A Guide for Home Builders, Affordable Residential Construction

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Affordable Residential Construction, Volume IIA Guide for Home Builders,Joint Venture for Affordable Housing Prepared for: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Innovative Technology and Special Projects DivisionBy: NAHB National Research Center 400 Prince Georges Ctr. Blvd. Upper Marlboro, Md. 20772 July 1987Foreword For years the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), and the NAHB National Research Center (formerly the NAHB Research Foundation, Inc.) have been searching for solutions to the rising cost of housing. This guide contains methods to reduce costs in most phases of direct construction of the house itself. Cost-saving land use and development techniques and streamlined processing procedures are presented in a companion manual. The manual is organized along the lines of how a house is built starting with design, then footings and foundations, floors, walls, etc. Each section contains a general discussion of the topic followed by specific cost-saving innovations, and then JVAH case study experiences.TABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTION HOUSE AND LOT DESIGN FOOTINGS AND FOUNDATIONS WOOD FRAME FLOORS WALLS AND PARTITIONS FIREWALLS ROOF FRAMING PLUMBING ELECTRICAL HEATING, VENTILATlON, AND AIR CONDITIONING BUSINESS/MARKETING REFERENCES APPENDIX I