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Building Women Magazine Winter 2012: The New Face of the Building Industry This issue discusses how professional women in building successfully work with women customers, and it shares what women in the trades love about their jobs. The profile highlights the path of Alicia Huey, who will lead the NAHB PWB council in 2012.     Are you LinkedIn? Join the Professional Women in Building LinkedIn Group today. If you are not a member, visit the LinkedIn Web site so you can be a part of this professional network.     Do you 'LIKE' PWB? Become a fan on Facebook and join the conversation.

Inside the Issue: Winter 2012 The New Face of the Building Industry           Full Speed Ahead: 2012 National Chair Alicia Huey Masters the Art of Involvement By Pat Curry   Women in the Trades: We Love What We Do! By Darylene Dennon   Designing for Women: How Women in the Building Industry Are Engaging Female Consumers By Michele Skupin   Advocacy Corner: How Big Is Your Voice? By Michele Brown INTERnational Professional Women in Building By Michele Brown PWB of Northeastern New York members met with women entrepreneurs from Africa and found they had a lot in common. See what PWB has coming up at the 2012 International Builders' Show in Orlando, Feb. 8-11  PWB Events       PWB Education Sessions Browse our most recent articles and click on the headings for even more content!   BUILDING THE 21ST CENTURY HOME  Market-Driven Green Remodeling Do We Really Need More Codes? Know the Code: Energy Requirements Better Braced Than Sorry Women vs. Men on Green Building Trends in Right-Sizing Building Concrete Safe Rooms Selling Green: Joanne Theunissen, CGP Green Building Pioneer Donna Shirey WOMEN TO EMULATE  Women in Trades: We Love What We Do 2012 Professional Women in Building Chair Alicia Huey Builder Advocate Marilyn Bunce Architect Lindsay Johnson Owen Liz Verna: HBACT President Cimarron Homes VP Carol Cheek 2011 Professional Women in Building Chair Kimmi Houston     WORK-LIFE BALANCING ACT  One Single Mom's Life Lessons Codes for Healthy Living  Women Builders Make Giving a Priority Home Sweet Office Using Technology to Achieve Balance Juggling the Burning Candle YOUR BUSINESS, YOUR FUTURE Designing for Women Giving Your Business a Facelift Learn Your Business and Outrun Your Competition 3 Keys to Executive Level Success Women-Owned Business Certification     CAREER DEVELOPMENT  Different Approach to the Handshake Better, Stronger, Faster Networking Business Scheduling: Reorder Your Priorities  Become Certifiably Green   Don't Lose Your Leadership Edge TECHNOLOGY & SOCIAL MEDIA  Social Media Webinars Led by the Experts Excerpt from the new book Social Media for Home Builders 2.0 Back-to-Basics Lessons from Social Networking

New Content Market-Driven Green Remodeling Giving Your Business a Facelift Different Approach to the Handshake One Single Mom's Life Lessons International Women Professionals PWB IBS Education Sessions PWB IBS Events   NAHB Advocacy Eye on Housing Blog Quick Issues Index   eNews October We-Connect August We-Connect June We-Connect April We-Connect February We-Connect     Events   Feb. 8-10, 2012 International Builders' Show, Orlando.  Visit www.nahb.org/pwbIBS for all your PWB events at the show. April 29-May 1, 2012 National Green Building Conference, Nashville   Resources Networking Directory PWB Materials