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Climate Risk and Sustainability Committee

Committee Overview

The Climate Risk and Sustainability Committee identifies and addresses resiliency, energy efficiency and climate-related risk issues that may impact housing and the residential construction industry. Working in coordination with other relevant NAHB committees, the committee develops and implements comprehensive and collaborative strategies and action plans to address identified issues.

Issues that may be addressed include:

  • Natural disaster risk adaptation and mitigation;
  • Carbon reduction and curbing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions;
  • Building electrification;
  • Increasing the use of renewable energy;
  • Flooding and sea level rise;
  • Materials and resource needs/shortfalls; and
  • Climate-related risk mapping, management and reporting, among others.

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Contact: Whit Faulconer
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NAHB is fully supportive of the continuing efforts to improve the nation’s resiliency and its capacity to respond to catastrophic events.

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Environmental Issues

NAHB advocates for common-sense regulations that protect our country’s natural resources and provide regulatory certainty for home builders and developers.

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