Green Tour and More of NAHB Research Center

Members of our HBA/DE and Green Building Council, including representatives from Kent County Inspections Department, were treated to a presentation, tour and lunch last week at the NAHB Research Center located outside Washington, DC. Mike Luzier, President of the Research Center enlightend us to the extensive scope of services they perform, over and above certification of Green built homes under the National Green Building Standard. They are a widely recognized product research testing facility and they also perform independent market research.

Bob Hill, Director of the Laboratory and Certification Services, guided us thru the myriad of stations of different testing areas with the facility. Here he shows us a Universal Testing Machine which has a 200,000 pound capacity for tension, compression, and flexural testing.

We were all wowed. In fact, the building inspector on our tour commented that more public and building officials in Delaware should make time to take this tour. We'll see what we can do to set this up.