Ed Hudson, MBA
May 9, 2013
To Park or Not To Park: The Real Value of Garages (Part 3)
In this third and final in our series discussing our recent consumer survey on garages, I cover some of the "wish list" items consumers say would help them enjoy their garages more. There are potential market opportunities for product manufacturers and other industry professionals.
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Ed Hudson, MBA
April 25, 2013
To Park or Not To Park: The Real Value of Garages (Part 2)
In this second of a three-part series, find out some of the demographic differences we found in terms of how people use their garages. There are potential market opportunities both in what has changed and in what has remained the same.
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Ed Hudson, MBA
April 18, 2013
To Park or Not To Park: The Real Value of Garages (Part 1)
We investigated all-things-garage in a recent survey commissioned by the Wall Street Journal, and found some interesting market opportunities for product manufacturers who can satisfy the garage makeover needs of today's homeowners, renters, and buyers. In this first of a three-part series, find out some of the regional and demographic differences we found in terms of garage size and type.
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Michelle Desiderio
April 5, 2013
2013: A Green Building Odessy
So far this is turning out to be a really transformative year for green home building generally, and the Home Innovation NGBS Green Certification program specifically. Find out why.
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Bob Hill, PE
March 21, 2013
Attention to Detail Pays Off in Product Testing
Quarter-inch by quarter-inch, nail by nail, panel by panel — our lab testing procedures "sweat the details" of every test we do to ensure our clients have comprehensive, credible, and actionable data.
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Michelle Desiderio
March 14, 2013
Invention vs. Innovation
What's the difference between Invention and Innovation? And why is the later more important than the former in the home building industry these days? Our newly-appointed VP of Innovation Services provides some perspective.
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Michael Luzier
February 21, 2013
What's in a Name? More Than You Think!
And I thought it was tough naming my four kids -- that was nothing compared to renaming/rebranding our company! Find out a little more about the process that resulted in the NAHB Research Center becoming Home Innovation Research Labs.
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Michelle Desiderio
February 14, 2013
NGBS 2012: What's In It For Consumers?
What does ANSI approval of the 2012 National Green Building Standard mean for home buyers and owners? Plenty ... and good! Find out more about the consumer benefits imbued in the 2012 NGBS.
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Bob Hill, PE
February 7, 2013
Want Product Success? We Can Help
Like seeing your child graduate and walk across the stage, diploma in hand, it's always gratifying for us as researchers to see a building product we tested gain commercial success. Check out this example — we can do the same for you.
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Craig Drumheller
January 31, 2013
How Wet is Too Wet?
It's all relative. That adage certainly holds true when considering moisture content in wood-based building materials. A retrospective on what we've found over the last five years of our investigations on moisture performance of common wall assemblies, and a call for the next round.
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