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| Keeping The Supply Chain Open During WW-II there were restrictions on home building and rationing of strategic materials, including lumber, which was used for truck bodies, rail cars, and crating. Even nails were hard to come by. In 1944 NAHB President Robert Gerholtz, traded two Buicks for two carloads of flooring. His story was not unique. After the war material rationing continued, prompting NAHB to urge President Truman to terminate these restrictions. Again in 1969 adequate supplies of lumber were not available to meet builders’ needs. And between 1992 and 1993 lumber was again in short supply and prices spiked up 90%. And in both cases, NAHB launched significant efforts to have the government remedy the situation. In 1983 NAHB founded the Home Builders Institute to address the critical shortage of skilled labor in the housing industry. HBI consolidated programs initiated as early as 1947, offering building trades education and job placement to thousands. |
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