"3d. Saving of materials: By greatly reducing the average height of walls... and reduction of floor thicknesses... by reducing the size and cost of foundations... by the elimination of the cellar... by the omission of much of the ground-floor beams and wooden underflooring... by the elimination of all wooden studs and lath from partitions... by the elimination of practically all trim, casing, base-boards, and their moldings... by the omission of framing and casing of dormers... by the omission of most of the plastering... by the use of splayed jambs which also improves light... by the use of a special type of casement window... by the omission of applied ornament, reliance for beauty depending on other means... by greater economy in making and using forms... by the omission of stone sills... by the omission of raised verandah floors, steps, balustrades, etc... in the shortening of all stairs, pipes, ducts, drains, and wires... in the avoidance of waste by designing for the use of standard lengths and sizes of material without cutting, as for beams, glass, etc., which the module system of planning makes easy... in the avoidance of things requiring paint, and the use of wax for the finish of interior woodwork... in the reduction of the size of sleepers for flooring... in the more economical use of concrete... in the saving of about one-half the piping in the installation of plumbing drainage... in the elimination of butts and screws for the hanging of windows and doors; and by the omission of fly-screens, the netting being directly applied to the window-frames."

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