AN INVESTIGATION OF THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR REDUCING THE COST OF FEDERALLY SUBSIDIZED HOUSING FOR LOWER INCOME FAMILIES,
Abstract
The document contains a summary of five studies which examine the possibilities for achieving marked reductions in the cost of urban family housing by introducing major innovations and efficiencies into its design, 'marketing,' and production in an organized way. The topics covered are: The effects on construction costs of the size of the local market and several types of constraints; The effects of increased demand for new housing on the price of major factors in housing production; The effects of public policy on land costs; The relation between the demand for housing and the price of land; The opportunity for increased productivity resulting from a major shift to factory-assembly methods; The savings resulting from condominium systems of heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, sewage, and solid-waste disposal; and The problems of coordinating federal housing policies and programs to encourage development of aggregated housing markets. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1968
- Accession Number
- AD0682897
Entities
People
- J. A. Stockfisch
Organizations
- Institute for Defense Analyses