Construction Specifier

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

It is important to note new builds in WUI zones are primarily residential, but commercial builds in these regions are not uncommon. In keeping with the values of their practice, Breen and Good sought to incorporate sustainable, environmentally conscious building materials to support a healthy home with a smaller impact on the planet.

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BD+C

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Marc Asnis, AICP MFPRO+ Blog University Buildings Healthcare Facilities Mixed-Use Apartments Retail Centers Shopping Centers Designers Architects Adaptive Reuse Exterior Restoration Interior Architecture Sustainability Sustainable Development The death of the 20th century shopping mall is evident all across the country.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 5, 2021

And just last Wednesday the California Department of Water Resources announced for the first time it is not going to allocate any water next year to local water districts. Today the average residential water bill in New York is $994 a year. As weather induced droughts in the U.S. yes, this blog will continue).

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Contractor Magazine

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Residential Plumbing. Home > Green > Geothermal > California Geo Bill passes General Assembly. California Geo Bill passes General Assembly. Championed by the new California Geothermal Heat Pump Lobby Coalition (CalGeo), AB 2339 (Williams/V.M. Related Articles California Geo Bill passes General Assembly.

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AUGUST 28, 2019

California is the exception, developing its own building energy code—commonly referred to simply as “Title-24”—that leads the nation in establishing a higher baseline for building energy performance. Natural ventilation through operable windows has been a common ventilation strategy for high-rise residential buildings in California.

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BD+C

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Trish Donnally MFPRO+ Blog Higher Education University Buildings Multifamily Housing Affordable Housing Senior Living Design Student Housing Designers Architects Projects Sustainable Development To say the United States is facing an affordable housing crisis is a major understatement. And that’s just California. It gets worse.

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Natural Building

MARCH 22, 2009

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly has lived in an earthbag/papercrete home that he built and consults about sustainable building design.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MAY 16, 2016

commercial real estate assets and residential purchases excluding new development projects, however, could still total at least $218 billion, cumulatively, from 2016 through 2020. In the short term, capital controls will likely slow individual purchases of U.S. Chinese direct investment across existing U.S.

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Natural Building

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly has lived in an earthbag/papercrete home that he built and consults about sustainable building design.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

AUGUST 1, 2018

Many cities in California have seismic retrofit requirements , but outside the state, retrofit mandates aren’t common. The city council has specifically explored the need to upgrade unreinforced masonry buildings , which are likely to sustain significant damage during an earthquake. Earthquake Retrofit Requirements.

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Pro Builder

MARCH 31, 2023

In California, 62% of agents say buyers are increasingly prioritizing energy efficiency in their home search; in Florida, 52%.

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 25, 2015

But a 2008 study by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory found that less than 27% of residential rooftops are suitable for hosting an on site photovoltaic system, after taking into consideration structural, shading, and ownership issues. Advances in solar technology have made photovoltaics a much sought after energy alternative.

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Pro Builder

APRIL 1, 2021

Solar trees at Florida's Babcock Ranch, where sustainability is built into the infrastructure. Sustainability. A common misconception is that to get to zero energy or zero energy-ready, your homes have to be all-electric," says Bryan Cordill, director of residential and commercial business development at PERC. Energy Efficiency.

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Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 8, 2017

Several mid-rise residential projects currently under construction will more than quadruple the number of available units and triple the square footage of Passive buildings. You can come up to speed quickly at the North American Passive House Network annual convention on October 4-8, 2017 in Oakland, California.

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Natural Building

JULY 27, 2008

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly has lived in an earthbag/papercrete home that he built and consults about sustainable building design.

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Natural Building

DECEMBER 4, 2020

To accomplish this, Ingley’s school, CalEarth, is requesting official recognition of SuperAdobe as a safe and sustainable building material by the International Code Council. SuberAdobe was founded on the idea that builders can use dirt and other materials found onsite, making this type of building environmentally sustainable.

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Pro Builder

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Affordable Housing That LEEDs in Being Green and Sustainable. The design leverages the real earth below the courtyard for planting large shade trees, creating a serene, shaded community space for residents while also bringing some native California landscape to the street. . . All photos: Sustainable Comfort). . .

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Contractor Magazine

JUNE 12, 2012

Residential Plumbing. THE THERM C 1050 ES TANKLESS WATER HEATER can deliver an EF of 0.94, and is able to meet the low NOX requirements passed by California and Vermont regulatory agencies. Posted 2 weeks ago in Sustainably Speaking. Forgot Your Password? Classifieds. Digital Issue. Back Issues. Newsletters. Contact Us.

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Natural Building

MAY 2, 2021

Located 20 minutes from Willits in the heart of Mendocino County, California, Abuela Gardens is a working demonstration site dedicated to helping the growth and healing of all beings through a continued dialogue with nature, water, food, and medicine. With his partner and children, he stewards a 20-acre organic farm in Yolo County.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JANUARY 26, 2016

USGBC’s annual Top 10 States for LEED list highlights states throughout the country that are making significant strides in sustainable building design, construction and transformation. California: Los Angeles Convention Center Recertification; LEED Gold. square feet of certified space per resident.

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Business Facilities

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Massachusetts broke its 2016 tie with California by holding on to the No. The ACEEE report shows that we’re making real progress in capturing cost-effective energy efficiencies, which helps reduce power bills for ratepayers and the need for more costly and less sustainable forms of energy generation.”. OTHER KEY FINDINGS.

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BD+C

OCTOBER 20, 2023

MFPRO+ Blog Mixed-Use Affordable Housing Senior Living Design Apartments Designers Architects New Project Portfolios A wave of residential projects rising across the country is meeting an insatiable demand, given the estimated shortage of 7.3 Sustainable Senior Living Construction is well under way in Yonkers, N.Y.,

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Green Building Law Update

JUNE 28, 2015

Against a backdrop of California experiencing the worst drought in its history and the U.S.

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Contractor Magazine

JUNE 15, 2012

Residential Plumbing. Award winners in several national categories, as well as the Ernst & Young National Entrepreneur Of The Year Overall Award winner, will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Springs, California, on November 17, 2012. Posted 2 weeks ago in Sustainably Speaking. Forgot Your Password? Classifieds.

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Green Building Law Update

JUNE 28, 2015

Against a backdrop of California experiencing the worst drought in its history and the U.S.

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Pro Builder

AUGUST 13, 2021

New California Energy Code Makes Moves Toward Zero Emission Buildings. The California Energy Commission recently announced the 2022 update of the statewide building energy code will require new buildings to use less energy and cut carbon pollution by transitioning homes off of fossil fuels. Sustainability. cbroderick.

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Contractor Magazine

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Residential Plumbing. The latest version of the California Plumbing Code will incorporate all of the Supplement’s Chapter 5: Alternate Water Sources For Non-Potable Applications, with the usual California-specific amendments. Posted 2 weeks ago in Sustainably Speaking. Forgot Your Password? Classifieds. Back Issues.

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ENR Construction

AUGUST 13, 2012

Sustainability. ENR California. California BioMed Realty Trust is planning to build a regenerative medicine campus in San Diego. Tennessee SWH Residential Partners is planning to build Rolling Mill Hill, a residential rental building, in Nashville. SWH Residential Partners, 3930 E. Transportation.

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Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

Additionally a weather strip is required of all exterior doors and operable windows in the residential units “to minimize leakage from outdoors.” Does it promote sustainability focused practices in the building industry? Which second option will result in significant additional first costs.

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ENR Construction

JULY 30, 2012

Sustainability. ENR California. There are five major venues, 10 new railway lines, 100 hectares of parkland, waterways around the parks, new infrastructure and residential high-rises. Search our site: Infrastructure. Transportation. Environment. Power & Industrial. Water & Dams. Rebuilding Japan. Gulf Oil Spill. -->.

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Pro Builder

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Disney’s residential development plans could be put on hold as builders battle an intensifying supply chain crisis. The residential communities, which will be called ‘Storyliving by Disney,’ are expected to be a mix of single-family homes, condominium units, and villa estates two hours away from Disneyland in Anaheim, California.

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Pro Builder

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Green Building Council's 2020 LEED Homes Awards include the award for Outstanding Developer for projects that positively impact communities through sustainable, healthy, and resilient design. All photos: AMLI Residential). . Exterior view of AMLI Residential's Buckhead apartment complex in Atlanta. . .

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ENR Construction

JULY 20, 2012

Sustainability. ENR California. The mixed-use project will include retail, office, residential and entertainment spaces. Search our site: Infrastructure. Transportation. Environment. Power & Industrial. Water & Dams. Rebuilding Japan. Gulf Oil Spill. -->. Building Types. Construction Methods. Haiti Reconstruction.

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 2, 2016

The methodology was admittedly unscientific, if only in that the sample was too small given the large number of sustainable building being erected across the country. The projects were of a variety of building types (although no single family residential) including public schools, private office buildings, multi family residential, etc.,

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JUNE 6, 2014

It produced a comprehensive report on the importance of manufacturing for the Corridor, a communications and marketing report, sustainability report and a strategic plan. The organization strives to create a sustainable manufacturing workforce in the region.

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ENR Construction

JULY 31, 2012

Sustainability. ENR California. A French subcontractor is using a patented precast technique to build one of the worlds longest precast-concrete arch-tunnel sections at the site of a residential complex along South Koreas new Suwon-Kwangmyeong Expressway. Search our site: Infrastructure. Transportation. Environment. ENR Midwest.

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Natural Building

MARCH 12, 2020

A group of about two dozen people gather on a wooded hillside in Northern California. After completing a degree in Environmental Engineering, I had spent two years in Costa Rican rainforest, volunteering for a sustainable forest management project. They are women, men, and children, ranging in age from three to 72.

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