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Contain Construction and Lifecycle Costs
Websites
The American Planning Association (APA) is a non-profit
public interest and research organization focusing on urban and rural
planning issues. The APA Policy Guide on Factory Built Housing addresses
manufactured housing with a second section, to be developed, on modular
housing.
http://www.planning.org/govt/policyguide/facthous.htm
(September 20, 2001).
The Green Building Discussion Group is an electronic mailing
list dedicated to green building, including a variety of indoor environment
issues. The list is co-sponsored by Oikos, Environmental Building News,
and the Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology (CREST).
http://oikos.com/resources/maillist.html
(September 20, 2001).
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Research Center
was founded in 1964 as a not-for-profit subsidiary of the NAHB. The Research
Center updates U.S. homebuilders with regard to new technology and changing
needs through their programs, including testing and certification of building
products.
http://www.nahbrc.org (September 20,
2001).
The Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH)
is a public/private sector initiative which seeks to expand the development
and utilization of new technologies in order to make American homes more
energy-efficient and environmentally friendly, stronger, safer and more
durable.
http://www.pathnet.org (September
20, 2001).
The U.S. Department of Energy (US DOE), Office of Building
Technology, State and Community Programs (BTS) offers numerous programs,
either directly or through grant or incentive programs, to assist developers
in incorporating energy and resource efficiency. An example of one such
program is the Partnership for Affordable Housing, which works with local
communities and neighborhood organizations to bring energy conservation
concepts to community-based efforts.
http://www.eren.doe.gov/buildings
(September 20, 2001).
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Periodicals
Environmental Building News. Alex Wilson and Nadav Malin, eds.
Brattleboro, VT. This monthly newsletter features reviews and articles
on all aspects of environmentally sus-tainable design and construction.
Home Energy. Alan Meier, ed. Berkeley, CA. Energy Auditor &
Retrofitter, Inc. This bi-monthly residential energy conservation magazine,
published by a non-profit organization, provides information on energy
efficiency, indoor air quality, weatherization, and energy inspection.
The primary audiences are energy inspectors and weatherization professionals.
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Publications
Brand, Stewart. 1994. How buildings learn. New York, NY: Viking.
Cammalleri, Vince. 1997. Cost reduction through prefabrication: a design
approach. Open House International 22, 4: 25-30.
Chandler, Howard M. and Mewis, Robert W., eds. 2000. Means residential
cost data, 2001. Kingston, MA: Means Company, Inc.
Edminster, Ann, and Yassa, Sami. 1998. Efficient wood use in residential
construction. New York, NY: National Resources Defense Council.
Friedman, Avi. 2001. The Grow Home. Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen's
University Press.
Friedman, Avi; Krawitz, David; Frechette, Jasmin S.; Bilimoria, Cyrus;
and Raphael, Doug. 1997. The next home: affordability through flexibility
and choice. Open House International 22, 4: 59-64.
Garner, Chad; Nowak, Mark; and Yost, Peter. 1999. A builder's guide
to marketable, affordable, durable, entry-level homes to last. Rockville,
MD: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Karlenzig, Warren. Summer 1999. A blueprint for greening affordable
housing. Santa Monica, CA: Global Green USA.
Kendell, Peter. 2000. Residential open building. Muncie, IN:
Housing Futures Institute, Ball State University.
National Association of Home Builders Research Center. 2000. Cost
effective home building. Rockville, MD: Prepared for the U.S. Housing
and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.
National Association of Home Builders Research Center. 2000. Home
builder's guide to manufactured housing. Rockville, MD: Prepared for
the U.S. Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and
Research.
National Association of Home Builders Research Center. 2000. Reducing
home building costs with OVE design and construction. Upper Marlboro,
MD.
Rybczynski, Witold; Avi Friedman; Susan Ross; and Vince Cammalleri.
1997. The grow home: from inception to implementation. Open House International
22, 4: 20-24.
Sanders, Welford. July 1998. Manufactured housing: regulation, design
innovations, and development options. Planning Advisory Service Report
No. 478. Chicago: American Planning Association.
Sanders, Welford. April 1993. Manufactured housing site development
guide. Planning Advisory Service Report No. 445. Chicago: American
Planning Association.
Wilson, Alex. January 2000. Building materials: what makes a product
green. Environmental Building News 9, 1: 1, 10-14.
Yagi, Koji, ed. September 1993. Renovation by open building system.
Process Architecture 112.
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