Indoor Environment

The indoor environment makes homes livable. NAHB contributes to the development of codes and standards affecting room dimensions, safety glass, stair safety, indoor air quality, humidity, natural and artificial lighting, mold, and radon. All the while, NAHB considers the cost of proposed requirements, as well as their effectiveness in improving the indoor environment of your home.

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Home Builders' Jobsite Codes: A Pocket Guide to the 2006 Residential Code Get the answers you need to the most frequently asked questions on the jobsite.   This convenient field guide to the International Residential Code gives you easy access to the information you need.  It serves as a quick reference for providing the codes on the most commonly needed … 2008	External Link
Illustration: How Homes Become Green NAHB Members are using innovating technologies to make today's home's greener and more energy efficient. Take a look ! 6/24/2009	PDF
Pocket Codes: Plumbing Plumbing Pocket Codes is a field guide to the 2000 International Residential Code (IRC). Written as a quick reference for electricians, builders, superintendents, workers, and inspectors, Plumbing Pocket Codes presents the most important residential code information through informative diagrams, … 2003	External Link
International Residential Code - 2003 Brings uniformity to construction of one- and two-family dwellings and townhouses up to three stories high. 2003	External Link
The Green Home Guide: Connecting the Green Dots “The Green Home Guide: Connecting the Green Dots” provides the consumer and prospective home buyer with the most up-to-date, simple, and affordable strategies used to embrace a greener lifestyle at home. This video will empower you with the information necessary to buy or remodel … 3/6/2009	Web page
The Green Report Building green does not just mean building eco-friendly, it also means building smart. The Green Report educates the smart builder and interested consumer by detailing the basic principles of green building, numerous strategies designed to lower on-site costs and how to gain credibility … 3/6/2009	Web page
Fall Protection Video, English-Spanish Just Released! Do more than tell your workers about fall protection—show them! Use this video to train workers—in English or Spanish—how to safely perform some of the most hazardous jobs in home building. See demonstrations of safe work practices and equipment use in ways that … 2007	External Link
Scaffold Safety Video, English-Spanish Just Released!Reducing accidents and injuries related to improper scaffold use on homebuilding jobsites starts with the Scaffold Safety Video. Use this video to train workers—in English or Spanish—on how to safely build, use, and dismantle the most common types of scaffolding found in … 2008	External Link