The Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH) has identified
research and established priorities for technology development that
will help the home building industry work towards PATH's mission to
improve the affordability and value of America's homes through technology.
Throughout the last year industry stakeholders-including builders, remodeling
professionals, trade contractors, and public sector sponsors of research
and development-have been participating in a series of meetings to set
research priorities called "Roadmapping." Each Technology
Roadmap identifies a set of goals within a specified topic area, outlines
steps to achieve those goals, suggests timelines for research, estimates
costs, and identifies possible funding sources. Highlights from the
four Technology Roadmaps produced to date are described in the following
articles. By addressing these issues through research, the home building
industry will continue to play a key role in providing affordable, durable
housing for America's families.
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