by NAHB Remodelers and The NAHB University of Housing last fall, “The EPA’s New Lead Paint Rule: What it Means for You” is an hour-long seminar that explains in detail what the new rule covers, what remodelers must do to be in compliance and where they can find additional information.

The rule, which will take effect on April 22, 2010, addresses remodeling and renovation projects disturbing more than six square feet of potentially contaminated painted surfaces for all residential and multifamily structures built prior to 1978 that are inhabited or frequented by pregnant women and children under the age of six.

NAHB members can listen to the streaming audio file of the original broadcast through Oct. 28, one year after the seminar was held. They can also receive handout material and a marketing bonus.

The seminar recording includes comments by:

  • Brindley ByrdCGRCAPS, of QX2 Contracting in Lansing, Mich., an advocate for the remodeling industry and an active member of the NAHB Remodelers Lead Based Paint Task Force.

  • Bob Hanbury, CGR, of House of Hanbury in Newington, Conn., a member of the Connecticut Department of Public Safety State Codes and Standards Committee who has represented the remodeling industry during discussions and presentations on lead paint with HUD and the EPA.

  • Matt Watkins, NAHB environmental policy analyst, who has been integral in writing several comment letters about the rule to the EPA.


To Purchase

The fee for non-members is $79. 

For more information on purchasing the audio seminar — or to recieve it free as an NAHB member — click here.

For general information about the rule and what NAHB Remodelers are doing to help its members comply with it, visit www.nahb.org/LeadPaint


 

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