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Residential construction is the single largest segment of the building industry in the U.S. Membership in the Penn State Student Chapter of the National Association of Home Builders entitles you to participate in the services of a professional, academic, and social organization. The basic advantages are:
Professional
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Your membership at the student level enrolls you at the national level—linking you with over 125,000 other members of the building industry and related fields.
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Free subscription to Building Futures, the Student Chapter newsletter, keeps you up-to-date on chapter activity across the country; available at http://www.nbnnews.com/stuchap/issues/.
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20% discount on all bookstore products from BuilderBooks.com. You can get the latest economic forecasts, demographic studies, consumer trend analyses, and learn about technological and management breakthroughs.
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$30 registration fee to North America’s Largest Annual Marketplace for Building Products and Services - the International Builders’ Show™, which has over 70,000 attendees, 1,000 exhibits covering 1/2 million square feet of space, and over 200 educational sessions. Here you’ll get a first-hand look at all of the latest products.
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Access to CareerNet, HBI’s career development and networking program and the NAHB Library, where you’ll find answers to your industry-related questions.
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Discounts ranging from 5% to 69% on hotels, car rentals, office products, and an automatic discount on any Dell™ personal computer purchase.
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The opportunity to compete for awards in our annual competitions.
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Access to copies of Builder Magazine, Professional Builder, and Building Safety Quarterly in the Hankin Library, 219 Sackett Building.
Academic
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The NAHB Student Chapter provides you with the opportunity to learn more about the house and light commercial building industries through guest speakers, educational trips, films, special courses, summer jobs, and notification of related community, state, and national events.
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As a member, you are eligible to apply for many scholarships. Please see the attached details on applying for the scholarships available at Penn State University this fall. Other student chapter member scholarship programs are available through the National Housing Endowment at www.nationalhousingendowment.com.
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Student chapter members are given the opportunity to apply skills learned in the classroom to a real construction project. All student chapter members are eligible to participate in the project; however, only a team of six (6) students will be selected to participate in the 2011-2012 Residential Construction Competition at the International Builders Show. The selected six member team will be awarded an expense paid trip to the International Builders Show in Orlando, Florida in February 2012.
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Active membership in an organization such as this looks good on your resume! Membership dues of $15 are payable on or before October 2011. Annual regular membership in NAHB extends from October 1 of the current year to September 30 of the succeeding year.
Social
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You can share your interests with fellow members at mixers, meetings, dinners, road trips, etc. Meet the people who share many of your own interests and activities. Meet CEE, AE and Architecture students.
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You are encouraged to participate in student chapter activities and make the most of your membership!
Additional Information
Students who are interested in a career in residential construction are urged to investigate the opportunities in this area. Please stop by 220 Sackett Building to discuss your interests with Dr. Andrew Scanlon, Hankin Chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Architectural Engineering.