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		<title>Become a Green Certified Professional (GCP)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Association of Home Builders’ Certified Green Professional™ designation (CGP) recognizes builders, remodelers and other industry professionals who incorporate green building principles into homes— without driving up the cost of construction. Classwork leading to the designation provides a solid background in green building methods, as well as the tools to reach consumers, from the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hbabucksmont.wordpress.com&blog=7749841&post=120&subd=hbabucksmont&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Check out the Sales and Marketing Council</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:11:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since the market has changed,  why not think about making a change and checking out the  Sales &#38; Marketing Council (SMC)?
As the homebuilding industry  begins the climb into recovery, building skills and networking with other sales  and marketing professionals can be personally and professional  rewarding.  The SMC is embracing new [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hbabucksmont.wordpress.com&blog=7749841&post=114&subd=hbabucksmont&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Get Started Here: Revive Housing; Restore America Guide</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:22:35 +0000</pubDate>
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(Content from www.nahb.org) With Congress focused on health care as lawmakers adjourn for their month-long August recess, the home building industry needs to send lawmakers an urgent message:
Don’t forget about housing!
To help put America back to work and revive today’s struggling economy, legislators should focus on:

Extending the $8,000 home buyer tax credit until December 1, 2010 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hbabucksmont.wordpress.com&blog=7749841&post=109&subd=hbabucksmont&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Your HBA membership pays you back!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:11:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Remember &#8212; Your HBA membership is Three In One! When you join the Home Builders Association of Bucks/Montgomery Counties, your dues payment includes membership in the Pennsylvania Builders Association (PBA) and the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). As part of this network, you gain access to a wide range of information, activities and services [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hbabucksmont.wordpress.com&blog=7749841&post=98&subd=hbabucksmont&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Interested in learning more about the National Green Building Standard?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:47:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Keystone Green Building Initiative Committee will be reviewing, in detail, each chapter of the National Green Building Standards at their monthly meetings that are held in the HBA Office at 3:00PM. The committee will be inviting an expert to lead the review of that topic and discuss the application of the standard.
The schedule for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hbabucksmont.wordpress.com&blog=7749841&post=90&subd=hbabucksmont&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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