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The Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing Year 2000 Progress Assessment of the PATH Program (2000) / Chapter Skim
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Introduction
Pages 7-9

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... PATH is an ambitious program that seeks to achieve many goals: improved durability of materials and components; reduced carbon emissions through reduced energy use; reduced water use; reduced construction waste; increased use of recycled, engineered, or alternative construction materials; increased use of renewable energy; improved disaster resistance; and improved safety for construction workers. The overarching goal of the program is to make housing more affordable.
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... other Executive Branch agencies, as well as state anct local governments, and the private sector. The 14 members of the committee have expertise in housing design and construction processes, manufactured housing, social impacts of the built environment, sustainable building technologies, residential energy management, material performance and durability, recycled and engineered construction products, safety of the construction workplace, disaster resistance of housing, product certification, residential building codes, and program evaluation and performance measurement.
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... Chapter 2 is a discussion of the need for the PATH Program; Chapter 3 is a review and assessment ofthe PATH goals and objectives; Chapter 4 is a discussion ofthe organization of the program and the management structure; and Chapter 5 addresses implementation issues and presents the committee's observations and recommendations regarding program implementation to date. Committee biographies, a list of presentations to the committee, and some historical case studies of the diffusion of housing technologies based on the knowledge and experience of committee members are included in the appendixes.
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