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Go Green at the 21CBEC

The 21st Century Building Expo & Conference (21CBEC) is giving builders the chance to become green this September by offering the new NAHB Certified Green Professional (CGP) designation courses.

The two-day Green Building for the Building Professional course will be presented on Wednesday, September 10 and Thursday, September 11 and will be followed on Friday, September 12 by the Business Management for Building Professionals course.

These courses will provide builders with the opportunity to learn strategies for incorporating green building principles into homes without driving up the cost of construction from nationally recognized speaker and vice president of GreenHaus Builders, Michael Strong, CGR.

Green building is not just a trend in the home building industry – it is a practice that is here to stay. Register for the 21CBEC today and designate yourself as a Certified Green Professional!

STARS Awards - 2008 Call for Entries

The STARS Awards Gala is an opportunity to recognize association members who have made significant contributions to the association, the home building industry and the community. The recipients of these prestigious awards will be honored during An Evening of Patriotic Proportions on Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at the Westin Hotel in Charlotte, N.C. during the 21st Century Building Expo & Conference.

Nominate a Builder or Associate member who you believe is deserving of one of these esteemed awards. For more information, contact Kathryn Atkinson at (800) 662-7129 or email .

Please click here to download the Call for Entries.

N.C. Builders Blitz in the State

In N.C., local home builders associations and their members partnered with local Habitat for Humanity affiliates in an effort to build a staggering 30 homes throughout the state. Despite record-breaking high temperatures, builders devoted themselves to the Blitz's cause and successfully completed their mission.

At the week’s end, home builders in Durham, Orange and Chatham counties built 10 homes; builders in Raleigh, Charlotte and Winston-Salem built five homes each; builders in Wilmington constructed three homes; while builders in Gastonia and Greenville each built one home. Considering that it typically takes an average of eight months to construct a home from beginning to end, what occurred in N.C. over the course of the Blitz weeks was an undeniable success.

NAHB: Housing Stimulus Legislation Alert

Housing stimulus legislation has passed in the House and is moving toward final Senate action. The two chambers must reconcile their proposed policy solutions and move quickly to pass legislation before the Fourth of July recess. Each chamber has offered proposals that would aid ailing homeowners and provide incentives for potential homebuyers, yet a final bill has yet to materialize. To help move housing stimulus legislation across the finish line, Congress needs to hear something critically important ... real stories from the men and women in the home building industry.