2007 PCA Home Builder Report
Jim Niehoff Director, Residential Programs
007 Home Builders Report
Expanded scope of products
Four page, 22-question survey
476 responses
2008 – Home Owner Survey Scheduled
07 Home Builders port
8% aware of concrete all systems
l concrete systems over 0%
ost concrete systems p significantly
07 Home Builders Report
ignificant gains for ICFs , RCFs
lock holding steady
ecline for ood
07 Home Builders port
ecline for wood
l concrete stems increased
07 Home Builders Report
ber Cement siding offered by 70%
C Stucco 48%
07 Home Builders Report
oncrete first choice
ecorative concrete very strong
07 Home Builders Report
ustrates importance f IBS Show
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07 Home Builders Report
nergy Efficiency Highest
nvironmentally Friendly nked low Disconnect between builders & consumers Green building still consumer-driven Varying definitions of “green”
New PCA Serial Number Reports
Life Cycle Comparisons ICF vs. Frame Masonry vs. Frame
PCA 100 - 2007
Prescriptive Design of Exterior Concrete Walls ■ Tables and details for: ■ Variety of Wall thickness ■ Lintels ■ Reinforcement ■ Connections ■ Foundations ■ Above Grade Walls
Residential Technology Brief No.20
Sustainable Concrete Solutions for LEED for Homes
Describes:
LEED-H Objectives Certification Levels and Points How various residential concrete technologies contribute to LEED-H
Revised Residential Tech Briefs
Green Building with Gray Concrete
The Quality of Concrete costs Little More
DIY Website Update
99 Registered users
Upcoming Residential Materials
Additional Products for 2008 ■ Concrete Solutions for the NAHB Green Building Standard ■ Home Owner Survey (results in 2009)
sidential Opportunities
he Cyclical Nature of Housing ontinued rise of “Green” Building creased opportunities for partnerships & lliances ement & Concrete Associations surance Industry AHB
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