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Introduction to
Housing textbook

2. Housing Alternatives

3. Structure type is determined by:
Total number of housing units contained
under one roof
Whether & in what way the units are
attached to one another
Method of construction

4. Single-Family Detached
1 unit
All walls are detached
Site-built
Duplex
2 units
Side by side or one above the other
Site-built

5. Townhouse
3 or more units
Adjoining side walls
Site-built
Apartment Building
3 or more units
Adjoining sides, floors and/ or ceilings
Site-built
Walk-up 3 stories or less
Medium-rise 4-5 stories
High-rise More than 5 stories

6. Manufactured Housing
95 – 100% built in a factory & then
transported to the site
Fewer than 5% are moved once placed on
a site
Comprise about 7% of current housing
stock
Single-section or Multi-section Homes

7. Potential Advantages
Affordable
Meet national construction standards
1976 HUD Code
Energy efficient
Innovative
Readily financed
Easily insured
Easily maintained
Attractively sited

8. Potential Disadvantages
Resale value/appreciation rate
Location—zoning
Safety—wind
Status/prestige
Manufactured Housing Institute

9. Log Homes
Majority are turn-key, but you can build
one yourself
Over 500 log companies
Most are primary residences

10. Potential Advantages
Diversity
Low maintenance
Energy efficient
Flexible to fit different lifestyles
Longevity

11. Potential Disadvantages
Not easy to build
Logs may crack
Location—zoning
Log Homes Council

12. Panelized Housing
Built from factory-assembled panels
Each panel is a sandwich of materials &
may include exterior siding, frame,
insulation, interior surface &
electrical/plumbing pieces
Put together at the site

13. Many design possibilities
Strong panels allow spacious, open
floorplans
Enclosed within 1-2 weeks
May be problems with financing & zoning

14. Modular Housing
Modules are built in a factory, moved to
the site in several sections (containing
several rooms each) & assembled at the
site
Quick to build & less expensive
May have limited designs

15. Other Possibilities
Kit Houses
Order from a catalog
Materials are delivered in crates with
instructions
Can complete much of the work yourself
Loft house that can
be built by 2
people

16. Sweat-equity: the more work you can do
yourself the lower the cost
Basis of Habitat for Humanity
More than 175,000 houses built
900,000 people now live in safe & decent
Habitat Houses

17. Extendable homes—small houses which
can be easily added on to
Patio homes—single-family detached
houses built on a very small lot
Small homes—under 1,250 square feet
Extendable
House

18. Cohousing
Group living
Common facilities
Neighborhood design
Resident management