Virtual BuilderBooks Catalog Now Available

NAHB BuilderBooks continues its greening efforts by presenting the 2010 BuilderBooks Catalog in a virtual format. BuilderBooks provides publications and products which have been written or produced specifically for you by leaders in various fields of the residential construction industry. In the 2010 BuilderBooks Catalog, you will find the newest publications and products such as Social Media for Home Builders, the National Green Building Standard Commentary, the Paper Trail, and more, which will help you ramp up for a successful year as our industry and the overall economy recovers.

HBA members can utilize the products and publications to streamline daily operations, better serve new and existing customers, develop strategies to safeguard jobsites, and ultimately, build and sell more homes. To view the virtual catalog, click here.

March Membership Meeting at Metro Appliances & More

The HBA's March Membership Meeting is a luncheon at Metro Appliances & More on Tuesday, March 16. Join us for a delicious lunch in Metro's Kitchen catered by FLAME restaurant featuring their signature Baby Burgers with Salt & Vinegar Fries. In addition to a great meal and an exclusive networking opportunity with fellow members, you have the opportunity to do something good for others. The price for lunch is $10 and one can of food which will be donated to charity.

March Membership Luncheon Meeting:

Tuesday, March 16

Metro Appliances & More

3252 N. Glenstone, Springfield MO

11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Cost - $10 and 1 item of canned food to be donated to a charitable agency

RSVP by calling 881-3711 or email kay@springfieldhba.com

BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP: NAHB Offers Social Networking Resources

Whether you are new to social networking or trying to determine how to maximize it professionally in the residential construction industry, the National Association of Home Builders has answers to your questions about which social networks are right for promoting your business, how best to build your professional networks, and how to effectively stay in touch with potential/previous clients. This resource will even walk you through signing up for various networking programs if you haven't had an opportunity to do so already. Visit this section of the NAHB website by clicking here.

You can also use social networks to maximize your membership in the National Association of Home Builders through the HBA of Greater Springfield. By using social networking, the NAHB can make it easier for our members, as well as the general public, to learn what's happening in the housing industry and how NAHB is helping home builders. Instead of scouring the NAHB web site several times a day for what's important to you, you can connect with the National Association in social networks we're participating in and make it easier for you to get the news and information you need.

Another benefit to NAHB using social networking is that you can more easily communicate with them. Have a question or concern about something? Connect using social networking and you can instantly reach out to staff and experts. If you can't find something on nahb.org, communicating through social networking sites often allows them to respond more quickly to your inquiries. Social networking can help you let others know you're an NAHB member, and it makes it easy to share our industry news and information with others.

With social networking, we are able to make NAHB and our resources more accessible to you. To find the NAHB on many popular social networking sites including Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and more, click here.