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NAHB Chairman's Message: Developing a New Generation of Home Building Professionals

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NAHB Chairman's Message: Developing a New Generation of Home Building Professionals. NAHB recognizes the severity of the skilled labor shortage and is launching several initiatives to help develop the home building industry’s future workforce. Jerry Konter, 2022 NAHB Chairman. The housing industry is hiring.

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How the Construction Industry Is Rethinking Workforce Development

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based organization dedicated to addressing the construction worker shortage, she wondered about the root causes of the housing industry’s skilled worker shortage. 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 But the task is monumental.

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Guide to Top 2023-24 Construction Conferences & Events

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Get more details SMACNA Annual Convention 2023 (Phoenix, Arizona) October 15-18, 2023 The trade show at the SMACNA (Sheet Metal, Air Conditioning National Association) Annual Convention will take place at the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge in 2023. Get updates about next year’s event to stay up-to-date and plan for your next event.

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The Inefficiencies of the Latest Energy Code

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per month in Climate Zone 3 for a standard 2,500 square-foot single-family house, yet it costs roughly $1,366 to achieve that level of insulation. Thus, for a typical single-family home in Phoenix, the payback period for that investment in additional ceiling insulation would be about 170 years—far longer than the homeowner's 30-year mortgage.

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Design Excellence: A Selection of Projects From the 2021 Best in American Living Awards

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Winning projects in NAHB’s 2021 BALA residential design awards present the pinnacle of today’s production housing design. To win an NAHB Best in American Living Award ( BALA ) requires more than just curb appeal and eye-catching design. Deryl Patterson, Housing Design Matters (BALA subcommittee and judging vice chair).

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