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Colorado Lawmakers Push for Updated Zoning Regulations to Combat Statewide Housing Crisis

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To address and mitigate an ongoing affordability crisis, state leaders are advocating for land-use reform that would prohibit residential growth caps, change parking requirements, legalize denser developments across the state, and lead to new construction near transit corridors, The Denver Post reports.

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The Most Green Building Friendly Zoning Code in the Nation - Baltimore?

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Baltimore City is poised to adopt a new zoning code that is among the most ''green building friendly'' land use ordinances in the country. A green building friendly zoning ordinance is significant when so many local codes including land use ordinances across the country stand in the way of sustainability efforts.

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LEED for Homes v2008 Update to be Balloted

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yes, version 2008). Launched in February 2008, LEED for Homes has certified over 43,000 residential units to date. Since its launch in 2008, energy codes for residential construction have become more stringent, including as increasingly more local governments adopt the International Energy Conservation Code 2012.

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Business Report: Garden State Growth Zones Aim to Lift New Jersey’s Cities

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It places extra emphasis on spurring development and private-sector job growth in new Garden State Growth Zones (GSGZ) identified in the legislation as the four lowest median family income cities in the state: Camden, Trenton, Passaic and Paterson. The new law builds on Christie’s commitment to revitalizing New Jersey’s cities. Christie said.

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Revit Beginners: Excitech preview of Revit Architecture 2008

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Excitech preview of Revit Architecture 2008. Excitech posted a look at the new Revit Architecture 2008. We design traditional, high-end residential work. Revit Zone. ► 2008. (7). New Features in Revit 2008. Excitech preview of Revit Architecture 2008. Excitech preview of Revit Architecture 2008.

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Revit Beginners: New Features in Revit 2008

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New Features in Revit 2008. Here is a list of some of the new and perhaps less obvious features in Revit Architecture 2008: Plan Regions are now always visible and easier to find. We design traditional, high-end residential work. Revit Zone. ► 2008. (7). New Features in Revit 2008. Subscribe To.

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Green Code Mandatory on April 1 For All Building in Baltimore

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Baltimore was among the first jurisdictions, in 2007 to mandate that all “newly constructed, extensively modified non-residential buildings” “achieve a Silver rating in the appropriate LEED rating system or satisfy the Baltimore City Green Building Standard” (a LEED-like local enactment). ” Read on.

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