ATTRIBUTES OF A HOUSE 



The next step, and the one that bids fair 

 to inaugurate an entirely new house-building 

 procedure, is now in the making, although as 

 yet it is in the experimental and testing stage. 

 Examples of such construction made their 

 first public appearance at the Century of 

 Progress Exposition at Chicago in 1933. 



Materials that enter into the construction 

 of these new-type houses include steel, asbestos, 

 aluminum and cement. As a rule, the buildings 

 have a steel frame erected on cement foundations 

 and without a cellar; the walls and partitions 

 are of asbestos composition and the roof con- 

 structed of steel sheets with aluminum in- 

 sulation. Such a building is fireproof and proof 

 also against vermin, lightning, wind and earth- 

 quake. The house is also adapted to and equipped 

 with heating, lighting, plumbing and air condi- 

 tioning facilities. The whole building is pre- 

 planned and pre-fabricated as a unit with its 

 component parts constructed under economical 

 and interchangeable mass production methods. 



Modifications of the construction above men- 

 tioned include the use of sound-proofed steel 

 panels or insulation board for partitions and 

 walls with an exterior of painted steel. Many 

 other modifications are being developed to 

 insure individuality, stability, insulation and 

 economy in first cost and maintenance. The 



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