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Ahluwalia, Baker Named to Remodeling Hall of Fame
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Gopal Ahluwalia |
Kermit Baker | The nation’s leading remodeling economists, NAHB’s Gopal Ahluwalia and Kermit Baker of Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies, were inducted into the 2006 Remodelors™ Council National Remodeling Hall of Fame last month. The Remodeling Hall of Fame honors lifetime achievements in the remodeling industry.
Ahluwalia, NAHB’s vice president of research, has pioneered studies of the remodeling market for more than 20 years. At one time, he was the only economist researching the remodeling industry and providing trends, forecasts and industry analysis to the public.
Ahluwalia created numerous reports and studies that opened up new information on the industry for the public, suppliers and remodeling companies, including the Remodeling Market Index quarterly survey of market conditions.
Baker, the director of the Remodeling Futures Program of the Joint Center, brought a scholarly approach to remodeling studies through more than a decade of work with the industry.
Some of his groundbreaking research has included finding out why home owners remodel, which home owners remodel and who does the work; how remodeling has contributed to the rise in the quality of the U.S. housing stock; demographic and regional drivers of remodeling; and the Remodeling Activity Indicator quarterly report on remodeling spending.
“The Hall of Fame represents individuals whose legacy will forever influence the industry,” said Vince Butler, CGR, CAPS, GMB, the Remodelors™ Council chairman and a remodeler from Clifton, Va. “Both of these men have pioneered research in remodeling that allows remodelers and manufacturers to better understand the industry's $200 billion market.”
The induction ceremony for the two economists took place during the Remodelors™ Council gala earlier this month in Chicago.
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