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California Enginnered Structural Components Association

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Our California Chapter of SBCA

promotes and advances the use of engineered structural components
promotes and advances the use of engineered structural components
promotes and advances standards of conduct and operation for the engineered structural components industry
interfaces and actively participates with code and governing bodies, with authorities involved with standards development, and industry related associations
promotes and advances the mutual interests of its members
promotes discussion among and education of members with respect to issues involving the industry

•	The 5 Most Annoying Workplace Behaviors

•	Berkshire Hathaway Annual Report

•	SBA Office of Advocacy Publishes Analysis of Small Business and Jobs

•	Forecaster Predicts Above Average Hurricane Season

•	SFI Statement on USGBC’s 3rd Draft Forest Certification Benchmarks

•	Excel Homes Unveils $100,000 Modular House

•	E-Verify Doesn't Work

•	Federal Reserve Board Report

•	Canadian Lumber Output Declined 21% in 2009

•	January Crude Steel Production

•	Commercial Real Estate Sales Jump

•	Residential Construction Spending Rises 1.3% in January

•	Orleans Files Chapter 11, Owes 84 $1.5M

•	BMHC's Ex-CEO Joins Stock Board; Plans Aggressive Growth in 2010

•	Obama Touts “Cash for Caulkers” Energy-Efficient Retrofit Rebates

•	ALSC Memo: Use of Red Ink

•	BCMC announces Roger Crawford to be the 2010 Kick Off Speaker!

•	Extension of SBA Programs Will Support $1.8 Billion in Small Business Lending

•	Nucor Forms Joint Venture With Mitsui, Focuses on International Growth

•	Lennar and Starwood Complete Strategic Deal for 2700 Home Sites in 38 Florida Communities

•	Passive House in British Columbia Showcases Sustainable Innovation

•	Experts Worry About Soundness of Structures in Earthquake-Prone Cities

•	Florida is Only State to See Decline in Illegal Immigrants

•	South Carolina Adopts Sprinkler Requirement in New Residential Construction

•	Toll Brothers Acquires Community Near Wake Forest

•	U.S. Architectural Billings Down in January

•	Third Public Comment Period Now Open on LEED

•	Housing Will Find “New Normal”

•	San Antonio Takes a Harder Line With Builders After Hillside Collapse

•	Pulte Homes Founder to Retire

•	Construction Unions Worry About EPA Emissions Rules

•	Softwood Lumber Tax Expected to Fall for First Time

•	Snowstorms Slow Home Sales

•	Economists Poll: Healthy Recovery Underway

•	BCMC Launches Exhibitor Educational Session Concept!

•	ProBuild Promotes Stringfellow to VP National Accounts

•	Stock Building Supply Bids to Buy National Home Centers

•	Slow Recovery May Lead to Serious Housing Shortages

•	White House Announces $1.5 Billion for Hard-Hit Housing Markets

•	Strong Growth in Canada in Late 2009 Likely to Carry over into 2010

•	20 Healthiest Housing Markets in the U.S.

•	Mid Atlantic SBCA Chapter Makes Large Donation to SBC Research Institute

•	President Obama's $3.8 Trillion Fiscal 2011 Budget Proposal

•	Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) Increases

•	Recession Evaluation Graphic - February 21, 2010

•	Mexico is Top Destination for Offshore Manufacturing

•	The Rise of ‘Green’ Modular Homes

•	Opposition to Fire Sprinklers in 11 States

•	Weyerhaeuser Named International Leader in Forestry Practices

•	HUD’s 2011 Budget Reasserts Commitment to Rental Housing

•	Wistful Thinking: The Reality of Today’s Homebuilding Market

•	4 Exhibitors Registered for BCMC

•	Even Boulder, CO Finds It Isn't Easy Going Green

•	Sale of Edward Hines Lumber Co.

•	Chicago Firefighters Set Fires In Tests at Underwriters Lab

•	Bark Beetles Flee Their Own Calls

•	West Fraser CEO Upbeat on Canadian Division's Fortunes

•	Builder Confidence Improves in February

•	Housing Affordability Hovers Near Record High for Fourth Consecutive Quarter

•	National Economy is Improving

•	Economist Says Housing Shortage Coming In 2011

•	January 2010 Housing Report: Starts Up, Permits Down for U.S.

•	Decoding Maine's New Building Code

•	Alabama Senator Shelby Says FDIC Is Encouraging Small Business Loans

•	Builders Cash in on Tax Refunds

•	Weyerhaeuser, Mitsubishi Partner on Biomass-to-Energy Business

•	UFPI's Homebuilding Unit Posts 42% Drop in 4Q09 Sales

•	ProBuild Expands in CA, Shrinks in WI

•	84's Sales for 2009 Shrink 36% to $1.35B

•	California Adopts Nation’s First Statewide Green Building Code

•	Builders Offering a More Limited Range of Slimmer, Greener Choices

•	Construction Materials Price Index Rises 0.2% in December

•	Canadian Housing Starts Expected to Show Continuing Recovery

•	Foreclosures Down in January, Nevada Posts Highest Rate

•	Lumber Market May Point to Strength in Housing

•	US Lumber at 29-month High Ahead of Spring Projects

•	Message from BCMC Chair

We hope you will join us for our next online chapter meeting on September 22 with SBC Connection!

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