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bpbj-61	Kakkar, Gaurav; Quesada, Henry; Smith, Robert	Assessment of U.S. manufactured system-built wooden homes as an affordable housing alternative for low-income households in developing countries	2019	10	.pdf	application/pdf	7178	407	51	Peru Colombia Ecuador Identified housing deficit (fraction of total households) 72% 37% 50% Traditional construction method Block and concrete Block and concrete Block and concrete Preferred building type Detached Apartment buildings (up to 5 floors) Both detached and apartment homes Average floor area of social housing 20-25 m2 20-30 m2 45-60 m2 Selling price of single family homes (USD) $25,000-$45,000 $16,000-$32,000 < $40,000 (social housing) $40,000-$70,000 (public housing) Profitability of social housing projects Average Below average Average Use of wood in construction Non-structural Non-structural Non-structural Building code for wood construction Absent Present Present Restriction on using imported wood species The information collected will be helpful for system-built wood construction companies in the United States aiming to expand to urban social housing markets in these countries.	cache/bpbj-61.pdf	txt/bpbj-61.txt