Posted: August 18, 2023

Public Comment Period for the 2024 National Green Building Standard Update Opens August 18

The 45-day public comment period for the 2024 National Green Building Standard (NGBS) Draft Standard begins on August 18, 2023. Home Innovation Research Labs, an ANSI-Accredited Developer, is serving as secretariat, or administrator, of the standard development process.

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Posted: August 3, 2023

John Burns Research and Consulting and Home Innovation Research Labs Unveil New Residential Building Products Demand Meter

John Burns Research and Consulting and Home Innovation Research Labs released their inaugural Building Products Demand Meter. This industry-first data product tracks current and historical US residential installed product volumes (final demand) for major building product categories.

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Posted: June 29, 2023

New Guide Supports Safe and Long-Lasting Construction for Balconies and Decks

Home Innovation Research Labs and the USDA Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory have released a new guide to help identify design principles and construction practices to improve the moisture performance of wood-framed balconies and decks.

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Posted: June 22, 2023

WaterSense Labeled Homes Eligible for Builder Incentive

The Central Arizona Groundwater Replenishment District (CAGRD) has launched the Water Efficient Construction Incentive. This new incentive program offers $1,000 rebates per WaterSense labeled home constructed in CAGRD member service areas between June 2023 and May 2024.

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Posted: June 20, 2023

Home Innovation is Soliciting Members for Its Certification Impartiality & Oversight Committee

As part of our A2LA accreditation, Home Innovation is required to convene the Certification Impartiality & Oversight Committee as a mechanism for safeguarding its impartiality. The Certification Impartiality and Oversight Committee is to provide oversight and a mechanism to ensure impartiality to the ISO 17065 product certification programs of Home Innovation Research Labs. 

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Posted: March 29, 2023

Home Innovation Research Labs Recognizes 2022 NGBS Green Partners of Excellence

This month, Home Innovation Research Labs recognized 122 NGBS Green Partners for outstanding contributions to advancing green building in their communities and their commitment to voluntary, market-driven, third-party certification of high-performance homes.

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Posted: February 7, 2023

Mark It: Certification = Confident Consumers

In January, the National Insulation Association (NIA) announced an updated standard for Faced Metal Building Insulation with two major additional requirements: A third-party certification mark must be on the finished product label for R-value. A third-party certification mark must be on the finished product label for surface burning characteristics.

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