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HUD to Announce Top 10 Home Building Technologies

The top 10 cutting-edge technologies that promise to raise the standard for residential building practices will be announced by General Deputy Assistant Secretary Darlene F. Williams of HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research at the Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing’s "Breakfast of Innovators" on Wednesday, Jan. 21, from 8:30 to 10:00 a.m.

The PATH breakfast is being held in conjunction with the International Builders’ Show at the NextGen Demonstration Home in the parking lot of the Las Vegas Convention Center.

"These innovations are both practical and easy-to-use building technologies," said Williams. "Many builders are experiencing the benefits of integrating them into their projects for the first time."

The PATH breakfast, which is open to housing industry professionals as well as media representatives, also will provide information on some two dozen PATH-profiled technologies integrated into the NextGen Home and evolving ideas about affordability, energy efficiency and housing quality in American housing.

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For information on attending the breakfast, send an e-mail. For a complete list of PATH-profiled technologies at NextGen, click here.

The NextGen Demonstration Home is open to both housing industry professionals and the general public throughout the International Builders’ Show from Jan. 19-22.

At the conclusion of the show, the home will be donated to Opportunity Village, Nevada's leading not-for-profit organization serving people with mental disabilities. The donation ceremony will be held on Jan. 22 at noon.

Opportunity Village will sell the home and use the proceeds to fund its programs.

PATH is a public-private initiative dedicated to accelerating the development and use of technologies that radically improve the quality, durability, energy efficiency, environmental performance and affordability of America's housing. Administered by HUD, it offers a wealth of information and other tools for builders, developers, housing providers and home owners.
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