PALO ALTO, CA – Houzz created Houzz Affiliation Badges to share with the industry’s leading trade associations, nonprofits and academic institutions. The badges give home building, remodeling and design professionals on Houzz the ability to places badges on their profiles highlighting their affiliations with organizations and academic institutions.

The badges provide the partner organization greater awareness among the Houzz community.

“Houzz has transformed the home remodeling and design industry by connecting people with an incredibly diverse group of home improvement professionals, brands and industry organizations, from the hyper-local, to the national and even global,” said Liza Hausman, vice president of community at Houzz. “Houzz Affiliation Badges enhance this ecosystem by providing a way for industry organizations and schools, as well as their members, to more deeply engage and educate the Houzz community and build their brands.”

Launch partners for Houzz Affiliation Badges include national trade associations, local trade association chapters, design schools and nonprofits.