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Standards & Reports for Building Professionals

Home Innovation Research Labs develops reports and standards to help product manufacturers, builders, and industry professionals better understand the construction landscape. Below are the reports & standards we have available for purchase.

Builder Practices Reports: New Construction Market Demand Data

Each year, Home Innovation Research Labs conducts a nationwide survey of home builders to document home sizes, designs, styles, and material selections. The findings are published in our Builder Practices Reports on 50+ important product categories, like appliances, countertops, roofing, siding, and many more. These reports include detailed purchase data by volume and cost, and are available by region, state, and county. 

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Consumer Practices Reports: Residential Remodeling Market Demand Data

Home Innovation Research Labs conducts an annual survey of over 90,000 U.S. and Canadian households to document their purchases for home maintenance, repair, and remodeling. The findings are published in our Consumer Practices Reports on 40 product categories like appliances, countertops, roofing, siding, and many more. Purchase volumes are available down to the county level.

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Square Footage - Method for Calculating: ANSI Z765-2021

This voluntary standard for measuring square footage in single-family detached and attached homes, developed by an American National Standards Committee, is the first national standard to reconcile differences in current methods for determining square footage. The standard involves the calculation and reporting of above-grade square footage and below-grade square footage in single-family houses. It is not applicable to apartment/multifamily buildings and does not cover room dimensions.

Published in 2021 | 16 pages
Electronic Copy - $25.00

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