The STARS awards program honors builders, associates, realtors, advertising professionals and many others who make major contributions to the residential home building industry.  Enter your favorite projects, and then join us for an evening of excitement on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at the Hilton Charlotte Center City Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Learn more about how to enter the awards program at the STARS Awards Web site.

Please note that category numbering has changed slightly this year, with the addition of a brand new category - Best Internet Marketing/Advertising Project - to the marketing and advertising section of the program. Also, pricing has been reworked for the Single Family Detached Home and Attached Home Plan categories.

Entries will be accepted now through July 31, 2009. Don’t be left out of this exciting event! Enter today!

Registration for the Fall 2009 session of the North Carolina Builder Institute is now open.  The fall session will be held in conjunction with the 21st Century Building Expo & Conference in Charlotte, N.C. September 16-18. 

Highlights include:

• The two courses needed to receive the Certified Green Professional Designation
• New course, NCBI - BM205, The Faces of Survival will give practical information and tidbits on facing the current economic downturn in the building industry today.
• In addition to the NCBI and NAHB courses offered, you can choose from a wide selection of general session seminars from "Certifying Your Green Home: Details, Details, Details" to "Romancing Finance: What You Need to Know to Close More Sales."
• By signing up to attend a course, you will be able to visit the Expo floor at no charge.

Visit www.21buildingexpo.com and click on Education & Seminars to browse the course schedule.  Don't miss out ... courses fill up quickly!

Registration for the 21st Century Building Expo & Conference (21CBEC) in Charlotte Sept. 16-18 is officially open.  21CBEC is one of the fastest growing regional builder shows in the nation, with attendance projected to surpass 5,000.

If you are a builder, remodeler, realtor, subcontractor or anyone else involved in the home building industry, you don’t want to miss this chance to see a large array of products and services by the industry’s leading manufacturers and suppliers. In addition, a three-day educational conference includes a line-up of more than 50 general session seminars, North Carolina Builder Institute courses and NAHB University of Housing classes ranging from “Green Building” to “Thriving in Times of Uncertainty.”