Acronyms

BLS Bureau of Labor Statistics

DOE Department of Energy

EPA Environmental Protection Agency

FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency

FPL Forest Products Laboratory

FY fiscal year

HUD Department of Housing and Urban Development

ICC International Code Council

IMIS Integrated Management Information System

NAHBRC National Association of Home Builders Research Center

NES BIC National Evaluation Service Building Innovation Center

NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology

NOFA Notice of Funding Availability

NRC National Research Council

OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration

PATH Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing

PD&R Office of Policy Development and Research

R&D research and development

RWG Residential Working Group

SIC Standard Industrial Classification

USDA United States Department of Agriculture