 ill nolan, project
administrator and president of the apopka, fla.-based affordable
housing institute, wanted to test the hypothesis that durable,
energy-efficient homes can be built for low-income buyers. with
margins much tighter on low-cost housing, he felt that only a field
experiment would adequately seperate real working solutions from
hype. |
nolan's test included
three homes built with different systems--wood framed, lightweight
concrete, and concrete block. even before the door and windows were
installed in the homes, built in an orlando suburb, a walk-through
proved that a wood-framed version with a radiant barrier stayed
coolest under the broiling summer sun. "we knew we were onto
something |
