Member organizations conduct housing research, publish papers, and participate in outreach activities. Find out more about current research activities by the National Consortium of Housing Research Centers.


Housing Research Institute
Del E. Webb School of Construction
Arizona State University

Research projects included Benchmarking Current Practices, Implementation of Lean Thinking Concepts, Application of Supply Chain Management Principles to Develop Strategic Purchasing Decisions, Arizona’s Building Code Compliance Coalition, Pervasive Production Space: An Innovative Information Technology Framework for Homebuilding, and the International Cooperative Research: Investigation of Lightweight Materials and Constructability Techniques in Cost-Effective Housing in India and the USA. Educational outreach included a Residential Construction Management Certificate Program, Lateral Bracing Seminar, and a Safety Certificate Program.

2005 Annual Report (PDF/20KB)


University of Florida
Shimberg Center for Affordable Housing

Noteworthy projects for 2007 included:

2007 Annual Report (PDF/26KB)


University of Central Florida
Housing Constructability Lab

Publications included:

With the retirement of Dr. Mullens, UCF is closing the Lab and redirecting research resources to other areas.

2007 Annual Report (PDF/292KB)


University of Georgia
Department of Housing and Consumer Economics

The University of Georgia (UGA) Housing and Demographics Research Center (HDRC) is located within the Department of Housing and Consumer Economics (HACE) in the College of Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS). Numerous publications, projects, and outreach activities were completed in 2007. Some highlights include:

2007 Annual Report (PDF/48KB)


State Farm Insurance Companies
Strategic Resources Department, Building Technology Research Unit

State Farm pursued research in the following areas:

State Farm contributed funding to Illinois State University Department of Technology for its residential construction waste recycling project. They continued funding of Texas Tech University's new smaller portable wind tower program. They contributed to a wind research effort through the University of Florida.

2007 Annual Report (PDF/536KB)


Purdue University
Housing Research Center

A Center of Re-Construction is in the process of being established. On a broad basis the Center will work in the areas building rehabilitation as the result of disaster or natural deterioration.

Several reports and publications were published, including A Decision Support System for Manufactured Housing Facility Layout, Optimization Model for Manufactured Housing Production Systems, Impact of Manufactured Housing Component Assembly Redesign on Facility Layout and Production Process, and Manufacturer-Retailer Relationship Modeling and Optimization for the Manufactured Housing Industry.

2007 Annual Report (PDF/455KB)


Ball State University Building Futures Institute

A three-year study on the Conversion of Office Buildings for Residential Use concluded in 2004. Research was also conducted on SHELL/INFILL Townhouses for up-scale markets, and Mass Customization and Configuration software.

2004 Annual Report (PDF/85KB)


NAHB Research Center, Inc.

Many research projects initiatives were conducted in 2007, including:

2007 Annual Report (PDF/33KB)


Michigan State University
Housing Education and Research Center (HERC)

The Housing Education and Research Center worked on several research projects and reports, including:

2007 Annual Report (PDF/29KB)


University of Minnesota

Several research initiatives were supported in 2006, including:

2006 Annual Report (PDF/36KB)


University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Housing Research Center

2006 Annual Report (PDF/13KB)


Cornell University
Housing Research and Education Program

Publications and presentations for 2007 included:

2007 Annual Report (PDF/31KB)


Pennsylvania Housing Research Center, Department of Civil Engineering
Pennsylvania State University

Developmental Activities included:

Applied Research Activities were conducted in the following areas:

2007 Annual Report (PDF/1277KB)


Texas A&M University
College of Architecture

Housing research projects for 2007 included:

2007 Annual Report (PDF/53KB)


Virginia Technical Institute
Center for Housing Research

Virgina Tech had several significant accomplishments, including:

2007 Annual Report (PDF/35KB)