• Apply for the 2009 Commercial Building Awards
  Submit your multifamily mixed-use development by August 1!
  
  The National Commercial Builders Council (NCBC) is accepting applications for its 2009 Awards of Excellence program, which recognizes achievements in the national commercial building industry for design (remodeling and new construction), market appeal, energy efficiency, challenges faced during building and overall success of projects that are either built or renovated.

NCBC sponsors the Awards of Excellence program to bring recognition to commercial building projects that range from less than 5,000 to more than 100,000 square feet.

Projects must have been completed after Dec. 31, 2005, and may be entered in commercial, industrial, institutional, medical, mixed-use, recreational, retail and green building categories.

A public announcement will follow at NAHB’s International Builders’ Show, Jan. 20-23, 2009, in Las Vegas, and recognition will be given to winners in Commercial Builder magazine.

To Apply
To download an entry form, click here.
For more information, e-mail Kisha DeSandies at NAHB, call her at 800-368-5242 x8455.

• Get Hesitant Boomers to Buy Now! Audio Seminar
  
  Tune into the Get Hesitant Boomers to Buy Now! audio seminar coming up Tuesday, Aug. 12, from 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. EDT. Presented by the National Association of Home Builders and the NAHB 50+ Housing Council, this interactive program will show you ways to overcome these objections and motivate your 50+ buyer-prospects to move forward despite today's market conditions. View the audio conference flyer.

Get Hesitant Boomers To Buy Now! Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. EDT Fee: $79 per phone site Register Now!

Participate and hear about: 

• Ways to educate buyers about their financial portfolio and why they might not have to wait
• The psychology of today’s consumers and how to conquer their fears about buying in the current market.
• Building value and offering incentives that won’t break the bank.

Panel:
 
Moderator – Rich Carlson, CAASH, MIRM, CMP, Carlson Communications,  Northborough, Mass.
Speaker – Deborah Blake, Pulte Homes/Del Webb, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Speaker – Chuck Covell, Covell Communities, Gaithersburg, Md.

For more information on the audio seminar or to submit a question to be asked during the audio conference, E-mail Jeff Jenkins, or call him at 800-368-5242 x8292.

• Coping with Financial Distress Audio Seminar
  
  Home builders, vendors, and trade contractors are experiencing a severe market downturn. Bankruptcy is the only option for some, while others have closed their doors. As the economy struggles, the companies that survive must take a proactive stance to address the problems they are certain to encounter in a cash crisis, with impaired assets and a credit crunch.

Coping with Financial Distress Thursday, August 21, 2008 1:00 p.m. EDT  Fee: Free Register Now!

This free event, supported by NAHB's Business Management & Information Technology Committee, will provide prescriptive recommendations to minimize confusion and cope with the current state of our industry.The discussion will be followed with an open opportunity for questions and answers from all attendees. Attendence is limited to the first 200 participants.

Learn how to: 

•  Cope and survive
•  Communicate and work with bankers
•  Deal with bankruptcy
•  Survive financial restructuring
•  Protect your assets 

 View more information on this audio seminar.

To obtain additional information about this session, please contact ckotsopoulos@constellationhb.com.

• Fall Board 2008
  
  The 2008 Fall Board of Directors Meeting will be held at the San Diego Marriot Hotel and Marina, 333 West Harbor Drive, San Diego, Calif., September 23-26. Online registration for the Fall Board of Directors Meeting is now open.
   
  Committee meetings will begin on Wednesday, September 24 and the Board of Directors Meeting will take place on Friday, September 26. No Meetings are presently scheduled for September 27 or 28.

View the Fall Board Leadership Schedule . 

• National Sales and Marketing Awards Call for Entries
  
  Enter your best in sales and marketing and design for 2009's The Nationals — the National Sales and Marketing awards, the largest and most prestigious competition for residential and marketing professionals and communities.

Sponsored by NAHB’s National Sales and Marketing Council, The Nationals honor the best in architectural achievement, product and community design, advertising and promotion, interior merchandising, and Web site design in over 50 categories.

All entries, including fees and exhibits, are due Friday, Sept. 26. Late entries will be accepted by Oct. 3, with an additional fee.

To Apply
For a list of The Nationals awards categories, click here.
For entry forms, click here.

For more information, visit www.TheNationals.com, e-mail Lisa Parrish, or call her at 800-658-2751.

• Fall 2008 Construction Forecast Conference
  National Housing Center, Washington, D.C.; local locations via Webcast.

Attend the Fall 2008 Construction Forecast Conference, featuring multifamily Industry Analyst, Ron Witten, on Oct. 22, 2008. In a volatile economy, good information is the most important currency. You can hear the country’s most respected economists give up-to-the-minute forecasts on the national economy, regional economies, the mortgage market, construction finance, and the multifamily market. Many local Builders’ Associations are hosting webcast viewings. Register and view more conference information on this page.