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Publication Review

Title: Affordable Residential Construction Guide
Author: HUD, 1987
File: Free Homebuilder's Guide, PDF 6.10 MB, 94 pages
Audience: Written for homebuilders and designers interested in affordable residential construction.

Review
Fairly detailed look at the issues of affordable residential construction and design. Crawl space return in conflict with recommended Building America practices.

Issues covered include:

• house and lot design
• footings and foundations
• wood frame floors
• walls and partitions
• firewalls
• roof framing
• plumbing
• electrical
• heating, venting and air conditioning
• business and marketing
  

Sketch design drawings include:

• example floor plans
• example photos and renderings
• building configuration diagrams with cost considerations
• foundation details
• floor layout diagrams and details
• OVE wall framing diagrams
• roof eaves framing detail
• plumbing schematic
• radial duct diagram
• extended plenum duct diagram
• crawl space return air plenum

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