Product & System Evaluation
Building product manufacturers have trusted the NAHB Research Center’s technical
expertise for over four decades. The Research Center has helped hundreds of
leading manufacturers introduce new products and improve the quality and
marketability of their existing products.
The Research Center's engineers and technicians are experts at material and
system testing. They look for solutions that optimize product performance,
reduce construction costs, and reduce the potential for product failure.
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Code Conformity
As a product manufacturer, you recognize that innovation and new product
development are keys to your long-term success. You also realize that code
approval is a vital step in getting market acceptance for any new products,
technologies, or systems you develop. The NAHB Research Center can help with
this critical phase in the product commercialization cycle. NAHB Research
Center staff can...
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Help product manufacturers navigate complex ICC-ES Evaluation Report processes
and product approval processes
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Assist in development of new acceptance criteria, performance guidelines,
design methodologies, and test methods for evaluation of new products
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Measure the performance of innovative products for code compliance in our
IAS-accredited testing laboratory
Want to know more? Contact us
to discuss your specific product needs.
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Durability
The NAHB Research Center is a leader in assessing the durability of home
building products. We investigate the entire spectrum of influences on
durability — from natural disasters to maintenance issues. We conduct tests
from stain resistance of countertop surfaces, to compressive strength of
full-size walls up to loads of 400,000 pounds. In our lab, we conduct thermal
conductivity tests on insulation materials; wind, water and structural tests on
windows and doors; shear wall resistance tests; roof truss tests; and
floor, joist, and roof systems' tests for both manufactured and site-built
housing. We also have facilities test the impact resistance of windows, doors,
and walls.
U.S. homebuyers have become more and more aware of durability issues surrounding
the products in their homes, and builders need to respond to those growing
consumer demands. Let the NAHB Research Center help your company identify and
enhance the durability of your products through our wide array of laboratory
testing capabilities. Contact us
today.
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Field Evaluation
It’s important to have a product perform well in computer models or in a
laboratory setting – it’s also important to know how it will perform in real
homes, under real-world conditions. The NAHB Research Center conducts field
evaluations of building products and systems across the country and in every
geographic and climatic region. Results from field evaluations can
significantly enhance the way your company designs and markets your products.
To get a better idea of the breadth and depth of field evaluation work the NAHB
Research Center can conduct, browse the
Field Evaluation section of our ToolBase technical website. To have the
Research Center design the right field evaluation for your building product,
system, or technique, contact us.
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Prescriptive Method Development
The NAHB Research Center is a leader in developing prescriptive construction
methods for new building technologies and gaining recognition of methods by the
model codes. Our prescriptive construction guidelines have established industry
standards for widespread use of new products or classes of products.
Let us help get your product on an equal playing field as its competitors –
contact us today.
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