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How Excessive Design Standards Hurt Home Affordability

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NAHB Housing Policy Briefing. A new document from the National Association of Home Builders, “Residential Design Standards: How Stringent Regulations Restrict Affordability and Choice,” explains how these standards harm low- and moderate-income families. ABOUT NAHB: The National Association of Home Builders is a Washington, D.C.-based

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Construction Jobsite Safety: Strategies and Resources for Worker Well-Being

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in 2020 occurred on construction jobsites, and between 25% and 30% of those deaths were related to home building activities, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the National Association of Home Builders ( NAHB ). In fact, more than one-fifth of the 4,764 workplace fatalities in the U.S. Photo: Tomasz Zajda / stock.adobe.com.

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