Media Press & Alerts Releases

2004

• Toyota Motor Sales, USA Executive to Keynote EnergyValue Housing Award Dinner Ceremony- 12/15/2004
  Sanford Smith, corporate manager of real estate and facilities at Toyota Motor Sales, USA, will keynote the EVHA dinner ceremony.
• Veridian Homes Achieves Quality Certification from NAHB Research Center, Signaling Significant Quality Commitment- 12/1/2004
  Today, the NAHB Research Center proudly announced that Veridian Homes of Madison, Wis., has earned NHQ certification from its National Housing Quality Program.
• 2005 EVHA Judging Complete - Expert Judging Panel Finds Exemplary Practices!- 11/23/2004
  The caliber of this year's applicants proved to be more exceptional than the judges had ever witnessed.
• National Center for Seniors' Housing Research Opens LifeWise Home to Commemorate National Aging in Place Week- 11/9/2004
  To kick-off national Aging in Place (AIP) Week in the Washington, D.C. area, the NAHB Research Center's National Center for Seniors' Housing Research, opened its LifeWise Home.
• NAHB Research Center Receives OSHA Harwood Training Grant- 10/6/2004
  The NAHB Research Center has been awarded a Susan Harwood Training Grant. To fulfill the mission of this grant opportunity, the NAHB and the NAHB Research Center will continue to offer home builder safety and health management training.
• 2005 National Housing Quality Award Honors Quality Achievement in Home Building- 9/13/2004
  The winners of the 2005 National Housing Quality (NHQ) Awards were announced.
• HBW Insurance Services Offers Discounted Insurance to Builders Involved in National Housing Quality Certification Program- 9/13/2004
  This summer, Home Builders' Warranty (HBW) Insurance Services, LLC, a managing general agent with underwriting authority from several insurance companies to underwrite commercial general liability insurance for residential home builders, is offering discounted insurance for builders involved in the National Housing Quality (NHQ) certification programs.
• NAHB and NAHB Research Center Offer Safety Training Seminars to the Home Building Industry- 6/14/2004
  The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and the NAHB Research Center have partnered to offer home builder safety and health management training that focuses on safety and health issues.
• Grayson Homes and KB Home Las Vegas First Builders in the National Certified by NAHB Research Center for Commitment to Quality- 6/8/2004
  The NAHB Research Center proudly announces the first home builders in the nation to earn certification as part of its National Housing Quality (NHQ) Program's pilot Certified Builder initiative.
• Application Period for Prestigious EnergyValue Housing Award Officially Opens- 6/2/2004
  NAHB Research Center announced that the application period for the 2005 EnergyValue Housing Award (EVHA) program has officially commenced.
• NAHB Research Center Highlights Green Products and Practices During Home Remodeling Month 2004- 5/27/2004
  The benefits of green building range from energy savings to indoor air quality to environmental stewardship. But some remodelers may find it difficult to implement green building principles across the board in their operations and throughout their businesses.
• NAHB Research Center and U.S. Administration on Aging Announce Assistive Technology Program Grantees- 3/30/2004
  The NAHB Research Center's National Center for Seniors' Housing Research and the U.S. Administration on Aging are proud to announce the nine winners of the Assistive Technology and Aging in Place (ATAP) demonstration program.
• Military Housing Leader Joins NAHB Research Center as Director of Military Housing Division- 3/16/2004
  The NAHB Research Center has hired Robert Harris, a U.S. Naval Reserve Officer with over 20 years of military construction and contracting experience, as its Military Housing Division Director.
• Architecture and Construction Professional Joins NAHB Research Center as Vice President of Business Development- 3/1/2004
  The NAHB Research Center has hired Lisa London, a seasoned residential architecture, construction, and technology expert in the Baltimore/Washington region, to serve as its Vice President of Business Development.
• National Housing Quality Award Winners Highlight Quality Achievements in their Business Practices- 2/12/2004
  The NAHB Research Center and Reed Residential Group presented three companies with National Housing Quality (NHQ) Silver Awards at the 2004 International Builders' Show.
• 2004 Innovative Housing Technology Awards Winners Announced- 2/9/2004
  The 2004 Innovative Housing Technology Award winners were announced during a ceremony at the International Builders' Show last month.
• EnergyValue Housing Awards Honor Builders for Teaming Energy Efficiency and Environmental Stewardship- 1/19/2004
  The NAHB Research Center presented the EnergyValue Housing Award (EVHA) to 10 builders who have achieved success while incorporating energy efficiency and environmental stewardship throughout their business operations and product offerings.
• 2004 Directory of Accessible Building Products Released at International Builders' Show- 1/18/2004
  To assist the home building industry in meeting the housing needs of older adults, the National Center for Seniors’ Housing Research (NCSHR) will release the fourteenth edition of the Directory of Accessible Building Products at the International Builders’ Show (IBS) in Las Vegas.
• ANSI Square Footage Standard Now Available Following Industry Review and Update- 1/6/2004
  The NAHB Research Center announced the release of the newly-modified American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Z765-2003, which describes the procedures to be followed in measuring and calculating the square footage of detached and attached single-family dwellings, including townhouses, rowhouses, and other side-by-side houses in the United States.