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The Practice of Low Impact Development

File Under: Sustainability, Building Practices

This U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) document, The Practice of Low Impact Development (LID), is intended to assist the housing industry during the land development process. It complements the 1993 HUD publication Model Land Development Standards and Accompanying Model State Enabling Legislation, which simultaneously promoted safe, high-quality housing and eliminated needless requirements that add to a home’s final cost.

Subdivision Regulations: Practices and Attitudes

File Under: Building Codes & Standards

This study gauges the impacts of subdivision regulations on the design of residential developments and the practices of developers in rapidly growing regions of the country. Through a nationwide survey of jurisdictions which are experiencing rapid development growth and developers who are working in these areas, the study assesses the attitudes and perceptions and identifies the issues within subdivision regulations that members of the housing industry and the regulatory agencies feel are affecting housing development. The study also partially replicates similar research done in 1976 to gain an understanding of changing practices within the last 25 years.

Builder Hurricane Checklist

File Under: Resilience

This checklist offers a clear method for builders to prepare active job sites for incoming hurricanes.

Improving Air Distribution System (ADS) Performance in Manufactured Homes

File Under: Air Sealing & Building Envelope, Ventilation & Indoor Air Quality

Virtually all manufactured housing units in the nation use forced air systems for heating and cooling distribution. The typical manufactured home air distribution system (ADS) wastes a significant amount of energy through leakage of conditioned air to the exterior. Reductions in this leakage have the potential to reduce a home’s annual energy bills by up to 10%; making improving ADS performance the single most important strategy for saving energy in manufactured housing.