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8 Discussion of PATH Goal III--Advance Housing Technologies Research and Foster Development of New Technology
Pages 38-43

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... and PATH to develop a research agenda and a February 2004 conference of NSF-PATH researchers and members of the NCHRC. The agenda focused on basic or fundamental research (as opposed to applied research)
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From page 39...
... DR. O'BRIEN: Research for the development of materials and technologically advanced products can come from industry, but R&D for improved, more efficient processes and policies needs to come from another source, such as PATHfor example, the PATH-sponsored study at Virginia Tech on the innovation process.
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From page 40...
... Sometimes they can initiate programs with local extension services or local universities that have a funding source such as PATH. The critical mass of housing researchers will likely dwindle without federal funding support.
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... I am the director of FIATECH, which was referenced earlier as a possible model for PATH. FIATECH is a consortium of owners, operators, contractors, suppliers, research organizations, and a few academic organizations that pool their resources to address capital construction issues of mutual concern that have a technology solution.
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... This is an example of demand pull determining research priorities, because the building industry needed to adapt to changing conditions to survive. If PATH can determine what that demand is, then it can sponsor research that can have an immediate effect on the housing industry, whether it is energy, materials, or processes.
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... MR. CHAPMAN: The NAHB spends most of its money and effort lobbying Congress about tax and budget issues that affect the business climate for builders.
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