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For Immediate Release
Contact: Anne Holtz Schmick

NAHB Research Center Initiates Process for Next Version of ANSI Square Footage Standard

May 6, 2011, Upper Marlboro, Md. - The NAHB Research Center, an ANSI Accredited Standards Development Organization, announced today that it is officially beginning the process to revise or reaffirm the American National Standard for Single-Family Residential Buildings, Square Footage - Method of Calculating, ANSI Z765-2003. This standard, which has been in use since 1996, addresses the need for uniformity in calculating and reporting square footage (area) measurements of dwellings in the United States.

Following the ANSI prescribed consensus process, all interested parties in the residential market may contribute to the revision or reaffirmation of the standard by submitting public proposals or by applying to join the Consensus Committee. All committee business will be conducted by conference call and email. Meeting Notices and Tentaive Agendas will be posted online 30 days in advance of all meetings.

Forms for proposed changes and Consensus Committee membership are available online. All submissions must be made by email by June 14, 2011. For updates on the standard development process, visit www.nahbrc.com/sqft2012. For more information, contact Tom Kenney at the NAHB Research Center.

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ABOUT THE NAHB RESEARCH CENTER: The NAHB Research Center, located in Upper Marlboro, Md., promotes innovation in housing technology to improve the quality, durability, affordability, and environmental performance of homes and home building products. Created nearly 50 years ago as a subsidiary of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), the NAHB Research Center has established itself as the source for reliable, objective information and research on housing construction and development issues. Through its various testing and certification services, the Research Center seal is internationally-recognized as a mark of product quality and an assurance of product performance.

NOTE TO EDITORS ON STYLE USAGE: To identify this company and its work correctly, first reference should be "NAHB Research Center." If clarification of the acronym is necessary, the phrase, "a subsidiary of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)," can follow. In subsequent mentions, "Research Center" is the only acceptable and accurate alternative reference.