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The impacts of affordability, remote work, and personal safety on urban life

BD+C

The impacts of affordability, remote work, and personal safety on urban life 0 qpurcell Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:06 Urban Planning Data from Gensler's City Pulse Survey shows that although people are satisfied with their city's experience, it may not be enough. People are satisfied with their city’s experience, but that may not be enough.

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Tour an Underground Dome Home

Natural Building

Thanks to skylights cut into every dome and the white-powdered marble that covers the interior, their earth-sheltered home is naturally well-lit despite being below the frost line. Bill Lishman believed in rethinking not just the conventional home, but also how we live. Paula Lishman also believes in rethinking convention.

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HardHatChat: How a contractor gets blogging right

Construction Marketing Ideas

Yes, there is no doubt that the blog serves to promote this successful general contractor’s image and reputation, and attract and develop new business. I also like Englewood’s choice of URL for this blog — commercialconstructionblog.com really distinguishes its objective, without being overtly self-promotional.).

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Construction called to perform on net-zero plans

Construction Law

The construction industry will be at the centre of developments over the next generation to combat the climate change emergency; that much must now be clear after the COP26 meeting in Glasgow. The prize however is victory in the climate change battle; and along the way a substantial increase in work for the infrastructure industries.

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Algae as a Sustainable Fuel and Food Source

Natural Building

It can be used as renewable biofuel or it can act as a highly nutrient-rich food source. Various designers are experimenting with different ways in which algae can be incorporated into structures of all sizes. The units can be separated and later moved to other locations. Below are just a few examples.

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Deconstruction and Reuse: The Future of our Built Environment.

Construction Marketing

I’ve seen everything from a neighborhood of large block tenement buildings blown up, to a small cottage being crunched by a bulldozer in an hour. Buildings are an integral part of our lives; we all know that, we live, work, play and all that in them. We can get back the same way; by rethinking what is valuable.

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Architectural Tools

Pro Builder

All this working from home has made me rethink the tools that I need to effectively do my job. I bet a few of these items would be on your list as well. The first item on my list was super easy for me and I bet that if you know me at all you would have had a shot at guessing correctly what this item might be.