The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) kicked off its 2002 Home Builders Care campaign with the appearance of its “Springtime in the Neighborhood” float at the 113th Tournament of Roses Parade.
Officials of Santa Monica, CA are taking into consideration a proposed code that would require both new homes, as well as major renovations to a home, to provide access for people in wheelchairs.
In his final weekly radio address of 2001, President George W. Bush reviewed his initial year in office, which he said saw success in the war on terrorism as well as success on the home front.
President George W. Bush plans to emphasize domestic security in the State of the Union address and will ask for billions of dollars in various security measures in his new budget.
According to a Congressional review, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has not adequately ensured that owners of nuclear power plants have enough money to safely operate and eventually decommission their plants.
Gail D. Fosler, chief economist of the Conference Board, told the New York Times that she has become more optimistic about the economy than she was several months ago.
New requirements have been included in the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers’ (ASHRAE) 2001 ventilation standard.
According to the National Housing Conference (NHC), “over 13 million American families, including four million low-to-moderate-income working families, have critical housing needs — that is they spend more than 50% of their incomes for housing or live in severely substandard housing.”