Universal Floor Plan Design for FEMA Disaster-Relief Housing
| PROJECT STATEMENT |
This project will develop universal floor plans and utility
connection layouts for four basic Manufactured Housing Unit types for
use by FEMA. A range of designs are needed that are commercially
viable, durable, structurally robust, reusable, and inexpensive to
maintain and service. Further, the designs should leverage the
efficiencies of factory production and use materials and component
designs that are common in the factory building industry allowing for
multiple vendors to cost-competitively and quickly fabricate the MHU's
on short notice. The effort will further examine issues associated with
moving toward a single, national standard or CONUS design, effectively
eliminating regional and climate-specific design variants. This work
will be guided by a Subject Matter Expert (SME) panel.
| PROJECT GOALS |
Develop standardized floor plans and utility connection
layouts for four basic Manufactured Housing Unit types that:
- Promote a consistent basis for comparing bids by reducing the variability of proposals to FEMA, creating a level playing field
- Are robust enough to withstand storage, transportation, and diverse occupant use, and to consistently meet expectations
- Simplify construction and delivery with the aim of expediting disaster response by providing a predictable product and eliminating the need for special approvals
- Promote easy production, installation, and maintenance
- Allow room for innovation, as standard designs can be adapted together as a set
- Include design variants viable in all U.S. climates and locations ('CONUS' design)
- Include accessible (UFAS) variants on the designs
- Incorporate a broad base of MHU supply
- Allow FEMA to maintain a smaller MHU inventory with more homogenous, universally deployable units
| SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT (SME) PANEL, FEMA and SBRA STAFF |
| Member, Title
|
Affiliation
|
| Charley Boyer, COO/VP-Manufacturing Division | Oak Creek Homes |
| Charles Fanaro, President | Hi-Tech Housing |
| Charley Lott, President | Fleetwood Homes |
| Mark Mazz, Principal | Mark J. Mazz, AIA, LLC |
| Chet Murphree, General Manager | Deer Valley Homes |
| Brad Mikels, President | River Birch Homes |
| Tom Rehrig, Director, Product and Industrial Engineering | Clayton Homes |
| Manuel Santana, Director of Engineering | Cavco Industries |
| Steve Snyder, Project Manager | Champion Home Builders |
| Mike Terrian, General Manager | Platinum Homes |
| Michael Wade, Director of Manufacturing Operations, Panel Chair | Cavalier Homes |
| Harold Weaver, President | Lexington Homes |
| Matthew Rabkin, Senior FAC-P/PM, FAC-COR Level III, MHU PMO Manager | F E M A |
| Emanuel Levy, Executive Director, Panel Facilitator | Systems Building Research Alliance |
| Radhna Saxena, Architect | Systems Building Research Alliance |
The goal of the SME panel meetings is to take advantage of the broadly representative group of public and private sector stakeholders to acquire input and expertise related to the myriad issues raised in developing standard designs.
Panel meetings will occur every 3 to 4 months throughout the 18-month project period. The SME panel will:
- Review and critique interim designs
- Identify positive and negative attributes of prior designs to inform the current work
- Review and comment on project deliverables
- Recommend MHU design improvements for better performance
| SME PANEL MEETINGS |
| COMPREHENSIVE DESIGN REVIEW |
| Topics | Expertise | Materials | Written Comments Due | Conference Call Dates |
| 1. Construction: (walls, roof, floors, finishes, materials, doors and windows) |
|
Instructions and Review Form 1 | March 6, 2017 | March 13, 2017 2pm EST |
| 2. Equipment: Appliances, Fixtures and Furniture |
|
Instructions and Review Form 2 | March 7, 2017 | March 14, 2017 2pm EST |
| 3. Mechanical/Electrical: Lighting, Electrical, Plumbing and HVAC |
|
Instructions and Review Form 3 | March 13, 2017 | March 20, 2017 2pm EST |
| Review Materials: Design Details—All Units and Design Specifications
Conference call-in number: (641) 715-0632 • Access code: 154485 |
| PROJECT DELIVERABLES |
| Project Task
|
Document
|
Revision Date
|
| Overview | Scope of work: summary | N/A |
| Schedule of tasks | 03/29/2018 | |
Architectural Design and HVAC Assessment |
Drawing set |
03/09/2018 |
| Design Specifications | 03/09/2018 | |
| Architectural and HVAC Test plan | 09/01/2017 | |
| DAPIA Package from Hi-Tech | N/A | |
| Presentation of findings from the build | N/A | |
| HVAC interim findings and recommendations document | 03/20/2018 | |
| Wall interim findings and recommendations document | 03/27/2018 | |
|
Fire Safety |
TPS Specifications |
03/15/2018 |
| Sprinkler System Specifications | 10/23/2017 | |
| TPS Test Plan | 02/15/2018 | |
|
Water leakage through fenestration |
Preliminary Test Plan |
02/12/2018 |
Foundation System design and assessment |
Foundation Design |
02/12/2018 |
| Foundation Test Plan | 02/12/2018 | |
|
Process Engineering and QA Protocol |
Preliminary Value Stream Map Document |
03/01/2018 |
Temporary Utilities |
Temporary Power Loads Analysis |
03/28/2018 |
| REFERENCE DOCUMENTS |
Standards and Codes
- Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards, 2015
- Dwelling Units: Sections 4.1-4.5, 4.8-4.11, 4.13-4.28, 4.32-4.34
- HUD Code 24 CRF 3280 2010 Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards
- Structural Design Requirements: Section 3280.305
- Windstorm Protection: Section 3280.306
Design Guides
- FEMA Rugged Based Performance Requirements, July 2014
- Design Details for Accessible Disaster Relief Housing
- United States Federal Access Board Supplementary Guidelines for Emergency Housing Overview, 2014
- FEMA NFPA 13D Fire Sprinkler System for Manufactured Housing Units, 2015
- FEMA 2008-2013 Request-for-Proposals
- Rugged Based Performance Requirements
- Inspection Checklists
- FEMA Guide to Earthquake Resistant Design and Construction