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NHA Standard Housing Models<br />
MANUAL GUIDELINES<br />
SECOND EDITION<br />
Published By:<br />
HOUSING TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT OFFICE<br />
2016<br />
NHA Standard Housing Models<br />
MANUAL GUIDELINES<br />
SECOND EDITION<br />
Published By:<br />
HOUSING TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT OFFICE<br />
2016
NHA Standard Housing Models Manual<br />
This second edition of the NHA Standard Housing Models Manual serves the following purposes:<br />
An official document:<br />
The manual serves as an official document to which NHA officials and stakeholders can refer to for information<br />
about agency-approved standard housing models. As such, the existence of the manual indicates that other<br />
housing models, those which are not included in the manual, are not official and cannot be implemented for<br />
housing projects being undertaken by the NHA.<br />
A planning tool in the housing production and delivery process:<br />
The manual compiles information about all standard housing models that are relevant in the planning stage of<br />
a housing project so that planners and stakeholders can easily review and compare available options.<br />
Furthermore, the manual communicates the design goals and strategies behind the housing models, clarifying<br />
why models are designed the way they are. In effect, the manual serves as a guide for selecting housing<br />
models that are well-suited to project requirements.<br />
NHA Standard Housing Models Manual<br />
This second edition of the NHA Standard Housing Models Manual serves the following purposes:<br />
An official document:<br />
The manual serves as an official document to which NHA officials and stakeholders can refer to for information<br />
about agency-approved standard housing models. As such, the existence of the manual indicates that other<br />
housing models, those which are not included in the manual, are not official and cannot be implemented for<br />
housing projects being undertaken by the NHA.<br />
A planning tool in the housing production and delivery process:<br />
The manual compiles information about all standard housing models that are relevant in the planning stage of<br />
a housing project so that planners and stakeholders can easily review and compare available options.<br />
Furthermore, the manual communicates the design goals and strategies behind the housing models, clarifying<br />
why models are designed the way they are. In effect, the manual serves as a guide for selecting housing<br />
models that are well-suited to project requirements.
CONTENTS<br />
CONTENTS
BACKGROUND<br />
The first edition of the manual was the result of a standardization effort to ensure that housing units produced<br />
by the agency were of good quality. Existing housing structures at the time were reviewed and analyzed.<br />
Cost-efficiency, code compliance, functionality, and cultural appropriateness were examined. Through<br />
the study, specific design and construction strategies for adaptability and cost-effectiveness were formulated.<br />
Having these strategies in hand, housing prototypes were designed, the plans and details of which comprised<br />
the first edition of the manual.<br />
Since the first edition, product requirements have changed significantly so, such that the plans of the<br />
prototypes in the first edition have ceased to be applicable to NHA housing projects. As new requirements<br />
emerged, some aspects of the prototypes were adjusted to suit. In other cases, new building prototypes were<br />
developed altogether. These new prototypes, or models, being the applicable and relevant solutions at present,<br />
comprise this second edition of the manual.<br />
BACKGROUND<br />
The first edition of the manual was the result of a standardization effort to ensure that housing units produced<br />
by the agency were of good quality. Existing housing structures at the time were reviewed and analyzed.<br />
Cost-efficiency, code compliance, functionality, and cultural appropriateness were examined. Through<br />
the study, specific design and construction strategies for adaptability and cost-effectiveness were formulated.<br />
Having these strategies in hand, housing prototypes were designed, the plans and details of which comprised<br />
the first edition of the manual.<br />
Since the first edition, product requirements have changed significantly so, such that the plans of the<br />
prototypes in the first edition have ceased to be applicable to NHA housing projects. As new requirements<br />
emerged, some aspects of the prototypes were adjusted to suit. In other cases, new building prototypes were<br />
developed altogether. These new prototypes, or models, being the applicable and relevant solutions at present,<br />
comprise this second edition of the manual.
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