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About PHRCWhat We DoBecome MemberConferencePublicationsTrainingMembers OnlyThe Pennsylvania Housing Research Center held the first annual Residential Building Design and Construction Conference in February, 2013. As a new PHRC program, the annual Residential Building Design and Construction Conference is intended to provide a unique forum for researchers, design professionals, manufacturers, builders, and code officials to keep up-to-date on the latest advancements and discuss their own findings, innovations, and projects related to residential buildings. ... Read more...
Among other activities, PHRC provides Research and Development services to the home building industry in order to improve the quality and affordability of housing and to promote sustainability and energy efficiency in residential construction. PHRC conducts various types of applied research to support housing-related building product manufacturers in their efforts to improve product performance to today’s standards. Special emphasis is given to technical/engineering evaluations and analysis, computer modeling, and laboratory testing studies. By providing laboratory testing services and engineering performance evaluation studies to product manufacturers, PHRC fosters the development and commercialization of innovative technologies and supports code-conformance efforts. PHRC also provides Research and Development services to builders and remodelers in their efforts towards high performance building systems. ... Read more...
The Pennsylvania Housing Research Center serves the home building industry and the residents of Pennsylvania by improving the quality and affordability of housing. We conduct applied research, foster the development and commercialization of innovative technologies, and transfer appropriate technologies to the housing community.
The PHRC actively seeks research funding from a variety of sources, including the government, building, and manufacturing industries. ... Read more...
