Management Team

While the NAHB Research Center is a for-profit company, our corporate bylaws mandate that we select projects that are "for the good of the industry." This provides both a great deal of freedom in the kind of work we do, and a great responsibility in how we carry out that charge. As a fully-integrated consulting firm, the NAHB Research Center team has extensive experience managing complex research efforts in wide-ranging disciplines and home building industry segments across the country. The Research Center’s management approach emphasizes cross-functional training to enhance versatility and the ability to meet surges in project needs, and the changing demands of the home building industry.

• Michael Luzier, President & Chief Executive Officer – an executive with over 20 years of experience in the home building industry who has initiated a significant expansion and integration of the NAHB Research Center’s capabilities and services toward the goal of making the company the premier housing technology research and consulting firm in the world.
• Terre Belt, Vice President & Chief Operating Officer – a seasoned executive with extensive experience in strategic and financial planning, communications and outreach strategies and tasks, and the management of staff and other resources. She is responsible for all internal operations of the Research Center, including management of the physical plant and grounds.
• Thomas Kenney, P.E., Vice President of Engineering & Research - the NAHB Research Center’s most senior research engineer with over 20 years of service. His extensive experience with a wide range of engineering disciplines and housing product and system issues give him a depth of knowledge and a practical perspective that is unmatched in the home building research industry.
• Bill Ingley, Vice President & Controller - responsible for the management of the day-to-day accounting activities, including sophisticated accounting software and processes to continually monitor budget levels and ensure that projects adhere to government budget and accounting rules. He also has oversight of the Human Resources and Information Technology departments.