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Skilled Labor Fund to Educate 1,400 New Skilled Laborers After Grant from The Home Depot Foundation & NAHB

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Skilled Labor Fund to Educate 1,400 New Skilled Laborers After Grant from The Home Depot Foundation & NAHB. Current projections indicate that by 2030 we will lose 41 percent of the skilled laborers we need to continue the work that is so mission-critical to the success of NAHB, NKBA, and NARI members. cbroderick. NEWS RELEASE. .

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Smaller, Sustainable, and Stylish: The New American Home 2022

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4,646 square feet of living space, multiple flex spaces, indoor-outdoor design, and is expected to achieve net-zero status and Emerald-level National Green Building Standard certification, according to NAHBNow.

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Fannie Mae Interest Rate Break on Green Building

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The exciting news in residential green building is that the Federal National Mortgage Association, commonly known as Fannie Mae, is providing incentives, including lower interest rates for multifamily properties with a green building certification. The property must possess a valid, current third party green building certification.

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NAHB Develops Land Use Resources for Home Builders and Buyers

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To help make this information more accessible to the broader public and home builders alike, NAHB’s Land Development Committee formed a working group to study and produce educational resources on land-use policy. At NAHB, our mission is to build homes, enrich communities, and change lives.

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How the Construction Industry Is Rethinking Workforce Development

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Based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics analyzed by NAHB Economics, the construction industry as a whole needs a net gain of about 2.4 Students who complete the course receive certificates that are recognized by the Department of Labor. million workers by 2025 to meet demand, a decent chunk of that for housing production. .

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ICC 700 Residential Green Certifications Will More Than Double in 2014

Green Building Law Update

As the residential green code is on the cusp of eclipsing 30,000 certifications, more than a dozen governments across the country are evaluating adopting mandates or incentives tied to ICC 700. In 2007, National Association of Home Builders and the International Code Council partnered to establish this residential green building code.

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The New and Improved 2020 ICC 700 National Green Building Standard

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As of April 1, 2020, more than 216,000 residential dwellings have been certified to the NGBS through NGBS Green, the third-party certification program administered by Home Innovation Research Labs. And yes, that is more domestic certifications than LEED and Green Globes combined. Replacing the 2015 edition (.

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