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NAHB Chairman's Letter: NAHB Launches Diversity Compact to Expand Opportunities

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NAHB Chairman's Letter: NAHB Launches Diversity Compact to Expand Opportunities. Chuck Fowke / NAHB 2021 Chairman. Taking Concrete Steps Toward Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Recent NAHB analysis shows the average age of workers in construction is 41—about the same as a typical worker in the national labor force.

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NAHB Chairman Jerry Konter: Reflecting on 2022, Looking Ahead to 2023

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coming together for the first time in two years to experience the latest in building products, techniques, and educational sessions. NAHB leadership also testified on Capitol Hill on a variety of issues affecting the housing industry, including workforce diversity and addressing supply chain bottlenecks.

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Construction Excluded From New OSHA Standard

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NAHB Policy Briefing | NAHB input on OSHA standard to protect workers from COVID-19; real estate values rise. NAHB argued that residential construction should not be included under the standard because the nature of new-home building and remodeling makes them a much lower risk for virus transmission. Tue, 07/06/2021 - 12:00.

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Housing and the 2020 Presidential Election

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NAHB has tracked Trump’s housing-related achievements, mostly through executive orders, which reduced or eliminated regulations the NAHB deemed detrimental to new-home construction or sales. . NAHB and Trump Working to Reopen the Country. It’s a spending package that “intrigues” the NAHB, Howard says.

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