Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-01-22
CHEAPER AND MORE
DURABLE HOMES, PLAN
Cities May Be Asked To Adopi
Revised Code OF Building
Requirements
REPORT OF COMMITTEE

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. Jan. 81
Cheaper and nsse durable homes for
the American people is the object or a
report made public today Ly the
Building Code Committee OF the De-
partment Of Commerce. The commit
tee was appointed by Secretary
Hoover TO Investigate building prac-
tice and code requirements IN the
United States and TO prepare standard
building regulations based on the
latest and best information which
might be recommended to cities and
States adopting or revising building
codes
Secretary Hoover characterized the
report Of the committee. which deals
particularly with one and two-family
dwellings, as having a value far be
yond any similar work undertaken &c
date.Y
Substantial Home Az Minimum cost
The committee has recommended In
its report the minimum requirements
which II believes should be enforced
by cities In their building codes for
one and two-family houses and in an
appendix discusses good practice IN
small house construction. The one
hundred page printed report now
made available at a nominal price to
all interested In better and more eco
nomical housing construction, by the
Department OF Commerce, not only
presents a model ordinance which
cities may adopt, but serves as a guide
to all those interested IN showing
where to save and where TO spend in
order to obtain safe, substantial and
durable house at a minimum cost.
WIN Mean Savings, Says Hoover
In letter of Acknowledgements adj
dressed to Ira H. Woolson. chairman
of the Building Code Committee.
Secretary Hoover states:
II am confident that the generous
and voluntary contribution OF time
and energy which you and your col
leagues have given to this work will
result not only in very appreciahle
money saving to millions Of Ameri-
can families, but that it will have a
positive influence toward better hous-
ing that cannot be counted in dollars.
Tnis report has been built up by
cooperation OF the government and
the public, which | feel will appeal to
everyone. The committee itself rep
rosents the great voluntary organiza-
tions most interested in public serv-
ice in this direction. but beyond this
YOU have consulted with many other
associations and you have submitted
the report in it's preliminary form 70
over 900 municipal officials. archi-
tects. engineers. officials OF trade as
sociations. and Incorporated their
criticisms into its final form. I be-
lieve this method of intellectual legis-
lation is unique and gives the report
a value far beyond any similar. work
undertaken TO date.
II join with you in the belief that it
win lie helpful not only through prac-
teal use by municipalities in bufd-
Aht toNCH anu kICdtoi
uniformits in codes throughout the
country. but that with its appendix it
will prove directly useful to owners
and builders of dwellings gener-
ally. ="
Building Code Committee
The Building Code Committee in
cludes representatives of the principa
architectural, engineering and other
interested professional societies and
was constituted as follows
Ira H. Woolson. chairman, Consult
ing Engineer, National Board Of Firs
Underwriters. New York. N. VI Ed.
win III Brown. Architect, Minneapolis
Minnesota: William X. HIATT. Profess
sor OF Civil Engineering. Purdue Uni
versity, Lafayette. Ind: Rudolph p
Miller, formerly Superintendent OF
Buildings. New York. N. Y; John A
Newlin. in charge Of section OF timber
mechanics III 8 EnreSt Products