Lifestyle 2000 House: Innovations in Concrete Masonry  The Lifestyle 2000 House was built by the NAHB Research Center in the NAHB National Research Home Park to test and demonstrate uses of innovative concrete masonry products in home building. The project focuses on the relationship of such products to energy conservation, productivity, utility integration, and reduced maintenance requirements in home construction.
The house and many of the masonry products used to build it were designed by the Product Development and Research Division of the National Concrete Masonry Association under the direction of Jorge Pardo, AIA. NCMA sponsored the construction of the house. The Lifestyle 2000 House book can be purchased through our publications department. A selected bibliography of articles written about the house is available. Further information on the innovative products and systems used in the Lifestyle 2000 House is available from Rapid Building Systems.
Lifestyle 2000 House Selected Bibliography - "New Home's Benefits are Concrete." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh, PA, June 18, 1995.
- "A Concrete Idea for Homes." Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, PA, March 19, 1995.
- "Homes Built for Tomorrow - Today." David Johnston, Good Cents, (Jul/Aug 1993): 14-17.
- "Demo House Showcases Concrete Masonry." Builder, (Nov. 1992): 36.
- "Lifestyle 2000 House Opens." Fine Homebuilding, Cross Section (Oct/Nov 1992): 104.
- "And Now, A House Termites Will Hate." USA Today, Washington, D.C., July 17, 1992.
- "Concrete Block Prototypes." by March s. Harriman, Architecture, (July 1992); 98-101.
- "Concrete Finds a Home." by Suzanne Kantra, Popular Science, (March 1992): 42.
- "Concrete Examples." by David A. Jones, Building, Builder, January 1992, p. 324. Consumer Connection 1992, Better Homes and Gardens, p. 19.
- "Prototype Masonry Home Nearing Completion." Civil Engineering, November 1991, pp. 18-19.
- "Demo homes: Masonry on Display." by Bruce Greenlaw, Fine Homebuilding, November 1991, p. 110.
- "New Foundation for Builders." Economy, Builder, August 1991, p. 28.
- "New Ways to Build with Masonry." Product Showcase, ENR, July 22, 1991, p. 60.
- "Building Blocks Grow Up." by Judith Anne Yeaple, Popular Science, June 1991, pp. 80-82, 108.
- "Concrete House Lays Foundation For The Future." by David Heinly, Technology Inside NAHB, Professional Builder, March 1990, p. 94.
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