NAHB
NAHB is a Washington, D.C.-based trade association whose mission is to enhance the
climate for housing and the building industry. Chief among NAHB's goals is providing
and expanding opportunities for all consumers
to have safe, decent and affordable
housing. As "the voice of America's housing industry," NAHB helps promote policies
that will keep housing a national priority.
Founded in 1942, NAHB is a federation of more than 800
state and local associations.
About one-third of NAHB's 235,000 members are home builders and/or remodelers. The
remaining members are associates working in closely related fields within the housing
industry, such as mortgage finance and building products and services.
The association is member-driven, with a professional staff of more than 300 in Washington.
More than 2,800 members serve on the association's board of directors, which elects
the association's Senior Officers
and helps set the association's agenda.
NAHB's various groups analyze policy issues, take the industry's story to the public
through the media and other outlets, monitor and work toward improving the housing finance
system, analyze and forecast economic
and consumer trends, and educate, train and
disseminate information to members. The association also represents the industry's
interests on Capitol Hill and strives to ensure that housing remains a national
priority when laws are made and policies are established. NAHB also works with federal
agencies on regulations affecting the housing industry in areas such as mortgage finance,
codes, energy and the environment. Finally, the association strives to shape decisions
of the courts, by becoming involved in litigation on land development, environmental,
and construction liability matters, such that laws and regulations may be interpreted
favorably for the housing industry.
NAHB's builder members construct about 80 percent of the new homes constructed each year
in the United States.
NAHB's Annual Convention and Exposition,
known as the International Builders' Show, is one
of the largest building projects showcases in the country, attracting more than 100,000
attendees each year. The 2008 show will be held at the Orange County Convention Center in
Orlando, FL, Feb. 13-16, 2008.
NAHB's affiliates include the NAHB Research Center,
which develops, tests and evaluates new
materials, methods, standards and equipment to improve the technology and the affordability of
America's housing; and the Home Builders Institute,
NAHB's workforce development arm, which
develops and administers a wide range of educational and job training programs.
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