What is the National Association of Home Builders-NAHB

Information from the National Assocation of Home Builders

NAHB is a Washington, D.C.-based trade association whose mission is to enhance the climate for housing and the building industry. Chief among NAHB’s goals is providing and expanding opportunities for all consumers to have safe, decent and affordable housing.  As “the voice of America’s housing industry,” NAHB helps promote policies that will keep housing a national priority.

Founded in 1942, NAHB is a federation of more than 800 state and local assocations.  About one-third of NAHB’s more than 160,000 members are home builders and/or remodelers. The remaining members are associates working in closely related fields within the housing industry, such as mortgage finance and building products and services.

The association is member-driven, with a professional staff of more than 250 in Washington. More than 2,800 members serve on the association’s board of directors, which elects the association’s Senior Officers and helps set the association’s agenda.

NAHB's various groups analyze policy issues, take the industry’s story to the public through the media and other outlets, monitor and work toward improving the housing finance system, and analyze and forecast economic and consumer trends. They also provide a wide range of services to members and Home Builder Associations. The association also represents the industry’s interests on Capitol Hill and strives to ensure that housing remains a national priority when laws are made and policies are established. NAHB also works with federal agencies on regulations affecting the housing industry in areas such as mortgage finance, codes, energy and the environment.

NAHB’s builder members construct about 80 percent of the new homes built each year in the United States.

NAHB’s Annual Convention and Exposition, known as the International Builders' Show or IBS, is the largest show of its kind for the residential and light commercial construction industry. In 2011 and 2012, the International Builders' Show will be held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla.

NAHB’s affiliates include the NAHB Research Center, which develops, tests and evaluates new materials, methods, standards and equipment to improve the technology and the affordability of America’s housing; and the Home Builders Institute, NAHB’s workforce development arm, which develops and administers a wide range of educational and job training programs.

NAHB Mission and Vision

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Mission

The Federation of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) exists to represent the home building industry by serving its members and affiliated state and local builders associations. The NAHB members, who are involved in all aspects of a diversified building industry, create jobs for millions of people and contribute significantly to the economic activity of their community, the nation and the world.

Working in partnership, the Federation provides superior service to the over 235,000 members and their 10,000,000 employees and strives to improve housing affordability, availability and choice. To achieve this mission, NAHB concentrates on the following five goals:

• Balance legislative, regulatory and judicial public policy.
• Public appreciation for the importance of housing, housing affordability and those who provide housing.
• Recognized premier resource for industry and consumer information, education, research, technical expertise and networking.
• Improved business performance of its members.
• Effective management of staff, financial and physical resources to satisfy the Association's needs.

Vision

Recognize housing and housing providers as the strength of America and create an environment where every American has the opportunity for a safe, decent and affordable home in a suitable living environment provided by an entrepreneurial and competitive industry.