Case Study of the Regional Manufacturers' Participation in the Manufactured Housing RCDP (Residential Construction Demonstration Project).

Technical Report · Fri Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1989

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6979578· OSTI ID:6979578

Lee, A D; Harkreader, S A

The goal of the Residential Construction Demonstration Project (RCDP) is to develop reliable alternatives for building energy-efficient homes by (1) developing {hor ellipsis} conservation techniques and innovations; (2) examining (these) conservation techniques and innovations; {hor ellipsis} (and) (3) introducing the use of innovations which show potential to be reliable, cost effective, and marketable'' (WSEO 1987a). Manufactured housing was included in RCDP Cycle 2. Through manufacturer, dealer, and occupant incentives, the RCDP for manufactured housing encouraged participant manufactures to build homes meeting strict energy-efficiency requirements; 150 manufatured homes were built under the project. As specified under the project, these homes were built to Bonneville's Super GOOD CENTS (SGC) specifications to meet Model Conservation Standards (MCS) requirements. Three objectives for evaluating the Manufactured Housing innovation in RCDP are: provide a basis for characterizing and assessing the experiences of participating manufacturers; provide a basis for identifying the characteristics of the manufacturers and the program that affected the success of the manufactured housing RCDP; and identify potential technology transfer mechanisms. This report presents the findings in each of these areas. 5 refs.

• Research Organization: USDOE Bonneville Power Administration, Portland, OR (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/CE
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 6979578
• Report Number(s): DOE/BP-13795-23; ON: DE90010258
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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