Media Releases & Alerts

Find out the latest news on NAHB Research Center housing research projects and findings. Members of the media who would like more information on any of these stories or would like to schedule an interview with a Research Center housing expert, contact Anne Holtz at (800) 638-8556, ext. 6211.

2010

• NAHB Research Center Named by U.S. Department of Energy as One of the Elite Building America Contractors - 07/20/2010
  The U.S. Department of Energy has selected an elite group of Building America research teams to continue the Agency's work of decreasing energy consumption in new and existing homes across the U.S., while improving occupants' comfort and assuring home's safety, quality, and durability. The NAHB Research Center, in Upper Marlboro, MD, was one of the winning companies that will carry that important work forward.
• Wharton's Bluff Earns 1st NAHB Research Center 4-Star Green Land Development Certification in East - 07/14/2010
  The site of a waterfront townhome community located on the banks of the Indian River in Millsboro, Del., is the first on the East Coast and only the fourth nationwide to earn a four-star land development certification under the new National Green Building Standard.
• NAHB Research Center Extends EnergyValue Housing Award Application Deadline - 07/08/2010
  The NAHB Research Center announces a deadline extension for the 2011 EnergyValue Housing Award New Home application, now due July 30, 2010.
• Delaware Launches "Green for Green" Rebate Program - 07/01/2010
  Delaware recently launched a "Green for Green" rebate program that provides homeowners with rebates at settlement for newly constructed homes certified by the NAHB Research Center to the National Green Building Standard.
• Texas Luxury Apartments Largest Certified to National Green Building Standard to Date - 06/30/2010
  A luxury apartment complex built with energy- & water-efficient features in Houston has become the largest project certified by the NAHB Research Center to the National Green Building Standard.
• First Multifamily Buildings Achieve National Green Building Certification - 01/18/2010
  Two Tennessee condominium buildings have become the first recipients of green multifamily certification under the National Green Building Standard. The buildings were certified by the NAHB Research Center, a subsidiary of NAHB.