NAHB Student Competition: Four-Year Programs - Production Homes

Student Chapters
Contacts: Sarah Weber
sweber@nahb.org
(202) 266-8654

Jontice Small
jsmall@nahb.org
(202) 266-8941

The Production Home Building Competition for four-year programs challenges students to identify an opportunity for a large home builder to develop property, build homes and produce a return on investment in a given market, simulating scenarios faced by production home builders.

The 2024 NAHB Student Competition will be held at the 2024 International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas, Feb. 26-28

2024 Competition Timeline

Aug. 18, 2023 — Competition Problem Posted
Oct.17, 2023 — Registration Due ($400)
Nov. 21, 2023 — Team Member List Due
Dec. 5, 2023 — Last Day to Withdraw from Competition
Dec. 19, 2023Projects Due
Feb. 26 -27, 2024 — Presentation Dates
Feb. 28, 2024 — Judges’ Debriefing (morning, time tbd)
Feb. 28, 2024 — Awards Ceremony at IBS (afternoon, time tbd)

2024 Competition Materials

The 2024 competition problem description, rules and guidelines, and important materials are available below. NAHB encourages students to request to join the 2024 Production Competition Google group as a Q&A space for questions related to the competition.

2024 Competition Problem Description

Rules and Guidelines

Important Materials

2023 Competition Winners

First Place: University of North Florida

Second Place: Texas A&M University

Third Place: Tuskegee University

Fourth Place: University of Florida

Fifth Place: University of Cincinnati

Resources for Competitors

Entry Requirements

$400 entry fee for four-year programs.

2023 Project Sponsored By:

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