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NAHB Announces 2023 SAFE Award Winners

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The 2022 SAFE Awards winners were honored at a ceremony on January 31, where Helitech Safety Director Paul Terry was named NAHB Safety Champion of the Year, NAHB reports. Their commitment to total worker health is an achievement that should set an example throughout the residential construction industry.”

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The NAHB Chairman's Letter: Prepare Yourself with NAHB’s Disaster Toolkit

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The NAHB Chairman's Letter: Prepare Yourself with NAHB’s Disaster Toolkit. The NAHB has resources to help builders, remodelers, home builder associations, and homeowners prepare for and respond to disasters. Chuck Fowke | NAHB 2021 Chairman. Wed, 08/04/2021 - 06:00. Go to nahb.org and search for “Building Resilience.”

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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 ). Scott Smith, Selective Insurance Group. Falls are the most common jobsite accidents.

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NAHB Chairman's Message: Proposal to Create Climate Risk Committee

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NAHB Chairman's Message: Proposal to Create Climate Risk Committee. NAHB will continue to be the housing industry’s voice regarding climate issues, with NAHB's Leadership Council recommending the creation of a new Climate Risk Committee. Jerry Konter, 2022 NAHB Chairman. The Role of NAHB's Proposed Climate Risk Committee.

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HBI President Ed Brady’s Call to Action to Solve the Construction Industry’s Labor Shortage

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At the International Builders’ Show (IBS) in Orlando last month, Ed Brady, president of the Home Builders Institute (HBI)—the educational arm of the national Association of Home Builders ( NAHB )—led the call to action for solving the housing industry’s chronic skilled labor shortage. . NAHB Launches Diversity Compact to Expand Opportunities.

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Working to Improve Access to Affordable Housing

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NAHB Policy Briefing | Urging the Biden administration to do more for affordable housing; multifamily growth in the suburbs and beyond. Make more single-family homes available to individuals, families, and nonprofit organizations by limiting the sale of certain FHA-insured and HUD-owned properties to large investors. . in Q2 2021. .

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Working to Improve Access to Affordable Housing

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NAHB Policy Briefing | Urging the Biden administration to do more for affordable housing; multifamily growth in the suburbs and beyond. Make more single-family homes available to individuals, families, and nonprofit organizations by limiting the sale of certain FHA-insured and HUD-owned properties to large investors. . in Q2 2021. .

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