Web Resources
Affordable Housing Design Advisor
This Web site is designed to help the developers, sponsors, and users of affordable housing understand what constitutes quality design, why it is worth striving for, and how to achieve it in their own projects.
Building America
Building America is a Department of Energy program dedicated to improving the energy-efficiency of new and existing homes. They have built more than 30,000 homes, and frequently publish practical lessons from their hands-on experience.
- Hot-Humid Climate Best Practices Guide
This Building America guide details the best building practices for durable and energy-efficient construction that can save 30% on energy bills in the hot and humid climates of the south and southwestern United States.
- Hot-Dry and Mixed-Dry Climates Best Practices Guide
This Building America guide details the best building practices for durable and energy-efficient construction that can save 30% on energy bills in the hot-dry and mixed-dry climates of the southeast.
- Cold and Very-Cold Climates Best Practices Guide(pdf)
This Building America guide details the best building practices for durable and energy-efficient construction that can save 30% on energy bills in the cold and very-cold climates of the northern United States.
- Mixed-Climate Best Practices Guide(pdf)
This Building America guide details the best building practices for durable and energy-efficient construction that can save 30% on energy bills in the mixed-climate of the mid-atlantic and lower midwest.
- Building America Information Resources Search
This online library disseminates technical information, including guidebooks, fact sheets, and case studies, developed by the U.S. Department of Energy Building America program and its associated buildings projects. The publications in this database are presented as PDF files and can be searched according to subject categories or document type.
Journal of Construction Engineering, and Management
Published by ASCE, provides a communication arena for the exchange of ideas and knowledge on concerns in the construction industry.
Housing Policy Debate
Quarterly journal from Fanniemae provides insightful discussion and original research on a broad range of housing and community development issues.
Penn State University's PHRC News
Serves the housing industry in Pennsylvania by carrying out applied research and delivering education, training, and technology transfer.
Review & Comparison of Web- and Disk-based Tools for Residential Energy Analysis
An evaluation of 50 web-based residential calculators and 15 disk-based tools.
TECHNOLOGIES
Published by the Manufacture Housing Research Alliance to highlight the latest developments in manufactured housing.
Funding Resources
DOE's Invention and Innovation Program
Provides financial assistance for establishing technical performance and conducting early development of innovations and inventions.
Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR)
Joint program of NSF and several U.S. States and territories to promote the development of the States' science and technology resources through partnerships involving universities, industry, government, and the Federal R&D enterprise.
Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry (GOALI)
Initiative to synergize university-industry partnerships.
NSF-PATH Program Awards
The NSF is PATH's primary link to academic research. Partners with PATH to created the NSF-PATH Program Announcements.
The American Water Works Association Research Foundation RFPs
The AWWA Research Foundation solicited proposal process occurs annually between March and July. The foundation also accepts proposals through a Tailored Collaboration program and an Unsolicited Program.
California Energy Innovations Small Grant Program
Provides up to $80,000 to small businesses, non-profits, individuals, and academic institutions to conduct research that establishes the feasibility of new, innovative energy concepts. Grant application cutoff date: February 3, 2006.
Associations and Groups
Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA)
Advances the quality of architectural education.
American Institute of Architects (AIA)
Maintains and advances the science and art of architecture.
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
America's oldest national engineering society, representing more than 120,000 civil engineers worldwide.
Architectural Research Centers Consortium
Association of architectural research centers committed to the expansion of the research culture and a supporting infrastructure in architecture and related design disciplines.
Arizona State University Del E. Webb School of Construction
One of 37 accredited construction programs and one of two Schools of Construction in the country.
Building Energy Codes Research Program
An information resource for energy efficiency in the nation's buildings.
Building Research Council
Experts come together to help improve the state of the building environment.
Housing Education and Research Association
An organization that promotes new information on affordable and ecologically sound housing to students, educators, and consumers.
Civil Engineering Research Foundation (CERF)
Brings together diverse groups within the civil engineering community to facilitate, integrate, and coordinate common solutions to complex research challenges facing the design, construction, and environmental industries.
Environmental Design Research Association
Promotes the advancement and dissemination of environmental design research.
Manufactured Housing Research Alliance (MHRA)
Leading PATH research on manufactured homes.
Michigan State University: Housing Education and Research Center
Performs research and outreach in various aspects of traditional and factory-built housing in conjunction with the housing industry in Michigan and the Midwest.
NAHB Research Center
A wholly-owned subsidiary NAHB and a research and development leader in the home building industry.
National Consortium of Housing Research Centers
Consortium of universities that advance the practice of housing research as a science.
Penn State University: Pennsylvania Housing Research Center
Serves the housing industry in Pennsylvania by carrying out applied research and delivering education, training, and technology transfer.
University Leaders for a Sustainable Future
The mission of the Association of University Leaders for a Sustainable Future (ULSF) is to make sustainability a major focus of teaching, research, operations, and outreach at colleges and universities worldwide. The ULSF Web site links to resources for higher education such as campus assessment tools, curricula, and site operations plans.
University of Florida: Shimberg Center
Serves as facilitator that applies interdisciplinary approach to understanding housing affordability and to develop solutions.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University: Virginia Center for Housing Research
Performs research on a variety of housing issues.
Content updated on 11/15/2006
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