[IMAGE: Sample Builder Experience Scorecard]The Builder's Experience

Please note that the scorecard shown here is only an example. The scorecard in each case study will be unique.

Installation
The rating reflects the experience of the profiled builder. Your mileage may vary, depending upon your experience level as compared with our builder.

Construction Speed
Everything, as they say, is relative. This measures our builder's speed with the technology as compared to his typical construction cycle.

Cost Effectiveness
The score may tell you something about the builder's motivation for using the technology. One scored as highly cost effective speaks for itself. A technology with no net impact on cost effectiveness is likely attractive to our builder on some basis other than cost. Enhanced quality is the likely alternative.

Return on Investment
If the builder comes out even--or ahead--on the first job, the return is immediate. If he had to invest in retraining his crew, or buying new equipment, he's likely to report having to wait awhile for the payoff.

Competitive Edge
What kind of impact has the technology in question had on the builder's standing among his competitors? Some will vault you ahead of the pack; others may deliver their value in other ways.

Homeowner Interest
Is this the kind of thing a homeowner will get excited about? Maybe even become an advocate, jumping in to help on any approval snags you run into? Will they brag about it to their neighbors? Or do they nod vacantly?

Challenges

What's life without them? Read through the case study to learn more about the builder's experience with them, and how they were overcome.

PATH Attributes

PATH values technologies for their strengths in seven key areas: affordability, energy efficiency, quality/durability, ease of maintenance, disaster resistance, environmental performance and safety (from air quality to construction safety issues). To be noted for excellence in one or more of these areas, the technology or practice must offer a solution superior to the standard offerings on the market. Learn more about the technology's performance in its profile on the PATH Technology Inventory.

Builder Type

Small builder: less than 20 homes per year
Medium builder: 21-99 homes
Large builder: 100+ homes