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NAHB members receive a special discount every month from Dell, as well as a team of dedicated representatives who understand the industry’s business needs, and can help build a complete solution that’s right for each member.

For the month of February, NAHB members – AND STAFF – can double their member discount. 

Offer valid 2/01—2/29/08. Normal discounts of 3%-5% will double to 6%-10%.

To maximize the Member Advantage Discount, use the following procedure:

• After you have made your selections and you are ready to purchase, call your dedicated Dell sales representative at 888-577-3355, Monday-Friday, 7:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. (CST) and Saturday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (CST).  Your sales representative will apply your NAHB member discount to your order.
• NAHB members who have previously ordered from Dell also receive a monthly catalog, which includes this double discount offer.

Double Member Discount* offer valid 2/01—2/29/08.

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BuilderBooks will have several new titles available to help you improve your business and protect your workers—at the 2008 International Builders’ Show in Orlando, Florida.

These new titles include:

Beyond Warranty: Building Your Referral Business by Carol Smith—Maintaining positive relationships with home owners after move-in increases sales. Beyond Warranty provides practical tips and tools for builders and their sales and warranty staffs to understand and plan for the customer service that follows the sales of a house, especially warranty service.       

Cost of Doing Business, 2008 Edition— Get a rare glimpse at profitability, cost of sales and expenses from hundreds of home builders across the country. The Cost of Doing Business Study analyzes several categories including volume, operation type, and land vs. no land costs to help builders fine-tune comparisons between study results and their companies.   

Home Builders’ Jobsite Codes— A field guide to the 2006 International Residential Code, Home Builders’ Jobsite Codes provides easy-to-read code requirements for every aspect of residential construction. This guide is packed with illustrations, tables, figures, and a glossary to facilitate your understanding of the codes.                                                                                                

Right House, House Place, Right Time: Community and Lifestyle Preferences of the 45+ Housing Market— Find out what design, home features, and amenities will attract boomer home buyers in your market. Author, Margaret A. Wylde guides readers through the latest survey results on this important consumer group and explains what their responses mean for today’s and tomorrow’s home building industry.                                                                               

Scaffold Safety Video, English-Spanish—Use this video to train workers—in English or Spanish—on how to safely build, use, and dismantle the most common types of scaffolding found in residential construction, such as fabricated frame, pump jack, ladder jack, mobile, and aerial lifts.  This video highlights OSHA’s general requirements for scaffolding and identifies the key safe work practices that address the most common scaffold hazards on the jobsite.                                                             

Trillion Dollar Women: Use Your Power to Make Buying and Remodeling Decisions— Author Tara-Nicolle Nelson’s survival guide for women is filled with hundreds of insights into the minds of a dominant segment of the buying public—women. That means she has a message for you, the residential housing professional. Written by a woman for women, this practical, insightful guide empowers readers to strategically craft the home that meets their unique lifestyle, personality, and life-phase preferences.

Warranties for Builders and Remodelers, 2^nd Edition— NAHB staff attorneys provide new information about warranties based on research for NAHB members on hundreds of warranty issues. Warranties for Builders and Remodelers helps addresses the changes to state statutes of repose applicable to construction and changes and additions to the mandatory notice provisions in states that have these laws. The authors also provide you with vital knowledge concerning the basic elements of a warranty; the different types; drafting tips and formats; potential legal pitfalls; and limitations of liability. 

Visit the BuilderBooks.com Store in the West Building, Hall C Lobby—to purchase these and other building industry resources. Free gift with every purchase.

Free Shipping

That’s right! Members who have a UPS account and are registered in the NAHB/UPS shipping discount program will receive one free shipment at the 2008 IBS BuilderBooks.com Book Store.  Please be sure to enroll in the NAHB-sponsored UPS discount program prior to the Show.  If you already have a UPS shipper number, simply include it on the enrollment form.  If you don’t have one, UPS will assign one to you when you enroll in this program.  Visit www.savewithups.com/nahb/ibs to sign up today!

*Restrictions apply. Visit the store at IBS for details.

Also stop by to enter to win a Harley-Davidson^TM  Motorcycle.

West Building, Hall C Lobby

Tuesday, February 12               10:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m.

Wednesday, February 13           8:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m.

Thursday, February 14                8:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m.

Friday, February 15                   8:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m.

Saturday, February 16                8:00 a.m.—2:00 p.m.

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The 2008 BuilderBooks catalogs will be heading to Orlando and all over the US in early February. In addition to being available at the BuilderBooks Bookstore during the International Builders' Show, catalogs will mailed to customers.

To order a quantity of BuilderBooks catalogs for use at your builders assocation, please call 1-800-223-2665. [return to top]

The latest winning HBAs have been announced for the Dell Honors Program, which began in the second quarter of this year.

First Place: Dell 32” LCD TV (list $1199)

Second Place: Dell 966 all-in-one photo inkjet printer (list $199)

The winners are determined by Dell to be the Associations who best communicate the Dell Program to their members, evidenced by both communication efforts and actual sales volume. Make sure you’re in the running by providing links on your Association home page to www.nahb.org/MA and having a good supply of the new Member Advantage brochures and wallet cards (see ordering information above).

Winners are determined for three categories based on size of Association membership.

Up to 350 members:

First Place
HBA of Greater Fox Valley
Ray Budde
St. Charles, IL

Runner-up
Community Builders Assn
Howard Wolfe
Whippany, NJ

351 – 750 Members:

First Place
SouthWest Suburban HBA
Karen Peterson
Orland Park, IL

Runner-up
BA of South FL
Toni Pacelli-Hinkley
Miami Lakes, FL

751+Members

First Place
HBA of Greater Chicago
Peter Schwartz
Addison, IL

Runner-up
HBA of Greater Kansas City
Tim Underwood
Kansas City, MO

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Join NAHB members and association staff nationwide and travel like a VIP with Hertz.

Year round, save your budget up to 20% whenever you rent a car through Hertz. Just mention code 51046 to receive instant savings. 

Pass the rental counter and go straight to your car by signing up for membership in the Hertz #1 Gold Club.  It’s fast, easy, and FREE!  Just enter the following information:

• Company Name: NAHB
• CDP#: 51046
• Promo Code #: 4839

Contact Tiffany Smith at ext. 8273 or tsmith@nahb.com  if you have any questions about Hertz or any of the Member Advantage programs.

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