Small homebuilders, including general contractors and specialty subcontractors, can profit from applying project management techniques to control their operations. This paper includes the basic tasks required to construct a single-family home and the logical relationships between those tasks. The template may be used strictly for training or to develop custom...
Microsoft Project provides several built-in templates you may find useful when starting a new project. A good example is the residential construction template, which includes the basic tasks required to construct a single-family home and the logical relationships between those tasks. The template may be used strictly for training or...
North American structural wood panel (plywood and oriented strand board, or OSB) production is expected to total 40.9 billion square feet (3/8-inch basis) this year, essentially the same as in 2003, according to the latest annual forecast by APA?The Engineered Wood Association. The outlook is based on the expectation that...
This paper gives a brief forecast along with statistical analysis about Residential construction. Economists appear to agree that residential construction is going to maintain its historical high levels, at least for the first half of 2004, but cool in terms of growth for the year. As the economic recovery finally...
For decades, chromated copper arsenate CCA was the primary preservative for treated wood used in residential construction. However, recent label changes submitted by CCA registrants will withdraw CCA from most residential applications. This action has increased interest in arsenic-free preservative systems that have been standardized by the American Wood Preservers...
During the third calendar quarter of 2003, housing and especially the U.S. economy realized excellent performances and better than expected results. Since then, various measures of the economy have continued to be strong although not as robust as in the September quarter and residential construction has continued to exceed expectations....
Rigidified inflatable structures RIS, previously used and tested in space technology applications, are of potential interest to residential construction. This paper examines RIS technology is examined and considers the case of a single, exterior wall subjected to wind and roof load. A design approach for RIS technology in residential construction...
Builders who have combined insulating concrete forms and cold-formed steel framing in homes complain of a lack of information on making the connections. This publication is intended to alleviate these problems by providing construction details and schedules for the connection of cold-formed steel frame walls, floor decks, and roofs to...
This article extends earlier research on the predictability of residential construction activity in regional housing markets. This category of forecasts is used in numerous banking, government, utility, and retail applications. To analyze forecast accuracy, quarterly frequency data are assembled from previously published econometric forecasts for Florida and its six largest...
This paper explores parallels in field information processes in two different construction sectors and operational domains, i.e. field supervision in residential construction and bridge and structure inspections. The work presented in this paper represents the first stage of a multi- stage project that will result in the integration of hand-held...
This paper explains the various services and remedies available to customers of licensed contractors. It reviews the procedures involved in filing a complaint with Arizona Registrar of Contractors, such as the role of the inspector, the purpose of a job site inspection, how an administrative hearing is conducted and how...
Most homeowners have a limited knowledge about the construction business. Contracting is a business that should be approached with the same attitude of "Buyer Beware" that would be applied in other business dealings. This booklet has been prepared to guide those who are preparing to undertake a home construction project...
With the increase and instability in lumber prices over the last few years, alternative framing materials are becoming more cost-effective; in fact, some are even beginning to compete with dimensional lumber. Despite this impetus, it is not clear how the application of alternative materials compares with wood. This report is...
This report assists in establishing research priorities for structural performance of light-frame residential construction and it can be considered a part of the overall PATH Road mapping effort. In July 2001, representatives from universities, trade associations, product manufacturers, and the government met to identify critical R&D needs for structural performance...
Insulating Concrete Forms ICFs represent a category of building product that is receiving greater attention among builders. This document focuses on the provisions for Seismic Design Categories C and D (Seismic Zones 3 and 4). Wall construction requirements utilizing Grade 60 reinforcing steel and concrete mixes with selected compressive strengths...
The focus of this study is on wood-frame (light-frame) residential structures built using nominal 2-by framing lumber, structural sheathing, and nail fasteners-materials most commonly used. This study attempts to quantify the "experience" of conventional residential construction in terms of modern concepts of reliability as used in the development of engineering...
Through several studies of ICF construction costs, it has been determined that using ICF wall construction generally adds about 3 to 5 percent to the total purchase price of a typical wood-frame home and land (about 5 to 10 percent of the house construction cost). This guide discusses several benefits...
Researchers had laid out five areas that best contained the possibility of transforming the construction site: production integration, operations integration, performance integration, information integration, and physical integration. Of these five, HUD chose to first explore "information integration" in order to see how information exchanges, relationships, and mechanisms shaped construction operations....
The efficient use of shear walls in residential construction subjected to wind and seismic loading is of great interest to designers and builders of homes in high hazard areas of the United States. Shear walls are the primary lateral force resisting system in residential construction. There has been considerable research...
This paper addresses panelized systems in residential construction. PATH is a public-private partnership that was created to improve new and existing American homes in several important ways between now and the year 2010. The objective of PATH technology road mapping is to identify potential technologies that can, in combination, allow...
