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Getting
Building
Technology
Accepted
Developing
and Deploying
New Building
Technologies
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About the Partnership for Advancing
Technology in Housing
The Partnership for Advancing Technology in ■ Developing new housing technologies (research
Housing (PATH) is a publicprivate partnership creat and development).
ed to add value to and increase the affordability of ■ Disseminating information about new and
housing through technology. PATH examines the existing housing technologies (information
elated to technol
issues and institutional problems r and outreach).
ogy development in the housing industry and cre
fective solutions to improve the ■ Studying and establishing programs for sustained
ates viable, costef
rate of change. PATH partners include the major housing technology development and market
research and housing agencies in the Federal acceptance (planning and barriers analysis).
Government; leaders in the manufacturing of home ess every
PATH has created special activities to addr
building products; innovators in the homebuilding step taken toward acceptance of a new technology
chers from diverse
and contracting industry; resear by the homebuilding industry. For more information,
ficials from insurance, financial,
backgrounds; and of visit PATH at www.pathnet.org.
and regulatory groups in housing and construction.
eaching goals for the quality,
PATH has adopted farr
durability, environmental impact, energy efficiency,
affordability, and disaster risk of America’s homes.
PATH’s partners contribute to this vision by:
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Getting
Building
Technology
Accepted
Developing
and Deploying
New Building
Technologies
Prepared for the
Partnership for Advancing
Technology in Housing
Prepared by the
National Evaluation Service, Inc.
November 2002
Disclaimer
The contents of this report are the views of the contractor
and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development or
the U.S. Government.
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