Michelle Foster January 11, 2013 Moving to a Higher Green Standard The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) notified Home Innovation Research Labs on January 10, 2013, that it had approved the 2012 revision of ICC 700 National Green Building Standard (NGBS), capping off a two-year consensus process to update and amend the original version of…

Ed Hudson, MBA April 12, 2019 New Data from Annual Remodeling Survey Sheds Light on Changing Market Data collection for our Annual Consumer Practices Survey is complete and we’re now compiling and publishing the initial findings. More than 110,000 U.S. and Canadian households participated this year, and provided highly detailed information on their remodeling activities…

Ed Hudson, MBA March 1, 2019 On Trend with Off Site: When & Where Off-Site Housing Technologies Will Emerge During this year’s International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas, I presented, “When and Where Off-Site Housing Technologies Will Emerge” to members of NAHB’s Building Systems Council (BSC). The presentation included information from a 10-year summary of…

Ed Hudson, MBA January 25, 2019 Education & Training Key to Overcoming Builder Challenges With Energy Codes Two weeks ago, I blogged about a summary of findings to a builder survey, where more than 250 write-in responses to the question, “What are your biggest challenges in constructing homes to meet current energy codes?” were received….

Ed Hudson, MBA September 19, 2019 That’s a Wrap: Housewrap Trends in the Residential Market During this week’s Housewrap 2019 conference in Ft. Lauderdale, I presented, “Trends and Opportunities in the Residential Housewrap Market.” The presentation included information from our Annual Builder Practices Reports and Annual Consumer Practices Reports. comments (0) Continue Reading Tagged: Building Products, Marketing,…

Ed Hudson, MBA August 30, 2019 Study Finds Current Labor Climate is Both Opportunity & Barrier for Offsite Housing Solutions At Home Innovation Research Labs, we’re continuing to monitor the building industry climate and market opportunities for offsite housing construction through our surveys of home builders. Most recently, our August 2019 Omnibus Survey of builders…

Mark Garner February 12, 2015 Don’t Go It Alone: Verifiers Can Help Avoid Scheduling Issues, Costly Damages One of the most important aspects of multifamily construction is scheduling. If done properly, it can save the owner and the general contractor a lot of time, money, and frustration. But all too often, this process is not…

Thomas Kenney, PE April 19, 2018 Hot or Not: How’s Your Product’s Thermal Performance? With increasingly stringent energy codes, building product manufacturers are developing new products and innovative construction techniques to improve the thermal envelope. Code officials, builders, and architects want reliable thermal conductivity data. But, without testing, you can’t know the U-value of the…

Marla Esser, CGP, LEED-AP May 8, 2014 Why Provide a Green Homeowner Manual? Homes today, especially high-performance green homes, are complex – they involve systems within systems, integrated technologies, and dozens of “pieces” or components that homeowners rely on every day. Each home component – including systems, appliances, finishes, and more – has its own…

Bob Burns November 25, 2020 New Online Portal Will Streamline NGBS Green Program Participation Online portals and apps are everywhere these days. Used for online banking, shopping, managing prescriptions, and so much more, they represent the natural evolution of the self-service experience through 24/7/365 access and automated notifications to keep you informed of your transactions…