| Summary: | This paper is one of a series resulting from institutional analysis
of photovoltaic acceptance. It presents an initial inquiry into the
housing production process, assuming a private sector perspective. Combined
with other papers in this series, it forms a basis for institutional
analysis of the DOE-HUD Solar Heating and Cooling demonstration program.
In this paper the housing production process is characterized by six
stages:
* Building Concept -- the generation of an idea
* Building Design -- establishing uses, designs, specifications
* Building Finance -- price estimation and obtaining funds
* Construction -- actual physical production
* Service and Occupancy -- maintenance, management, repair, improvement,
additions
* Distribution -- sale, resale, refinance.c
The final element, team selection, involves choosing persons and/or organizations
appropriate to complete each aspect of housing production; it occurs through-
out the process. Each of the stages is discussed, noting activities, actors,
and constraints.
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