Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing
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Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH) is a "public/private sector initiative." The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
is responsible for its management. Its activities are coordinated by HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R)
. PATH's goals are to improve "the development, dissemination, and use of new housing technologies."
PATH developed during the Clinton Administration
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HUD lists the goals of PATH as seeking to:
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, also known as HUD, is a Cabinet department in the Executive branch of the United States federal government...
is responsible for its management. Its activities are coordinated by HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R)
HUD USER
In 1978, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Policy Development and Research established HUD USER, an information source for housing and community development researchers, academics, policymakers, and the American public.-Background on HUD USER:HUD USER is the primary...
. PATH's goals are to improve "the development, dissemination, and use of new housing technologies."
PATH developed during the Clinton Administration
Presidency of Bill Clinton
The United States Presidency of Bill Clinton, also known as the Clinton Administration, was the executive branch of the federal government of the United States from January 20, 1993 to January 20, 2001. Clinton was the first Democratic president since Franklin D. Roosevelt to win a second full term...
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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.