Proceedings of a Workshop to Review PATH Strategy, Operating Plan, and Performance Measures (2006)
Chapter: Front Matter
Proceedings of a Workshop to Review PATH Strategy, Operating Plan, and Performance Measures
Michael Cohn, Editor
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NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance.
This study was supported by Contract Number S5C5AAC0004 between the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the National Academy of Sciences. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the organizations or agencies that provided support for the project.
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WORKSHOP PLANNING GROUP
MANUEL GONZALEZ, Chair,
KTGY Group, Inc., Santa Monica, California
MELVIN M. MARK,
Pennsylvania State University, State College
JOHN K. SPEAR, Architect/
Richwood Development Corporation, Houston, Texas
JORGE A. VANEGAS,
Texas A&M University, College Station
Staff
LYNDA L. STANLEY, Director,
Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment
MICHAEL D. COHN, Program Officer
DANA CAINES, Financial Associate
PAT WILLIAMS, Senior Project Assistant
BOARD ON INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE CONSTRUCTED ENVIRONMENT
HENRY HATCH, Chair,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (retired), Oakton, Virginia
MASSOUD AMIN,
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
REGINALD DesROCHES,
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta
DENNIS DUNNE, Consultant,
Scottsdale, Arizona
PAUL FISETTE,
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
LUCIA GARSYS,
Hillsborough County, Florida
WILLIAM HANSMIRE,
Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglas, San Francisco, California
THEODORE C. KENNEDY,
BE&K, Inc.
SUE McNEIL,
University of Delaware, Wilmington
DEREK PARKER,
Anshen+Allen, San Francisco, California
HENRY SCHWARTZ, JR.,
Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
WILLIAM WALLACE,
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York
CRAIG ZIMRING,
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta
Staff
LYNDA STANLEY, Director
MICHAEL COHN, Program Officer
KEVIN M. LEWIS, Program Officer
DANA CAINES, Financial Associate
PAT WILLIAMS, Senior Project Assistant
Preface
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) asked the National Research Council (NRC) to review and comment on its 2005 draft PATH Program Review and Strategy, Performance Metrics, and Operating Plan. A public-private initiative started in 1998, the Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH) is dedicated to accelerating the development and use of technologies that improve the quality, durability, energy efficiency, environmental performance, and affordability of housing in the United States.
To accomplish this task, the NRC established a planning group to conduct a one-day workshop. The workshop participants included the planning group and representatives of PATH’s diverse stakeholders. They discussed PATH’s proposed program goals and measures and provided suggestions for improving them. These workshop proceedings provide an edited, but inclusive, transcript of that discussion. The appendixes give details on project logistics and include a reprint of the draft PATH performance metrics and operating plan provided to the workshop participants as well as additional written comments received from participants after the workshop.
There was no attempt to develop consensus findings and recommendations. It is hoped nevertheless that the feedback provided by these proceedings will prove useful.
The NRC and the planning group recognize the contributions of the workshop participants and appreciate this opportunity to help guide the future of a program that is vital to improving the design, construction, and performance of American homes.
Manuel Gonzalez, Chair
Workshop Planning Group
