Inventing the House: Case-Specific Studies on Housing Innovation (Housing Innovations Collection) - Softcover

Andrew R. Sanderford (author); Andrew P. McCoy (author); Dong Zhao (author) & Charles T. Koebel (author)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1606505661 ISBN 13: 9781606505663

Publisher: Momentum Press, 2016

Synopsis

Businesses, consumers, industry groups, and governments understand the importance of innovation for continued economic success and improvements in quality of life. However, innovation in the housing and residential construction industry remains a topic about which little is known while a small but growing literature is making positive progress. Building on the first book in the Housing Innovation collection, the purpose of this book is to share new research paradigms that focus on innovation and are, in and of themselves, innovative. The first chapters focus on a newly created diffusion of innovation model and its application to the industry while later chapters showcase several innovative techniques that shed new light on housing, residential construction, and policy-making. As the second book in the Housing Innovation collection, this book is designed to assist readers as they continue to peel back the complex layers of innovation in housing and residential construction.

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About the Author

Andrew R. Sanderford, PhD, is an assistant professor of real estate development and planning in the College of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape Architecture (CAPLA) at the University of Arizona. Andrew P. McCoy, PhD, is the Preston and Catharine White Endowed Fellow and associate director of the Myers-Lawson School of Construction (MLSoC) and the director of the Virginia Center for Housing Research (VCHR) at Virginia Tech. He is associate professor of building construction in the Myers-Lawson School of Construction. Dong Zhao, PhD, LEED, AP, is an assistant professor of construction management in the School of Planning, Design and Construction (SPDC) at Michigan State University. Charles T. Koebel, PhD, is the founder and former director of the Virginia Center for Housing Research, a research center within the College of Architecture and Urban Studies at Virginia Tech. Recently retired from teaching, he serves as a senior researcher at VCHR.

Edition details

• Publisher: Momentum Press
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1606505661
• ISBN 13: 9781606505663
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 107