3. Structure type is determined by:
Total number of housing units contained
under one roof
Whether & in what way the units are
attached to one another
Method of construction
4. Single-Family Detached
1 unit
All walls are detached
Site-built
Duplex
2 units
Side by side or one above the other
Site-built
5. Townhouse
3 or more units
Adjoining side walls
Site-built
Apartment Building
3 or more units
Adjoining sides, floors and/ or ceilings
Site-built
Walk-up 3 stories or less
Medium-rise 4-5 stories
High-rise More than 5 stories
6. Manufactured Housing
95 – 100% built in a factory & then
transported to the site
Fewer than 5% are moved once placed on
a site
Comprise about 7% of current housing
stock
Single-section or Multi-section Homes
12. Panelized Housing
Built from factory-assembled panels
Each panel is a sandwich of materials &
may include exterior siding, frame,
insulation, interior surface &
electrical/plumbing pieces
Put together at the site
13. Many design possibilities
Strong panels allow spacious, open
floorplans
Enclosed within 1-2 weeks
May be problems with financing & zoning
14. Modular Housing
Modules are built in a factory, moved to
the site in several sections (containing
several rooms each) & assembled at the
site
Quick to build & less expensive
May have limited designs
15. Other Possibilities
Kit Houses
Order from a catalog
Materials are delivered in crates with
instructions
Can complete much of the work yourself
Loft house that can
be built by 2
people
16. Sweat-equity: the more work you can do
yourself the lower the cost
Basis of Habitat for Humanity
More than 175,000 houses built
900,000 people now live in safe & decent
Habitat Houses
17. Extendable homes—small houses which
can be easily added on to
Patio homes—single-family detached
houses built on a very small lot
Small homes—under 1,250 square feet
Extendable
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