Baseline measures for improving housing durability
By: Robert E. Chapman and Christine A. Izzo.
Contributors: Izzo, Christine A.; Building and Fire Research Laboratory (U.S.). Office of Applied Economics.; United States. Dept. of Bousing and Urban Development. Office of Policy Development and Research.; Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing.; National Institute of Standards and Technology (U.S.)
Series: NISTIR -- 6870.
Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Technology Administration, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Gaithersburg, MD
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 102
Subjects: House construction -- Specifications -- United States.; House construction -- Technological innovations -- United States.; Housing -- Costs -- United States.; Construction industry -- Costs -- United States.; Construction industry -- Statistics -- United States.; Housing policy -- United States.
Genres: Specifications; Statistics
Description: A study conducted by the Office of Applied Economics of the Building and Fire Research Laboratory at NIST examines construction industry data for a consistent set of baseline measures to evaluate progess toward improved housing durabilty to meet the objectives of the Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH).
Notes: "Sponsored by: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Building and Fire Research Laboratory and Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research."

"September 2002."

Shipping list no.: 2003-0057-M.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-102).

Also available via Internet from the NIST web site. Address as of 12/10/03: http://fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/build02/PDF/b02159.pdf; current access is available via PURL.

Microfiche. [Washington, D.C.] : Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 2002. 2 microfiches : negative.