American Gas - August/September 2013 - (Page 40)
With the housing industry experiencing its best year since
2008, next February’s International Builders’ Show, now
combined with the Kitchen & Bath Show, is providing some
exciting opportunities for the industry By TrAcy Burleson
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HouSIng ReBoundS: SpReAd tHe WoRd
A
fter five tough years, the housing industry is
finally showing signs of a sustained rebound.
Consider these recent developments:
• Sales of newly built, single-family homes
rose for a third consecutive month in May,
posting a 2.1 percent gain to a seasonally
adjusted rate of 476,000 units, according
to data from the Department of Housing
and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau. This is the
fastest sales pace recorded since July of 2008.
• Nationwide housing starts—single-family and multifamily combined—rose 6.8 percent in May to a seasonally adjusted annual
rate of 914,000 units, according to HUD and the U.S. Census
Bureau. Single-family permits edged up 1.3 percent to 622,000
units in May—their best pace in five years.
• Builder confidence hit a major milestone in June, surging to its
biggest gain since 2002 and highest level since 2006.
With this uptick in activity expected to continue, spirits
will be high when the nation’s leading home builders, remodelers, and architects gather for the National Association of Home
Builders’ 2014 International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas on
Feb. 4-6. The IBS is the largest annual light construction
show in the world, with miles and miles of the latest and most
advanced building products and services. Once again, AGA
will have a prominent, 2,500-square-foot exhibit space near the
show’s front entrance, where manufacturers of the latest natural
gas-related products will showcase efficient, high-performance
gas solutions for today’s homes, and talk one-one-one with
industry decision makers.
In addition to the manufacturers of gas appliances, natural gas
industry members should be at this major event. With natural gas
prices widely expected to remain low and stable, and a growing
number of home builders looking for new energy-efficient equipment and solutions, the timing couldn’t be better for the industry
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to step up its participation.
In 2014, for the first
time, the IBS will colocate with the Kitchen &
Bath Industry Show, the
premier exposition for the
kitchen and bath industry
for the past 50 years. This
partnership will create
Design and Construction
week. The IBS and KBIS
each will occupy separate
halls in Las Vegas Convention Center, with one pass
New home construction is on the rise, along with the need
providing easy access to
for more natural gas appliances.
both exhibit areas.
One of the big draws of
the IBS will be The New American Home, currently being built
in the exclusive foothills of the Sky Terrace Housing Development in nearby Henderson, Nev. Cutting-edge energy efficiency
and sustainability are hallmarks of this year’s project, and natural
gas will play a big role both indoors and outside the home, powering fireplaces, the water heater, and cooking, heating, and cooling systems. The house will also feature a vehicle fueling station
in the garage. AGA is among the project’s sponsors.
Last year, about 50,000 home builders, remodelers, architects,
developers, building material dealers, and distributors from across the
country attended the IBS. This year, with the addition of the KBIS, as
many as 70,000 people are expected to attend the two shows.
Natural gas offers a cost-effective, energy-efficient, environmentally friendly way to meet home buyers’ heating, cooling,
cooking, and other energy needs. Join us in February at IBS, and
help spread the word with the nation’s top builders, developers,
and designers. u
Tracy Burleson is AGA’s director, communications.
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of American Gas - August/September 2013
American Gas - August/September 2013
Contents
President’s Message
Subject Index
Dual-Fuel CNG Beauties
Digest
Issues
Issues
Issues
Need to Know
By the Numbers
Places
In Las Vegas, Another Man-Made Wonder
State House
State House
Elm Street
Main Street
A Matter of Trust
Profile
Here Comes the Grid
Marketing
Jobs
Vendor News
Marketplace
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