Scott Turner: “There was 78% reduction in the number of builders that were…”

“When they adopted this, the IECC, I think it was in 2023, for the first three months, there were no new home starts. There was a 22% decrease in permits pool for new construction. There was 78% reduction in the number of builders that were in Kansas City. So you think about that in the market where we need affordable housing, we need workforce housing and you have a reduction in the permits pool, you have no new home starts in three months for the first three months.” (08:16–08:23)

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