Do you need:

  • new product ideas?
  • to improve existing products?
  • partners to help you finance, develop, or commercialize your new products?
  • to understand better the market and competitive environment?

The Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH) and the NAHB Research Center want to help building-product manufacturers/innovators be as objective as possible when attempting to turn their great ideas into reality.

Whether you are just starting the process or ready to enter the marketplace, we have the tools you need for new product development.

Let us help you on your path to commercialization.

The New Building Products Development Guide guides building- products manufacturers and inventors through the activities to create, develop, & launch new building products. Explores development, evaluation, launch, & more.

The Ideation/Collaboration Forum serves as a "matchmaking" system for the home building industry to establish mutually beneficial relationships required to develop, test, finance, and ultimately commercialize innovations.

The Lead-User Panel Tool consists of an expert panel of leading home builders who can evaluate your new product idea, provide advice on improvements, and point out applications and potential markets where it will most likely find success.

NOTICE: ANY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY THAT IS NOT PATENT-PENDING PROTECTED IS CONSIDERED PUBLIC DISCLOSURE. THUS, NO PRODUCT CAN BE SUBMITTED UNDER TOOL 2 (COLLABORATION FORUM) OR TOOL 3 (LEAD-USER PANEL) WITHOUT PATENT-PENDING PROTECTION.