How to Get Through the Storm Water Regulatory Maze Wednesday July 29, 2009 1:00 p.m. NAHB is holding a free webinar on July 29 to give builders and land developers the information they need to cut through the maze of overlapping, confusing and cumbersome regulations so they can increase compliance and reduce their risk of enforcement action and high-dollar fines resulting from unscheduled inspections. "How to Get Through the Stormwater Regulatory Maze: Understanding the Alphabet Soup of BMPs, LID, TMDLs and SWPPP Processes" will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 29. The webinar speaker is:  Jennifer Hildebrand, CPESC, CPSWQ, of Weis Builders, a third-generation, family-owned builder of multifamily commercial and mixed-use projects. At Weis Builders, which has offices in Minnesota, Illinois, North Carolina and Texas, Hildebrand specializes in compliance issues, inspection programs, program design and site plan reviews. To Register To register for this free webinar, click here. For more information, e-mail Jennifer Jones at NAHB, or call at 800-368-5242 x8469. Purchase the Stormwater Guide online, click here, or call 800-223-2665.

August

Online Registration and Housing for 2010 Builders' Show Opens Aug. 3 Online registration and housing for the 2010 International Builders’ Show (IBS) in Las Vegas on Jan. 19-22 — the single, most important and largest industry event of the year — opens on Aug. 3, and NAHB is offering red hot deals on housing and exhibit passes to members who register early. Hotel Rooms Less Than $200 a Night — Register and Request Housing by Aug. 31 Rooms at all the Las Vegas Hotels in the NAHB convention hotel block are available for under $200 a night once registration and housing open on Aug. 3. These rates are only guaranteed to attendees who register for IBS during August. Room deposits for registrations made in August will not be charged until December. Free Exhibit Passes for NAHB Members — Register by Dec. 11 NAHB members will be able to walk the show floor for free all four days of the show, if they register by Dec. 11. The exhibits will feature the industry’s leading suppliers displaying their latest innovations. Show exhibitors will also be available to discuss attendees’ specific challenges. First-Time Member Attendee Registration — Reduced Members who plan to attend IBS for the first time are eligible for the first-time attendee registration rate of $100, which enables them to attend any of more than 175 educational seminars and tour the exhibit floor all four days. One- and Two-Day Education Passes New at IBS, attendees can purchase one- or two-day passes for IBS education seminars. Passes will be available for education sessions held from Tuesday through Thursday, Jan. 20-22. All seminars on Friday, Jan. 23, are free. To take advantage of these passes, attendees must choose the day(s) they will purchase when registering for the show. For more information and to register, visit the IBS Web site at www.BuildersShow.com beginning Aug. 3.

October

SAVE THE DATE!! 2009 Fall Board of Directors Meeting September 30 - October 4 Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Tower 301 East North Water Street Chicago IL, 60611 REGISTER TODAY!

January

SAVE THE DATE!!  Stay tuned for more information on the new International Builders Show Multifamily events.