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Proceedings of a Workshop to Review PATH Strategy, Operating Plan, and Performance Measures

Michael Cohn, Editor

Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment

Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences

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NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance.

This study was supported by Contract Number S5C5AAC0004 between the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the National Academy of Sciences. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the organizations or agencies that provided support for the project.

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Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Research Council. 2006. Proceedings of a Workshop to Review PATH Strategy, Operating Plan, and Performance Measures. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11661.
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THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES

Advisers to the Nation on Science, Engineering, and Medicine

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WORKSHOP PLANNING GROUP

MANUEL GONZALEZ, Chair,

KTGY Group, Inc., Santa Monica, California

MELVIN M. MARK,

Pennsylvania State University, State College

JOHN K. SPEAR, Architect/

Richwood Development Corporation, Houston, Texas

JORGE A. VANEGAS,

Texas A&M University, College Station

Staff

LYNDA L. STANLEY, Director,

Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment

MICHAEL D. COHN, Program Officer

DANA CAINES, Financial Associate

PAT WILLIAMS, Senior Project Assistant

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BOARD ON INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE CONSTRUCTED ENVIRONMENT

HENRY HATCH, Chair,

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (retired), Oakton, Virginia

MASSOUD AMIN,

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

REGINALD DesROCHES,

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta

DENNIS DUNNE, Consultant,

Scottsdale, Arizona

PAUL FISETTE,

University of Massachusetts, Amherst

LUCIA GARSYS,

Hillsborough County, Florida

WILLIAM HANSMIRE,

Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglas, San Francisco, California

THEODORE C. KENNEDY,

BE&K, Inc.

SUE McNEIL,

University of Delaware, Wilmington

DEREK PARKER,

Anshen+Allen, San Francisco, California

HENRY SCHWARTZ, JR.,

Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri

WILLIAM WALLACE,

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York

CRAIG ZIMRING,

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta

Staff

LYNDA STANLEY, Director

MICHAEL COHN, Program Officer

KEVIN M. LEWIS, Program Officer

DANA CAINES, Financial Associate

PAT WILLIAMS, Senior Project Assistant

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Preface

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) asked the National Research Council (NRC) to review and comment on its 2005 draft PATH Program Review and Strategy, Performance Metrics, and Operating Plan. A public-private initiative started in 1998, the Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH) is dedicated to accelerating the development and use of technologies that improve the quality, durability, energy efficiency, environmental performance, and affordability of housing in the United States.

To accomplish this task, the NRC established a planning group to conduct a one-day workshop. The workshop participants included the planning group and representatives of PATH’s diverse stakeholders. They discussed PATH’s proposed program goals and measures and provided suggestions for improving them. These workshop proceedings provide an edited, but inclusive, transcript of that discussion. The appendixes give details on project logistics and include a reprint of the draft PATH performance metrics and operating plan provided to the workshop participants as well as additional written comments received from participants after the workshop.

There was no attempt to develop consensus findings and recommendations. It is hoped nevertheless that the feedback provided by these proceedings will prove useful.

The NRC and the planning group recognize the contributions of the workshop participants and appreciate this opportunity to help guide the future of a program that is vital to improving the design, construction, and performance of American homes.

Manuel Gonzalez, Chair

Workshop Planning Group

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The National Research Council's (NRC's) involvement with the Partnership for Advancing

Technology in Housing (PATH) started in 2000 with a three-year review and assessment of the PATH program. The resulting report, Promoting Innovation: 2002 Assessment of the Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing, included a series of recommendations regarding the focus of the PATH program's goals and the performance measures used to manage the program and assess progress in its formative years. Subsequently, the Department

of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) asked the NRC to convene a workshop to assess PATH's most recent draft strategy, operating plan, and performance measures to determine their responsiveness to the recommendations in the 2002 Assessment and their suitability for guiding PATH into the future.

This report outlines the workshop discussions, which focused on the three major PATH goals. Workshop participants discussed possible strategies for improving communication among all the players in housing and housing innovation, and commented on a number of questions: Do the goals of the PATH program convey a clear idea of what PATH is trying to achieve? Are the performance measures effective in assessing progress toward the goals? Do the goals and measures provide an adequate indication of innovation in the housing industry? This report concludes with a discussion that focuses on the path forward and how the goals and performance measures could be improved to increase the probability of the success and growth of PATH.

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