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California is a Model for PACE Loan Reform

Green Building Law Update

California’s statutory changes to its existing residential Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing program, that became effective January 1, 2017, may be a model for residential PACE programs across the nation. The first residential PACE program started in Berkeley, California in 2007. 2693 and Assembly Bill No.

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Top 25 Finalists for Ivory Innovations' Housing Affordability Prize

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Top 25 Finalists for Ivory Innovations' Housing Affordability Prize esorum Thu, 03/16/2023 - 09:09 This year’s finalists in the Construction & Design category include solutions to the labor shortage as well as environmentally friendly building solutions focused on decreasing construction time.

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Top 10 Ivory Innovations Finalists for the 2023 Housing Affordability Prize

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Top 10 Ivory Innovations Finalists for the 2023 Housing Affordability Prize qpurcell Tue, 04/18/2023 - 09:57 Yesterday, Ivory Innovations announced the Top 10 Finalists for the 2023 Ivory Prize for Housing Affordability. The 2023 Ivory Prize Winners will be announced on May 24, 2023, at PCBC in Anaheim, California.

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Cob on Wood Homeless Community in Oakland, California

Natural Building

A group of homeless people and activists have built their own unsanctioned community center from the ground up — creating a kitchen, shower, toilet, health clinic, and free store in Oakland, California. Each cabin provides a free service for the dozens of un-housed residents who live in the massive camp under a freeway overpass.

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3ndless 3arth 3covillage in Calaveras County, California

Natural Building

Co-founder and secretary, Samantha Iacobello explains that their main goal is to educate people—especially children and young adults—in these skills and eventually become a model of how communities can become more resilient, eco-conscious, and create “a culture of building.”. The rest will be filled in with straw bales and cob.

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Housing, Industrialized: Your Road Map to Off-Site Construction

Pro Builder

Housing, Industrialized: Your Road Map to Off-Site Construction. About 15 years ago, the California-based builder Wathen Castanos Homes agreed to be a “guinea pig” for testing the construction of a single home using prefabricated wall panels made by a supplier in Nevada. Mon, 10/04/2021 - 14:02. John Caulfield, Contributing Editor.

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Design Trends Survey: What's in Store for Housing's Look and Feel

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Design Trends Survey: What's in Store for Housing's Look and Feel. A recent survey of architects and design-minded home builders reveals what's in store for the look and feel of housing during the next three to five years. Cottage makes a whole lot of sense as a housing solution, including in the build-for-rent world.”.

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