| Builder Partnerships Teams Up With NREL | |
 Builder Partnerships is very pleased to announce a strategic alliance with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Denver, Colorado. The NREL is the technical manager of the nationally renowned Building America program for the Department of Energy ( www.buildingamerica.gov). Read more... |
| Featured Builder: Efficiency Now | |
 Energy-wise and cost-conscious designs give Builder Partnerships member Providence Homes a new beginning. A recent issue of BUILDER Magazine featured the Jacksonville, Fla. builder. Read more... |
| Price Pfister® Celebrates 100 Years! | |
 Price Pfister has introduced some very innovative skus, including Ceramic Disc Valving for WaterSense-Certified faucets and a new entry level family designed especially for the builder trade. Read more... |
Builders Are More Optimistic About 2011 | |
A recent Builder Partnerships survey projects increases in the number of closings expected for next year as builders prepare to take advantage of a rising market. Read more ... |
| Teamwork Fable: The Four Oxen and the Lion | |
 Charlie Scott, Woodland, O'Brien & Scott
A team mindset has countless benefits for the team, the organization, and ultimately, the client. It is also an essential in tough times. Read more... |
| IRS Releases Form to Help Small Businesses Claim New Health Care Tax Credit | |
The Internal Revenue Service today released a draft version of the form that small businesses and tax-exempt organizations will use to calculate the small business health care tax credit when they file income tax returns next year. Read more ... |
Differentiate with the Best Entry Doors on the Block | |
 The entry door should be one of the main focal points of the home in creating a powerful first - and lasting - impression helping you and your potential homeowners stand out in a sea of sameness. Read more... |
| The Enemy | |
 By James Weigel, The Shinn Group
We didn't have to buy the house. We didn't have to borrow as much when we bought it, either; and we certainly didn't have to borrow against it again and again just because we could, just because someone called us or wrote to us and said we could. Read more... |
Adding a Local Flare to Your Model Homes | |
 Highlighting a neighborhood, school district, or region in your model merchandising can set you apart while gaining support from the local community. Read more... |
| Rouse Chamberlin Named as Receiver | |
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Builder Partnerships' member Rouse Chamberlin Ltd. of Exton, Pa., was named by a U.S. District Court judge as receiver to dispose of a vast inventory of building lots and houses in 22 projects. Read more... |
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| Manufacturers: If you are interested in placing an ad in this newsletter, contact Emma Jane Wildermuth for this and other marketing and advertising opportunities. |
| Greening Midwest Communities:
What It Means to Build Green | |
 Sponsored by the University of Missouri and all the Homebuilder Associations in Missouri, the GMCC represents a major effort by the nine contiguous Midwest states to explore and present practical sustainable green new home and remodeling construction materials and methods. Read more... |
| Operational Discipline Will Drive Future Profitability | |
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By Boyce Thompson, Editorial Director of the BUILDER Group of Magazines
Nothing happens for the housing support system until builders pull a permit and put a shovel in the ground. But builders need to have systems in place that ensure they remain in control. Read more... |
| Alternate Currency | |
By John Caulfield, BUILDER
Builders or developers don't need reminding that financing for land acquisition, development, or construction is pretty scarce right now. Just ask the 20 or so builders who were listening in on a Shinn Group-moderated webinar about that very topic in July. Read more... at Builderonline.com |
