John B. Peavey
Applied Technology Division Director

John B. Peavey joined the NAHB Research Center in August 2007. Peavey has over 13 years of experience leading and managing product development, research, testing programs, and capital expansion projects for product manufacturers. As director of Applied Technology for the NAHB Research Center, Peavey is responsible for managing the activities of the engineers working on the Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH) program's field evaluations, overseeing the ToolBase Services information dissemination program, and developing manufacturer services that focus on the individual product development needs of Research Center clients.

Prior to his work at the NAHB Research Center, Peavey managed research and development projects within the building products industry at Louisiana Pacific Corporation (LP) and CertainTeed. He has also managed product development engineering departments for two subsidiaries of Masco Corporation. Peavey started his professional career with 3M as a mechanical engineer within the facilities engineering department (focused on laboratory and plant expansion projects).

Peavey holds both an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering and a B.S. in (Building Technology) Art and Design from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His academic research experience includes indoor air quality simulation, advanced thermal insulation, composite roof panel materials, and measuring airflow in buildings (using tracer gas techniques).