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Like pairs of socks, gloves have a habit of breaking up and heading off in separate directions with one of the pair getting lost.

I have an orphaned glove like that, a soft fleece half-of-a-pair that was just too good to toss.

So, rather than throw it out, I found a new use for it — protecting my safety goggles.

Now, instead of tossing my goggles into my toolbox at the end of the day, I have a useful fleece-lined sheath to put them in that keeps them from getting scratched when I store them in my toolbox.

— Kerri Spier, Block Island, R.I.

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BuilderBooks 2010 Virtual Publications Catalog Now Online

The NAHB 2010 Publications Catalog for BuilderBooks is now available online.

Presented in a virtual format as part of the BuilderBooks effort to go green and streamline delivery, the catalog includes publications and products to help building industry professionals ramp up for a successful year as the industry and the economy begin to recover.

The materials in the catalog, written by industry leaders in various fields of residential construction, feature publications and products about accounting, estimating, business management, green building, sales and marketing, safety, construction codes, 50+ housing, multifamily housing, construction management remodeling and more.

Some of the newest publications in the catalog include “Social Media for Home Builders,” the “National Green Building Standard Commentary” and “Paper Trail: Systems and Forms for a Well-Run Remodeling Company, Second Edition.”

To view the virtual catalog, click here.