Housing and Urban Development's Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing, a program that promotes information about environmentally friendly design, said there is a lot of reluctance in the home-building industry to embrace green design.
He is past president of the Housing Education and Research Association and has served on the Scientific Advisory Board for the National Foundation for Environmental Education, the advisory board for the Center for a Sustainable Economy, and the National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council's Committee for Oversight and Assessment of the Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing.
Designated a showcase home for the federal Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing initiative announced by President Clinton in 1998, the home is designed to reduce energy consumption, improve indoor air quality and have all the wiring meet the requirement for the new information age, all the while keeping its occupants comfortable.
That is the Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing, a coalition of government agencies and housing-industry players whose goal is to promote new technologies that would improve the affordability and value of new and existing homes.
TM), a provider of intelligent energy management (IEM) appliances, today announced that it is featured in the Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH) Technology Inventory, which provides practical information on innovative construction products and practices that can improve housing performance.
The administration estimates that its efficiency program, the Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing, could reduce energy costs by $11 billion annually by 2010 and cut carbon emissions by nearly 24 million tons.
This 2,565-square-foot, three-bedroom, two-bath home overflows with high end customization in addition to the more than 15 safety technologies approved by the Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH).
