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• Builder/Developer Eye-Opener Breakfast Partnering on Stormwater Management Issues - 4/22
• Health Reimbursement Arrangement - "IRS Tax Code Section 105" - 4/22
• 50+ Housing Council The Coffee Break…Design Trends for 2008 and Beyond - 4/22
• Flatirons Building Council General Membership Meeting/Luncheon - 4/23
• Spring 2008 Built Green University - 4/23

• Flatirons Building Council’s 18th Annual Golf Tournament - 5/5
• HBA Orientation Breakfast - 5/6
• New!! Building Professionalism and Community in the Work Place - 5/15
• After Hours Event - 5/15
• House Construction as a Selling Tool (MCSP) - 5/15 & 5/16
• 6th Annual Gala Event - 5/16
• Sales and Marketing Council Seminar / Selling and Closing Skills for
  Today's Market - 5/22

• New!! Members Making Headlines
• New!! Lend a Helping Hand
• New!! June Home Builder Magazine

Countrywide Home Loans has launched a program that provides an interest rate reduction of .125% on loans used to purchase a new homes that are built to meet recognized green and energy efficient standards.  Read more.

Kephart was recently honored with three Best in American Living Awards and two design awards at The Nationals for Vallagio at Inverness, an innovative transit oriented development located the Denver Metro area’s light rail line.  Read more.

HBA Members...If you have good news to share, contact: Kim Calomino  
(kcalomino@hbadenver.com)

The Home Builders Foundation is building an addition to the Home Builders Lodge at the Easter Seals Camp in Empire, CO.  We are in the final month and could use your help in completing the finish work and clean up.  Volunteer Days are scheduled for April 19 and 20 with duties such as plumbing trim, painting and clean up.  We are also looking for people with framing knowledge to help with the construction of a large deck the week of April 21.

Heading for the Hills…The tough market has sent many metro builders heading to the mountains to build primary and secondary homes.  The June edition of Home Builder will explore the challenges.

Where is government stormwater management policy headed?  What are engineers doing about it now to save you money in the future?  Learn about how new policies and initiatives will be impacting your business from a panel of experts:

• Carlo Turchiano, Senior DESC Administrator, Douglas County
• Rachel A. Peterson, Environmental Geologist, A.G. Wassenaar, Inc.
• Murray McBride, Civil Engineer and Office Director, Nolte

This is your chance to get knowledgeable answers to your tough questions.

Qualify to deduct up to 100% of your Family Health Expenses, including Insurance Premiums, Non-Reimbursed Medical Expenses and Over-the-Counter Medications. No matter how your business is structured, you may qualify for this unique Tax Savings program. Learn about this Tax Benefit available to you and your employees.

Two very caffeinated industry experts will present ways to make your community the latest coffee shop buzz!  Anne Olson, AIA, CAASH, Olson Architecture Inc. and Doris Pearlman, MIRM, Possibilities for Design, Inc. will provide the presentation.  Enjoy drinks and hors d’oeuvres provided by social event sponsor MacKenzie House, LLC.

Kurt Venekamp will tell guests how to remember names and faces, presentations (without notes!), to-do lists, numbers, dates, appointments.  Lose the stress and boost mental performance through a more powerful memory!

Sign up now for this day and half seminar on the Built Green® approach to energy- and resource-efficient home building. You'll receive essential information on cost-effective methods to improve home performance, reduce callbacks, and hold your market edge. Learn:

• How (and why) to comply with the 2008 Built Green® Checklist, including ENERGY STAR® requirements
• How building science and the systems approach results in better performing homes
• How and why to go beyond the minimum in energy efficiency
• How all of this will reduce common problems and expensive callbacks
• Field demonstration, location to be determined

To register for the Denver Built Green University - April 23 - 24, click here:  https://www.energymeetings.com/calendar/register.asp?CalendarID=10611

This year’s tournament can accommodate up to 36 teams and will kick off with a 9 a.m. shotgun start.  Get ready for a great day on a spectacular course.    Put your foursomes together and send your reservations in early.  This event is selling out quickly!

Learn how you can supercharge your membership via involvement with an HBA council or committee. Home and Hearth Outfitters is sponsoring this free event.  We encourage you to make reservations so that we can be adequately prepared.

Learn key communication and conflict management skills, understand more about human nature and what can largely influence our choices, identify what constitutes professionalism and community in the workplace and our role in creating it…eat good food and have fun!

Tour Palace Construction’s facility with Palace team members, see current and past projects and learn about the services the company provides to builders.  Meet the experienced York Engineering team members and learn how they can create designs that are buildable and user-friendly for you.

Designed with sales in mind, this course provides an overview of the process of planning developments and individual homes.  It also reviews types and methods of construction, expanding your knowledge of the building process to enhance your future effectiveness in your sales career.

Entertainment will be provided by Lannie Garrett’s Swingin’ Big Band, “Any Swing Goes.”  The Gala will benefit the Home Builders Foundation, which celebrates it’s Crystal Anniversary – 15 years of renovating homes to help people with disabilities lead happier and more productive lives!

Charles J. Clarke, III will conduct a full day training session on his newest topic, “Bulls, Owls, Lambs & Tigers®:  Personality Selling and Personality Marketing” is based on the fact that people are different.  The speaker will demonstrate proven techniques that will work with 90% accuracy.  Save the date and see the next e-News for details.

Cancellation Dates: Due to commitments with caterers, hotels, and event centers, the HBA cannot issue refunds for individuals who register but do not attend these events or cancel after 4:30pm on the printed cancellation date.

If you would like to register for any of these events, you may do so by clicking on the Register Now option. More information about many of the items is available by clicking on the Download Brochure option, or you may contact the HBA staff liaison listed with the event.

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