50+ Housing e-Source - 11/21/2008 (Plain Text Version)

Joanne Theunissen
50+ Housing Council Chair

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In this issue:
Be Part of the 50+ Housing Market Index — Get Valuable Housing Data Every Quarter
Call for 50+ Industry Icons — Nominate This Year's Industry Leaders
Codes and Standards: NAHB Contests ICC Vote Mandating Fire Sprinklers
50+ Events at IBS — More Hotel Savings Through NAHB
Regulatory: HUD Releases Final Rule on Fair Housing Accessibility Safe Harbors
Winners of the 2008 Livable Communities Awards: Affordable, User-Friendly Homes
Finance: NAHB Helps Builders Meet FHA Financing Guidelines
AARP Surveys Boomers on the Likelihood of Staying in Their Homes
Check Out the New Resources on the 50+ Channel!
50+ Local Events: Best of 50+ New England Housing Award Winners
NCHI Product: SHARP Insight Pro® Cooktop+Microwave Drawer®
Resource: New Reports Show Positive Economic Impacts of Building 55+ Housing
Calendar: Conferences and Events

Call for 50+ Industry Icons — Nominate This Year's Industry Leaders

The National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) 50+ Housing Council is in search of this year's Icons of the Industry.

The Icons of the Industry Awards program recognizes individuals of national stature for their leadership in creating communities, products, services and education programs targeted specifically for the 50+ housing market.

Icons of the Industry recipients are chosen in the following categories:

Builder-includes active adult and service-enriched builders and developers.
Associate-who supports the industry via programs, products or services that promote excellence within the 50+ housing industry. The Associate category ican encompass the following:
- Manufacturer of a product designed to enhance the lifestyle of mature market consumers
- Educator or educational institution whose programs promote excellence within the 50+ housing industry
- Lifetime achievement for a lifetime of contributions to the NAHB 50+ Housing Council and/or the 50+ housing industry

Icons winners are nominated and selected by the NAHB 50+ Housing Council's Icons of the Industry Selection Working Group. The Icons of the Industry award ceremony is held annually at the Best of 50+ Housing Awards Gala in conjunction with the NAHB 50+ Housing Council’s Building for Boomers & Beyond: 50 + Housing Symposium SM. Click here to view last year's Icon recipients.

Icons of the Industry

Deadline to Supply Nominations to the Committee
12/15/08

Award Ceremony
4/28/09

Location:
Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, PA

Fees:
No Nomination Fee

View the complete list of Icon of the Industry Builder Criteria and Icon of the Industry Associate Criteria.