Fort Irwin, CA, Family Housing Comparison Test: Operation and Maintenance Costs of Manufactured vs. Conventionally Built Units.
Abstract
To determine if manufactured factory-built family housing is more cost-effective in providing housing than conventional construction, Congress directed that a test of construction methods be conducted. In 1982, Congress authorized the construction of 200 units of manufactured factory-built housing at Fort Irwin, CA, and concurrently, 144 units of conventionally built units. Congress directed the Department of Defense (DOD) to conduct a fair and reliable study comparing the operation and maintenance (O&M) costs of manufactured housing to those of conventional housing. DOD reported to Congressional committees on the conditions and parameters under which this test would be conducted and the results of the test after the housing had been in use for 5 years. The Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Logistics, and Environment requested that the study be extended beyond the 5 years. This report compares 10 years of O&M costs. Through 10 years of occupancy, maintenance costs for the manufactured housing were significantly higher than for the conventionally built housing, with defective water piping a major problem. family housing, industrialized building
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1995
- Accession Number
- ADA301359
Entities
People
- Robert D. Neathammer
Organizations
- Construction Engineering Research Laboratory