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Alternative Framing Materials in Residential Construction: Three Case Studies
As lumber prices have risen, builders and other providers of affordable housing have sought lower-cost alternatives to conventional wood framing for residential construction. The report compares the cost competitiveness of three of the most promising, commercially available building systems--foam-core panels, light-gauge steel framing, and welded-wire sandwich panels--with conventional materials and techniques. Light-gauge steel framing approached most closely the cost of wood framing. Houses that use foam-core panels require less time per linear foot to construct than conventionally framed walls. However, the much higher material costs for the foam-core panels made the total cost more than twice the cost of conventional walls. Welded-wire sandwich panels consist of a polystyrene or polyurethane insulation core surrounded by a welded-wire space frame; a layer of concrete is applied over the wire mesh. Using these panels for exterior walls requires two-thirds more labor per linear square foot than the wood frame method.
Alternative Framing Materials in Residential Construction: Three Case Studies
As lumber prices have risen, builders and other providers of affordable housing have sought lower-cost alternatives to conventional wood framing for residential construction. The report compares the cost competitiveness of three of the most promising, commercially available building systems--foam-core panels, light-gauge steel framing, and welded-wire sandwich panels--with conventional materials and techniques. Light-gauge steel framing approached most closely the cost of wood framing. Houses that use foam-core panels require less time per linear foot to construct than conventionally framed walls. However, the much higher material costs for the foam-core panels made the total cost more than twice the cost of conventional walls. Welded-wire sandwich panels consist of a polystyrene or polyurethane insulation core surrounded by a welded-wire space frame; a layer of concrete is applied over the wire mesh. Using these panels for exterior walls requires two-thirds more labor per linear square foot than the wood frame method.
Alternative Framing Materials in Residential Construction: Three Case Studies
T. J. Waite (author)
1994
130 pages
Report
No indication
English
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