History of Pittsburgh and environs, from prehistoric days to the beginning of the American revolution .. . s character. The latest developmentin this standardized building problem is the fabricatedhouse, which was perfected before the great WorldWar, and was used to some extent by the United StatesGovernment. This type was found to be very useful,and has come into high favor. Mr. Brandts most recentwork is embodied in the efficiency house, a structureof beauty, taste and great utility, possessing eighty-seven per cent, efficiency, that is, with but thirteen percent, waste space. During the Wor
History of Pittsburgh and environs, from prehistoric days to the beginning of the American revolution .. . s character. The latest developmentin this standardized building problem is the fabricatedhouse, which was perfected before the great WorldWar, and was used to some extent by the United StatesGovernment. This type was found to be very useful,and has come into high favor. Mr. Brandts most recentwork is embodied in the efficiency house, a structureof beauty, taste and great utility, possessing eighty-seven per cent, efficiency, that is, with but thirteen percent, waste space. During the World War, Mr. Brandt was of serviceto the government as consultant with the Committee onStandardization of the construction department of thequartermaster corps, and was highly recommended bythis department for valued contributions to the causeof victory. Mr. Brandt was consulting housing engi-neer of the famous Nitro industrial city in Virginia,and when his plans were submitted to the authorities,they were so impressed with the practicability and ex-pediency of the proposition that work was at once be-. BIOGRAPHICAL 239 gun. Every home in the new city was built in accord-ance with Mr. Brandts plans, most of which wereshipped from the mills in knocked-down form, and infour months two thousand homes, built for convenienceand comfort, were erected. The use of the fabricateddwelling resulted in a saving to the government offifty-seven thousand man days, at a time when time-saving was a paramount consideration. Mr. Brandtsonly remuneration for his services was the reward thatcomes v>fith the sense of a patriotic duty well per-formed, compensation that has brought the countrysleaders of industry, science, and finance to the com-mon standard. At the present time (1921) he is engaged in industrialhousing programs to care for the needs of any indus-trial community struggling with the housing has also done a great deal of town and village plan-ning outside the industrial cen
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