AzPATH-A Partnership for Housing Innovation in Arizona

0090559巴什福德该奖项授予亚利桑那州立大学，以支持下文所述的活动36个月。该提案是应创新伙伴计划征集(NSF 0082)的要求提交的。合作伙伴是亚利桑那州立大学；住房技术进步伙伴关系；亚利桑那州中部住宅建筑协会；Del Webb公司；Pulte Home；Eagle Home；Trend Home；Maracay Home；Gateway社区学院。建议的活动合作伙伴正在做以下工作：确定住宅建筑商面临的挑战，其中技术可以显著改变流程；确定应对挑战的技术；研究新材料、产品和工艺(特别是在制造可以降低成本和提高质量的领域)；房屋建造的建模和模拟；开发应用它们的原型和工作技术；教育/培训劳动力使用开发的新建筑技术。预期的创新住房是美国错过创新革命的行业。这个行业非常成熟，而且极其分散，这使得创新非常困难。拟议的创新活动包括研究和管理计划，以纳入新材料，具有明显的经济和质量控制效益的制造实践，培训熟练的工匠，节能，以及修改建筑法规，可以使房屋建筑业现代化，为美国经济节省大量资金。潜在的经济影响可能产生以下经济影响：到2010年，新住宅的耐用性提高50%，维护成本降低50%；到2010年，新住宅的成本降低20%；能源成本降低50%；建筑工人的安全增加。住房行业是国家经济的巨大推动力。潜在的社会影响通过商会活动和Gateway社区学院积极招募拉美裔美国人，将有助于为这一群体提供参与该计划的机会。负担得起和可维护的住房将为所有美国人提供明显的好处，特别是能够负担得起定制住房的美国人。

0090559 Bashford This award is to Arizona State University to support the activity described below for 36 months. The proposal was submitted in response to the Partnerships for Innovation Program Solicitation (NSF 0082).PartnersThe partners are Arizona State University; Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing; Home Building Association in Central Arizona; Del Webb Corporation; Pulte Homes; Eagle Homes; Trend Homes; Maracay Homes; Gateway Community College.Proposed ActivitiesThe partners are doing the following: identification of challenges faced by home builders where technology could change the process significantly; identification of technologies to address the challenges; research on new materials, products, and processes (especially where manufacturing can lower cost and increase quality); modeling and simulation of home construction; develop prototypes and work techniques to apply them; education/training of a workforce to use the new building technology developed.Proposed InnovationHousing is the industry that missed the innovation revolution in America. The industry is mature and extremely fragmented, making innovation very difficult. The proposed innovation activities include research and a management plan to incorporate new materials, manufacturing practice with obvious economic and quality control benefits, training of skilled craftsmen, energy savings, and modification of building codes could modernize the house construction industry with enormous savings for the US economy.Potential Economic ImpactThe following economic impacts are likely: improve durability and reduce maintenance costs for new homes by 50% by 2010; reduce cost of new homes by 20% by 2010; reduce energy costs by 50%; increased safety of construction workers. The housing industry is a huge driver in the national economy.Potential Societal ImpactActive recruitment of Hispanics through chamber of commerce activities and Gateway Community College will help provide opportunity for this group to participate in the program. Affordable and maintainable housing will provide obvious benefits to all Americans, especially Americans who can afford custom homes.