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in this interim letter report the committee assesses progress made toward implementing the recommendations given in its 2000 assessment report to the extent that these recommendations continue to apply to an evolving program, and it mentions some of the achievements of the PATH program during 2001. This 2001 assessment is based on information presented at meetings conducted in March and August 2001.
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This change has not eliminated interagency cooperation but has reduced the involvement of other federal programs in the day-to-day management of the PATH program, an outcome the committee believes has helped to differentiate PATH from other ongoing federal programs as recommended by the 2000 assessment report. The committee does believe, however, that formal coordination of related federal programs is valuable and that a means to facilitate communication among agencies, such as the FAWG, should be resumed, but with a new focus on the PATH program's revised strategic goals and objectives.
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Program Goals The committee noted in its 2000 assessment report that although the goals established for PATH at its inception were laudable targets for increasing the affordability' quality, and livability of American housing, the goals were overly broad and ambitious, were difficult to measure, combined unrelated and possibly conflicting issues, and were influencer! by many factors other than technology.
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Technology Evaluation PATH Field Evaluations provide preliminary assessments and market entry points for PATH-identified technologies to encourage adoption and acceptance by the homebuilding industry. Technology Performance and Market Penetration PATH Demonstration Sites and National Pilots provide a platform for testing and evaluation of innovative housing technologies.
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Technology Roadmapping PATH's Technology Roadmap workshops have identified and are building resources for developing—three primary areas on which to focus energy and effort in the housing industry. Technology Forecasting PATH keeps the homebuilding industry informed of global technological changes by monitoring relevant sectors and forecasting potential applications.
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The top five home builders construct more than ~ 00,000 homes annually. The committee believes that a partnership in ongoing market research with builders whose volume of home sales is large could expedite the research on both the builders' and consumers' perceptions of new technologies and assist in disseminating information on the successes of new technologies and processes.
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Although the committee recognizes the value of private industry partners in achieving PATH goals, it believes that care should be taken to ensure that the information provided is unbiased and that the Internet sites are seen as representing impartial parties with no stake in the success of a particular product. The committee views information dissemination as a key to the removal of barriers to technology diffusion.
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PATH partnerships with housing programs in university-based cooperative extension services could help disseminate information to governmental bodies as well as builders and consumers. The procedures used by states and local building code officials in the acceptance of new and innovative technologies are critical to technology diffusion in the housing market.
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The committee notes that PATH has already had a significant impact on research on technology for housing. The research objectives dealing with forecasting, roadmapping, post-commercialization evaluation, and long-term analysis of specific technologies are helping to focus the direction of future research endeavors of private partners such as the National Association of Homebuilders Research Center, Manufactured Housing Research Alliance, and North American Steel Framing Alliance.
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Committee for the Oversight and Assessment of PATH Attachments Statement of Task Year 2000 Progress Assessment of the PATH Program Recommendations · PATH 2001 Strategic Plan 10
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