The latest press releases, articles, event details, webinars, and more from the Alliance and its members.
2011 Alliance Annual Meeting - Thinking Differently
On November 2 and 3, the fifth Alliance Annual Meeting brought sixty of the homebuilding industry’s thought leaders to Pittsburgh for networking and idea exchange on the topics members told us were most critical to them—topics like preparing for future changes to building codes to marketing energy efficient homes.
The Alliance Welcomes M/I Homes
We are pleased to welcome M/I Homes (FL, IL, IN, KY, MD, NC, OH, TX, and VA) to the Alliance.
The Alliance Inaugurates “Ask the Experts” Feature
One of the greatest values the Alliance provides is the ability to ask a question about high performance homebuilding and trust the answer that you’re getting – whether it’s related to business and quality management, construction best practices, energy standards, specific technologies and systems, etc. To facilitate this process among Alliance members, IBACOS created an “Ask the Experts” email box.
Profile: Home Quality + Performance™ Award Winner – S&A Homes
In 2010, five homebuilders were recognized as inaugural winners of the Best Practices Research Alliance Home Quality + Performance award. This month we're featuring S&A Homes, based in State College, PA. We'll examine what makes them an Alliance award-winner--aside from building the Alliance's flagship project, the Energy Efficiency Lab Home.
Quality, Environmental, Health, & Safety Management System Requirements (DRAFT)
Version 1, October 26, 2010
This document is a draft set of requirements for a larger Quality, Environmental, Health, and Safety Management (QEHS) System Manual that expands on the NAHB Research Center's National Housing Quality: Quality Management System Requirements for Builders 6/10/08©. The intent of these requirements is to define the major elements of a practical, effective, and integrated QEHS system to help builders achieve superior operational results while efficiently and effectively building high performance homes. Prepared by: Duncan Prahl (IBACOS) in collaboration with Denis Leonard (Business Excellence Consulting) and NAHB Research Center.
Download File [431 kb]Quality, Environmental, Health & Safety Management System: Frequently Asked Questions (DRAFT)
Version 1, October 26, 2010
The frequently asked questions (FAQs) are intended as a companion to the Quality, Environmental, Health, and Safety (QEHS) Management System Requirements to assist homebuilders with addressing the operational strategies and issues they face when making high performance homes part of their core mission. Prepared by: Duncan Prahl (IBACOS) in collaboration with Denis Leonard (Business Excellence Consulting).
Download File [548 kb]Window Installation Step-by-Step
Energy Efficiency Lab Home
This documentation of a window installation for the Energy Efficiency Lab Home provided trades and purchasing agents with the detail necessary to properly construct the assembly. As you move toward high performance homes, the more it's necessary to provide high-quality, in-depth documentation to successfully communicate how an assembly should be built.
Download File [3,706 kb]IBACOS Partner and Alliance Member Imagine Homes Wins NAHB Award
Southwest Builder Receives Project of the Year, Single-Family Production Builder at 2011 National Green Building Conference
Imagine Homes picked up one of 13 awards presented to members of the homebuilding industry at the National Association of Home Builders annual conference April 30-May 2. Leadership within Imagine Homes has been working with IBACOS® since 1997 and the company has received three NAHB® Green Building Awards since 2008.
Alliance Lab Home Featured in EcoHome Online
In "IBACOS-Led Lab Home Tests Approaches for Market-Rate Net-Zero Production Housing," EcoHome deputy editor Katy Tomasulo gives an overview of the Energy Efficiency Lab Home, with a focus on the different systems included in the house and the testing that will continue for the next three years.
