What the Biden Vaccine Mandate Means for Home Builders
The new vaccine mandate from the Biden administration will be enforced through a new emergency temporary standard (ETS) from OSHA in the coming weeks.
NAHB Opposes House Democrats’ Plan for $2 Trillion in New Taxes
NAHB is sounding the alarm to lawmakers as House Democrats within the Ways and Means Committee begin consideration of a massive overhaul of the tax code which would generate over $2 trillion in additional tax revenue over the next 10 years.
NAHB Opposes Energy Codes Provision in Build Back Better Act
NAHB has sent a letter to House Energy Committee Chairman Frank Pallone (D-N.J.) and its members expressing strong opposition to a provision in the Build Back Better Act calling for aggressive energy efficiency requirements in model building energy codes.
How Women Builders Are Shaping Their Own Paths in the Industry
Women constitute only about 11% of the construction workforce in the United States, yet some female home builders are finding ways to make their mark on the industry in key specialty areas. Three female NAHB members share their stories for NAHB Professional Women in Building Week.
Podcast: What IBS Attendees Should Expect in Orlando
On the latest episode of NAHB’s podcast, Housing Developments, special guest Mike Waterman from Visit Orlando updates NAHB CEO Jerry Howard and Chief Lobbyist Jim Tobin on what attendees to the 2022 International Builders’ Show (IBS) can expect based on recent conferences in the area.
Community Planning in a Post-COVID World
What will residential communities look like after the COVID-19 pandemic subsides? Although sweeping changes aren’t likely, here’s what architects, planners and developers believe we’ll see.
Proposed Changes to Partnership Tax Rules Would Raise $172 Billion
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) released the outline of a bill that would significantly alter the tax rules for partnerships.
ICC Public Comment Hearings on Proposed Changes to Building Codes Begin Sept. 21
NAHB members are encouraged to attend the event live or watch via webcast to better understand the code development process.
Which Heating and Cooling Systems are Most Common for New Homes?
See which heating and cooling systems are most prevalent geographically, based on information from the Census Bureau’s Survey of Construction (SOC).
DOE Seeks to Restore Energy-Efficiency Standards for Billions of Lightbulbs
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) conducts rulemakings to determine federal energy-efficiency standards for a variety of consumer products, and recently proposed a rule that would bring back revised definitions of general service lamps (GSLs) and general service incandescent lamps (GSILs).
