Institutional analysis of housing production : a preliminary exploration
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MIT-EL-79-016WP-05730199.pdf
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Author(s)
Swetky, Carole
Nutt-Powell, Thomas Evan
Date Issued
March 1979
Publisher
MIT Energy Laboratory
Series/Report no.
MIT-EL
79-016WP
Abstract
This paper is one of a series resulting from institutional analysis
of photovoltaic acceptance. It presents an initial inquiry into the
housing production process, assuming a private sector perspective. Combined
with other papers in this series, it forms a basis for institutional
analysis of the DOE-HUD Solar Heating and Cooling demonstration program.
In this paper the housing production process is characterized by six
stages:
* Building Concept -- the generation of an idea
* Building Design -- establishing uses, designs, specifications
* Building Finance -- price estimation and obtaining funds
* Construction -- actual physical production
* Service and Occupancy -- maintenance, management, repair, improvement,
additions
* Distribution -- sale, resale, refinance.c
The final element, team selection, involves choosing persons and/or organizations
appropriate to complete each aspect of housing production; it occurs through-
out the process. Each of the stages is discussed, noting activities, actors,
and constraints.
Subjects
Housing |z United States |x Finance.
Construction industry |z United States |x Finance.
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