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Marvel-designed Gowanus Green will offer 955 affordable rental units in Brooklyn

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Marvel-designed Gowanus Green will offer 955 affordable rental units in Brooklyn The community consists of approximately 955 units of 100% affordable housing, 28,000 sf of neighborhood service retail and community space, a site for a new public school, and a new 1.5-acre acre public park. acre public park. acre public park.

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The New and Improved 2020 ICC 700 National Green Building Standard

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The 2020 version of the ICC 700 National Green Building Standard (NGBS) is now available for free download and public use. You care about this because the NGBS is the most used green building standard in the United States. And yes, that is more domestic certifications than LEED and Green Globes combined.

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2018 will be a Year for New Green Building Standards, Codes and Rating Systems

Green Building Law Update

2018 will be a watershed year in the course of green building standards, codes and rating systems. IgCC, ICC 700, Green Globes and. Earlier versions of these green building standards, codes and rating systems were largely written in silos by partisans. In 2018 there will be new versions of LEED, ASHARE 189.1, and abroad.

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Commercial Construction Adaptive Reuse: Reimagining Space

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For years, smart Real Estate Developers and property owners have been repurposing everything from old warehouses and industrial properties to shopping malls, hospitals, and historical buildings into creative mixed-use residential and commercial spaces. Stay tuned for more.

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Prospering thru Green Building in a Changing Environment

Green Building Law Update

I spoke to a gathering of construction industry attorneys the other day about that t he changing environment of Federal government regulation portends huge business opportunities for green building. More correctly, as stated below, green building can save mankind and our current way of life. And green buildings do so much more.

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You Can Participate in Updating the ICC 700 National Green Building Standard

Green Building Law Update

With nearly 128 million residential housing units existed in the U.S., if green building is going to mitigate the negative impacts that human activity has on the planet, green building must include houses. The ICC 700 applies to the design and construction of the housing units, including the residential portions of buildings.

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The Evolution of Multifamily: Residential Innovation to Transform the Market

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While we don’t claim to have a silver bullet for the housing crisis, it is a prime opportunity for market transformation through innovation in the multifamily sector. The post The Evolution of Multifamily: Residential Innovation to Transform the Market appeared first on stok. As it turns out, the answer may be nothing.