Affordable Residential Construction, Volume II
A Guide for Home Builders,
Joint Venture for Affordable Housing Prepared for: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Innovative Technology and Special Projects Division
By: NAHB National Research Center
400 Prince Georges Ctr. Blvd.
Upper Marlboro, Md. 20772
July 1987
Foreword
For years the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), and the NAHB National Research Center (formerly the NAHB Research Foundation, Inc.) have been searching for solutions to the rising cost of housing.
This guide contains methods to reduce costs in most phases of direct construction of the house itself. Cost-saving land use and development techniques and streamlined processing procedures are presented in a companion manual.
The manual is organized along the lines of how a house is built starting with design, then footings and foundations, floors, walls, etc. Each section contains a general discussion of the topic followed by specific cost-saving innovations, and then JVAH case study experiences.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
HOUSE AND LOT DESIGN
FOOTINGS AND FOUNDATIONS
WOOD FRAME FLOORS
WALLS AND PARTITIONS
FIREWALLS
ROOF FRAMING
PLUMBING
ELECTRICAL
HEATING, VENTILATlON,
AND AIR CONDITIONING
BUSINESS/MARKETING
REFERENCES
APPENDIX I