Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH) is a "public/private sector initiative."
The
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is one of the executive departments of the U.S. federal government. It administers federal housing and urban development laws. It is headed by the Secretary of Housing and Ur ...
is responsible for its management. Its activities are coordinated by HUD's
Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R).
[PATH history]
PATH's goals are to improve "the development, dissemination, and use of new housing technologies."
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PATH developed during the ]Clinton Administration
Bill Clinton's tenure as the 42nd president of the United States began with his first inauguration on January 20, 1993, and ended on January 20, 2001. Clinton, a Democrat from Arkansas, took office following a decisive election victory over ...
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: the White House convened representatives from all segments of America's construction industry to consider a broad set of National Construction Goals. Over the next three years, the residential segment of the construction industry, represented by homebuilders, code officials, product manufacturers, and other interested parties, developed a research plan for implementing National Construction Goals for the housing sector. PATH is the outgrowth of those proposals ..PATH was officially launched on May 4, 1998.[
HUD lists the goals of PATH as seeking to:
:expand the development and utilization of new technologies in order to make American homes stronger, safer and more durable; more energy efficient and environmentally friendly; easier to maintain and less costly to operate; and more comfortable and exciting to live in.][
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See also
* Playa Vista, Los Angeles, California
Notes
External links
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PATH Announcement on Clinton Administration White House Website
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