Newport Ventures
Newport Ventures is a sister company to Newport Partners. As a small, woman-owned research and consulting firm with expertise in the housing industry, Newport Ventures offers creativity and the ability to partner with the best in the industry. Ventures provides technical and marketing services, field and market research, and program management for their public and private sector clients.
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Projects & Reports
DOE's Builders Challenge Program Reaches Major Milestone
The Builders Challenge Program has completed 10,000 high performance energy-efficient homes. These highly efficient homes represent an important advancement for the U.S. homebuilding industry, integrating construction with a whole-house energy-saving approach.The labeling process was administered by Newport Ventures and the Builders Challenge Version 2 is set to start in 2012.
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Safety and Health in Manufactured Structures
Manufactured structures are used for long-term residence; for temporary housing following disasters; for recreational and travel purposes; and also for classrooms and day care centers. This report identifies and summarizes safety and health issues in manufactured structures based on a wide expanse of research. Download the report.
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Featured Technology
Nanotechnology in Homebuilding
Nanotechnology is having a significant impact on the homebuilding industry. The science of nanotechnology calls for manipulating matter on a molecular scale atom by atom thereby developing new materials, devices, and structures. This holds promise to producing superior quality, highly durable, and more efficient products.
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February 1, 2012
Newport at IBS!
Newport staff will be covering the 2012 International Builder’s Show in Orlando, Florida, from February 8-10. Stop in at the Broan-NuTone booth to visit with Newport staff and to test drive the two new on-line tools that Newport is developing in cooperation with Broan-NuTone. These tools will help users to navigate code requirements [...]
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In Memory of Dr. Subrato Chandra
HomeAid Turns Focus to Boosting Shelters’ Energy Efficiency
Post-Retrofit Testing
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