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EPA Administrator Visits New NAHB Research Center Lab
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Stephen L. Johnson and NAHB Vice President and Secretary Bob Jones visited the NAHB Research Center in Upper Marlboro, Md. on Aug. 16 for a tour of its new 42,000-square-foot laboratory and market research facility, which opened earlier this summer.
Jones and Research Center staff provided Johnson with a better understanding of the subsidiary’s wide range of testing, evaluation and certification capabilities, as well as its ongoing work with NAHB and the International Code Council (ICC) to develop the National Green Building Standard™ — the first and only national green building standard for residential construction.
Under Johnson’s leadership, the EPA has implemented a number of significant environmental programs, including NAHB-endorsed WaterSense, a voluntary public-private partnership that promotes consumer use of water-efficient products, certification for water industry professionals and innovation in water-efficient product manufacturing.
The NAHB Research Center — recognized as an industry leader in the areas of code development, laboratory certification and quality assurance — is accredited by the International Accreditation Service (IAS), an ICC subsidiary. The Research Center provides certifications for contractors, builders, suppliers and building products that are recognized and trusted across the country by builders, home buyers and building inspectors.
In addition to its work on the green building standard, the Research Center is also developing a certification protocol and new Web-based suite of tools to support the NAHB National Green Building Program. The program will be launched at the International Builders’ Show in February.
For information on the NAHB Research Center, click here, or call 800-638-8556.
To participate in the public comment period now underway for the National Green Building Standard, click here to obtain a form.
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