Technology Roadmapping For Manufactured
Housing(July 2003, 43p.)
This document, Technology Roadmapping for Manufactured Housing,
is one in a series of technology roadmaps created to serve
as guides to help the housing industry make decisions about
research and development investments.
The Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH),
administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development,
is focused on improving the affordability and value of new
and existing homes. Through public and private efforts, PATH
is working to improve affordability, energy efficiency, environmental
impact, quality, durability and maintenance, hazard mitigation,
and labor safety. To accomplish this, PATH has identified
research and established priorities for technology development
that will enable the home building industry to work toward
the PATH mission. This priority setting process, known as
"Roadmapping," has brought together many industry
stakeholders, including home manufacturers, retailers, builders,
remodelers, community owners and managers, trade contractors,
material and product suppliers, financial industry representatives,
codes and standards officials, power suppliers and public
agencies. To date, the group's work has led to the development
of four technology roadmaps: Technology Roadmapping for
Manufactured Housing, Information Technology to Accelerate
and Streamline Home Building, Advanced Panelized Construction,
and Whole House and Building Process Redesign.
This document focuses specifically on manufactured housing.
The Roadmap offers a vision of how the factory built housing
industry, already the nation's primary supplier of affordable
homes, will continue to create and apply new technologies
that increase home value and performance. The document summarizes
the situation today, describes major industry challenges and
opportunities, and suggests activities and milestones that
will lead to the fulfillment of the vision.
Backed by a robust program of research responsive to the
nation's future housing needs, the manufactured home building
industry will continue to play a key role in providing affordable,
durable housing for America's families.
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