Mission and History

Looking forward to putting our "home team" to work for you

Our Mission

We’re determined to perfect the home. We do this by helping clients improve the quality, durability, affordability, and environmental performance of homes and home building products. We test our clients’ innovations and prove their worth. We leverage what we know and who we know to ensure commercial success for our private and public sector clients. Through an interdisciplinary research approach, we help eliminate barriers to innovation and find a home for innovation in the residential construction industry.

Our History

Home Innovation Research Labs (formerly the NAHB Research Center) was founded in 1964 as a wholly-owned, independent subsidiary of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). Originating as a small product testing laboratory, we have since grown to become a full-service market research, consulting, product testing, and accredited third-party certification agency dedicated solely to issues related to the home building industry.