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Vol. 36, No. 10,october 2009
The ofcial magazine of the North Carolina Home Builders Association
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Because of the wide range of issues affecting home builders, no other trade association is impacted byas many bills as NCHBA. Despite the challenge of staying abreast of 531 bills, when the 2009 GeneralAssembly nally adjourned, it was clear that NCHBA had achieved most of its legislative goals.
NCHBA’s top egisative isses 10
Find out at a glance what ranked among the top issues to the building industry during the 2009 legislativesession.
Biing systems contine to carve niche 14
Find out what building systems manufacturers are offering in this issue’s product roundup.
NCHBECF ens stents a heping han 18
Five students have been awarded scholarship assistance from the North Carolina Home Builders Educational& Charitable Foundation (NCHBECF).
Contents
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Presient’s Message
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Capito Insier
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BuIld-PAC Contribtors
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Knoege Bier
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SPIKE o the Month
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NCHBA NEwS
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Gov. Perdue signs the permit extension bill into law, while Mike Carpenter, Jessica Hayes, Frank Wiesner and Lisa Martin look on.(Photo courtesy of the Ofce of the Governor.)October 2009
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The ofcial magazine of theNorth CarolinaHome Builders Association
2005 Communicator Award Winner
Dedicated to the advancement of the home building industry,North Carolina Builder (ISSN 1552-8685) is publishedmonthly for the members of the North Carolina Home BuildersAssociation, P.O. Box 99090, Raleigh, N.C. 27624-9090.(800) 662-7129 • http://www.nchba.com
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Executive Vice President mcarpenter@nchba.organd General Counse l
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Director of Government Affairs lmartin@nchba.org
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Director of Regulatory Affairs
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Director of Codes and Construction rprivott@nchba.org
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Director of Political Affairs jhayes@nchba.org
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Director of Membership Services katkinson@nchba.org
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Director of Exhibitions dalford@nchba.organd Education
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Director of Exhibitor Services tgarrett@nchba.org
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Vocational Education kpaylor@nchba.org
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Controller lhall@nchba.org
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Manager of ejones@nchba.orgPolitical Operations
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Director of Communications hcrews@nchba.organd Managing Editor
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Assistant Education Coordinator
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Receptionist bgray@nchba.org
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Sharon Freeman(888) 364-5271freemanfour4@cox.net
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Association Publishing Inc.www.associationpublishinginc.comSandra Amidon and Joyce Hearn, APR (757) 420-2434
Acceptance of advertising in North Carolina Builder does notimply endorsement of the product or service by NCHBA. Opinionsexpressed in articles are those of the authors and people quotedand not necessarily those of NCHBA, nor doesmention of specic products in editorial contentimply endorsement by NCHBA. No material maybe reproduced for further publication without theexpress permission of the association.North Carolina Builder is published for theprincipals and employees of all member rms ofthe North Carolina Home Builders Associationand its receipt is included in the membership fee.North Carolina Builder is published monthly exceptfor January. Since the mailing list used by North Carolina Builder iscompiled according to membership records, address correctionsshould be directed to your local association. Nonmember subscrip-tions are available from the publisher for $30 a year. Dues paid toNCHBA are not deductible as charitable contributions for incometax purposes. However, they may be deductible as ordinary andnecessary business expenses subject to restrictions imposed asa result of association lobbying activities. NCHBA estimates thatthe nondeductible portion of your 2009 dues — the portion that isallocable to lobbying — is 28 percent.
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