NBN Online for the week of March 23, 2010

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In This Issue:

Front Page
Builders Rise to the Challenge of Corrosive Chinese Drywall
Onerous Health Care Provision for Small Builders in Senate’s Hands
Lead-Paint Rule Could Blunt Home-Star Energy Retrofit Push
Coast to Coast
Loan Squeeze Thwarts Small-Business Revival
Housing Forum
Toyota President Apologizes for TV Commercial
Letter to the Editor: Expand Energy Efficiency Incentives
Politics & Government
Obama Signs $17.6 Billion Jobs Bill Into Law
Economics & Finance
February Finds Single-Family Starts on Stable Ground
Foreclosures, Blizzards Weigh on Builder Confidence in March
Eye on the Economy: The Economy Shows Slow Improvement
Spring Construction Forecast Conference Moves Online
Useful Links to Monitor Economic and Housing Trends
Tips
Builders’ Tip: A Simple Angle Grinder Dust Collector
Business Management
Technology Trends the Industry Should Adopt Now
Design
AIA Survey Finds Kitchens, Baths More Modest, Functional
Free Webinar on Custom Home Builder Trends on April 7
Enter the 2010 BALA Design Competition
Sales
Create Sales Urgency Through Personal Enrichment
Evoke Emotions to Appeal to Gen Y Consumers
50Plus Housing
Webinar to Discuss Selling to 50+ Buyers in New Decade
Multifamily
El Paso Encourages Use of Green Building Standard
McGougan Named 2010 Housing Credit Certified Professional
Attend Free Webinar on Next Generation Wiring on March 23
Enter Pillars of the Industry Multifamily Awards by April 9
March 25 Webinar to Present Steps to a Smart LIHTC Rehab
Education
Education Calendar
codes and standards
ICC Green Construction Code Released for Public Comment
Green Building
Burt’s Bees CEO to Address Green Building Conference
Home Buyers Can Now Call on 5,000 Green Professionals
EcoHome Awards to Honor Green Home Design
environment
New Effluent Limit Rules Going Into Effect One State at a Time
Building Products
Formaldehyde-Free Insulation From JM Exclusively at Lowe’s
TV
NAHB-Produced Programs on the DIY Network
Endowment
Challenge/Build/Grow Initiative Proposals Due March 26
2011 HELP Grant Applications Due March 26
Four College Professors Awarded IBS Fund Grants
Association News
Houston Builder on Mission to Help Wounded War Veterans
NAHB Spring Board Meeting April 18-23 in Washington
Annual Report Highlights NAHB Efforts in Challenging Times
Avoid Credit Card Processing Rate Increases With Solveras
Register for Spokesperson Training at Spring Board
HP Business AdvantEdge Laptop Offer for NAHB Members
Members, Take Advantage of Special Offers From Hertz
Calendar of Events
NAHB Career Center

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Calendar of Events

Register for Spokesperson Training at Spring Board

Online registration is open for the NAHB Spokesperson Training sessions at the NAHB Spring Board of Directors’ Meeting and Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C. in April.

Members can register securely on the NAHB Web site with a credit card for one or both of the Spokesperson Training sessions — Interview Skills and Presentation Skills — when registering for the spring board meeting.

Interview Skills teaches NAHB members how to give clear, concise answers while in a high-pressure, spur-of-the moment interview. The training also helps participants master strategies for broadcast and print interviews, including message development.

Members attending the Presentation Skills session will learn how to confidently prepare and deliver dynamic presentations to any audience. The session focuses on how to organize and deliver a speech and presentation with accompanying question and answer sessions.

Spring Board Spokesperson Training Sessions:

  • Interview Skills — Thursday, April 22
  • Presentation Skills — Friday, April 23


Each one-day session is from 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Registration is limited to 12 participants.

The fee for each session is $495 per person.

For more information and to register, click here.

Members who are only registering for the Spokesperson Training courses and do not plan to attend any other event at the spring board meeting can download the registration form and mail or fax it to NAHB, as indicated on the form, with a payment.

For more information, e-mail Brooke Fishel at NAHB, or call her at 800-368-5242 x8061.

 


 

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