Other stories by Braulio Agnese

  • New Horizons

    TO SUPPORT ITS BURGEONING role as a full-service building product commercialization consulting firm, the NAHB Research Center recently held a groundbreaking ceremony to start construction of a new material and structural systems testing laboratory facility on its Upper Marlboro, Md., campus. With...

  • NAHB Briefs: September 2006

    - The Home Builders Institute, partners with Retention Education to develop an English as a second language learning tool for the residential construction industry. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers agrees to stop enforcing the so-called Philadelphia Ditch Rule. - The NAHB creates a new...

  • Green Standard

    IN 2005, THE NAHB PUBLISHED the Model Green Home Building Guidelines to move green building further into the mainstream and to provide a practical baseline for resource-efficient, cost-effective home building.

  • NAHB Briefs: August 2006

    - Today's newly built homes are substantially larger and packed with more amenities than 30 years ago, according to annual data released by the U.S. Census Bureau. - Recent NAHB study provides in-depth analysis of the nationwide use of the mortgage interest and real estate deductions. - The...

  • Toolbase.org 2.0

    BUILDERS SEARCHING FOR practical and reliable information on innovative construction products and practices now have a new place to go. Well, not exactly new, but certainly improved. A fully redesigned version of ToolBase.org, the online technical resource, was recently launched to help builders...

  • NAHB Briefs: July 2006

    - The NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index lists Indianapolis as the nation's most affordable major housing market for the third consecutive quarter. - Concrete now accounts for 16 percent of all above-grade residential walls—up from 2 percent in 1993. - The NAHB partners with the U.S...

  • In-Depth Survey

    EVERY YEAR, WITH THE PARTICIPATION of thousands of builders nationwide, the NAHB Research Center's annual Builder Practices Survey (BPS) documents materials usage in new-home construction. Recognized as one of the most comprehensive sources of data on residential building materials available, the...

  • NAHB Briefs: June 2006

    - Housing industry expert Bill Webb releases instructive guide that shows how to maximize sales potential and profits in lean times. - NAHB's Building Systems Councils offer free brochure on the benefits of modular homes. - NAHB encourages members to take advantage of a free savings analysis...

  • NAHB Briefs: May 2006

    - The NAHB's education simulation program is named as a finalist for the first Computers for Youth Family Learning Software of the Year Award. - The National Housing Endowment receives a $1 million gift from The M/I Homes Foundation. - The NAHB releases a national study of more than 350 builders'...

  • NAHB Briefs: April 2006

    - The NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index lists Indianapolis as the nation's most affordable major housing market for a second consecutive quarter. - Higher interest rates and rising home prices cause nationwide housing affordability to slip for a fourth consecutive quarter. - Congress...