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• T.W. Lewis Earns Gold National Housing Quality Award for 2009
  K. Hovnanian Virgina takes Silver, K. Hovnanian – Northern California receives Honorable Mention for best practices.
• NHQ 2009: K. Hovnanian’s Virginia division has cultivated trades who love them
  Silver NHQ Winner K. Hovnanian Virginia has trades who are “raving fans.” The company demonstrates genuine desire to cultivate loyalty and true partnership with their subs.
• NHQ 2009: K. Hovnanian – Northern California is all about Employee Satisfaction
  Excellent HR processes and customer satisfaction earned K. Hovnanian – Northern California a 2009 National Housing Quality Honorable Mention Award.
• Project Green House Profile: Folsom City Greens
  Here's how Folsom, Calif.-based builder RJ Walter Homes teamed up with the Sacramento Municipal Utility District and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to design and build the Sacramento area's first LEED Platinum Home.
• Housing Starts Down, Confidence Up
  Housing starts are down in August, reflecting an effort by home builders to bring the supply back in balance to current demand.
• J.D. Power Releases 2008 Customer Satisfaction Results
  Overall customer satisfaction with home builders improves significantly in 2008, despite daunting economic challenges and surplus inventory levels in the industry.
• August 2008 Housing Market Monitor Report
  Reed Construction Data reports for housing market drivers, key indicators and construction costs are starting to show signs of hope for residential construction. The best news is that the downward trend of housing prices has served to strengthen housing affordability.
• Florida Home Builder Nabs Second NHQ Silver Award
  For the second time, Pringle Development of Eustis, Fla., has earned a Silver National Housing Quality Award. The employee-owned home building company reports its revenues are higher and its market position stronger than ever due to strong leadership, improved construction quality and solid customer relationships.
• Mungo Homes: More Than a Family Business
  Irmo, S.C.-based Mungo Homes scored an NHQ award on its very first try, which almost never happens. Read on to learn what played a big role in Mungo Homes' quality success story.
• Barratt American: Change of Attitude
  Barratt American weathers the roughest seas in housing and takes home a National Housing Quality Silver Award - without losing a single employee.
• Fireside Hearth & Home: Constant Innovation
  The Fireside Hearth & Home team impress the judges and nab a Silver Award for the 2008 NHQ Awards. One judge wishes he had a team like Fireside.
• Company Culture Helps Mercedes Homes Net NHQ Silver Award
  A strong company culture that garners high customer and employee satisfaction contribute to Mercedes Homes’ receiving silver recognition for the National Housing Quality Award.
• 2008 National Housing Quality Award Winners
  The NHQ Awards are sponsored by the NAHB Research Center and Professional Builder. Winners were recognized in a gala award ceremony at the 2007 Professional Builder Benchmark Conference Sept. 26 at the Chateau Elan Winery and Resort in Braselton, Ga.
• Gold: Benchmarking the industry
  On the northern edge of the Olympic Peninsula in a small town with a funny name is a progressive builder with lofty goals. Estes Builders isn't interested in just being good; it wants to be great. "No matter what thing we're working on, we look to be in the top 20 percent nationally. We're benchmarking against the best in the country," says company founder and president, Kevin Estes.
• Silver: Floored by Technology
  Floor Art, a small residential flooring contractor in metropolitan Phoenix, is intensely focused on customer and employee satisfaction. With a well-established strategic planning process, the firm stays a steady course toward growth and financial success. Technology is resourcefully used to effectively achieve the firm's overall vision and mission.

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