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2024 Housing Report

As part of the 2024 Moving Forward Report, the Consultative Council examined the fundamental problem of housing affordability in the United States. This report examines the issue of affordability of both rental and for-sale homes and its impact on all levels of society, along with a range of potential solutions to ease the strain of housing expenses on households.

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2024 Moving Forward Report

The National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) serves as the unbiased forum for solving common issues and identifying opportunities within the building community.

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Clean Water, Sanitation, and the Built Environment

As part of the 2024 Moving Forward Report, the Consultative Council is exploring the topic of “Water and Sanitation Access and the Built Environment,” examining key concepts, challenges emerging from climate change impacts and population growth, and considerations that can help to inform decisions about how to plan for, mitigate, and potentially solve water access issues from the perspective of the built environment. This report focuses specifically on the way in which commercial and residential buildings access and use water resources.

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Housing Affordability: A Problem Multiple Decades in the Making

By Christine Cube

The National Institute of Building Sciences recently held a three-part public hearing, bringing together veteran building industry experts to discuss the state of housing affordability.

There’s ample motivation to fix the problem, but it’s taken decades for us to get here. And the road forward isn’t easy to navigate.

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Housing Affordability Hearing

Apr 3, 2025   |   10:50 PM – 10:50 PM ET

The National Institute of Building Sciences recently held a three-part public hearing, bringing together veteran building industry experts to discuss the state of housing affordability.

2023 Social Equity in the Built Environment Workforce Survey

In December 2020, the National Institute of Building Services (NIBS) held a social equity roundtable with more than two dozen organizations representing the built environment. This conversation resulted in a recommendation to advance the work on this issue, including obtaining consistent research from across the many sectors of the built environment.

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2022 Moving Forward Report

Each year, the Consultative Council publishes the Moving Forward Report to investigate key challenges facing the building industry and to make recommendations to policymakers to help overcome those challenges.

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2021 Moving Forward Report

Each year, the Consultative Council publishes the Moving Forward Report to investigate key challenges facing the building industry and to make recommendations to help overcome those challenges. The 2021 Moving Forward Report examines the critical area of “driving workforce diversity, equity, and inclusion in the built environment.”

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