Residential Panels Benchmark Requirements (September
2004, 132p)
This Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing research
identifies the panelized wall systems currently available
in the U.S. and international markets. The report describes
their technical specifications, how they perform, and in what
applications they are most used. The standard performance
criteria that all panelized wall systems need to meet in order
to integrate with existing methods of construction are described.
The three areas within the wall panel market that were the
focus of the research were systems types, code compliance,
and performance measures. Research efforts included the development
of a panelized system matrix, descriptions of various panel
types, performance measures inherent in panelized systems,
and areas of code compliance in panelized systems. The study
concludes with a “Future Strategies Report,” based
on the research, on what direction HUD should take with future
research into panelized systems.
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