Promoting innovation : 2002 assessment of the partnership for advancing technology in housing / Committee for Review and Assessment of the Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing, Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee for Oversight and Assessment of the Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing.

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing--Evaluation.

Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing.

Dwellings--Technological innovations--United States.

Dwellings.

Dwellings--Design and construction--Technological innovations--United States.

Construction industry--Research--United States.

Construction industry.

Housing--United States.

Housing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (75 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Research Council, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The application of technology to housing design, construction, and operation offers opportunities for improving affordability, energy efficiency, comfort, safety, and convenience for consumers. New technologies and production processes could help resolve serious problems facing housing producers, including labor shortages, interruptions due to inclement weather, quality control, and theft and vandalism losses. However, it is generally believed that realizing these benefits on a broad scale is considerably hindered by characteristics of the housing industry that inhibit the development and diffusion of innovations. The Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH) supports activities to address issues that are perceived by the industry to be the primary causes of the problems, i.e., barriers to innovation, lack of accessible information, and insufficient research and development (R&D) (NAHBRC, 1998). PATH was initiated in 1998 when Congress appropriated funds for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to begin implementing the concept, which was created by the National Science and Technology Council Construction and Building Subcommittee (NSTC C&B). At the request of HUD, the National Research Council (NRC) assembled a panel of experts as the Committee for Review and Assessment of the Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing under the NRC Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment. The committee was asked to assess how well PATH is achieving its many program objectives to expand the development and utilization of new technologies in the U.S. housing industry. The committee has approached evaluation of the program as an exercise that also provides direction for PATH's future improvement.

Contents:

Front Matter

Acknowledgment of Reviewers

Contents

Acronyms and Abbreviations

Executive Summary

1 Introduction

2 Evolution of PATH

3 PATH's Approach to Advancing Housing Technology

4 2002 Assessment of PATH

5 Process for Long-Term Assessment and Program Improvement

A Biographical Sketches of Committee Members

B Statement of Task

C Presentations to the Committee

D Summary of Previous Reports

E Assessment Questions and Performance Targets.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610179923

9780309168076

0309168074

9781280179921

1280179929

9780309512664

0309512662

OCLC:

70771025