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Deconstruction and Reuse: The Future of our Built Environment.

Construction Marketing

I do believe that we can reimagine our world and our built environment in such a way that we can pull ourselves out of this trend and this tremendously expensive habitual behavior. The post Deconstruction and Reuse: The Future of our Built Environment. How to do it differently when our entire economy is built around this consumption?

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Inflation is Good for Homeowners and Landlords

Pro Builder

And, presuming you have an employer who raises salaries and wages, your income goes up more than usual as your employer passes on cost increases to customers. In an inflationary environment, you want to be the landlord and not the tenant. That is one major reason that so much money is pouring into rental housing right now. Economics.

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Health & The Built Environment: Scales of Impact

Stok

“We are separated by geography, income, time, size… ultimately, we are fundamentally distanced from the result of our decisions. So stok teamed up with ILFI and other changemakers to take a fresh look at one of the biggest movements in the industry: health and the built environment.

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AARP: Majority of Older Adults Do Not Reside in 'Livable' Communities

Pro Builder

AARP rates neighborhoods based on its livability index, which takes being a homeowner or renter, whether they have a disability, by race/ethnicity, and income into account. Both older renters and lower-income owners are less common in places with the highest scores for health. Read More . Demographics. Community Development.

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

BD+C

Income level creates the most variation in agreement for this statement. People who identified as belonging to the highest income class in their city were 1.5x more likely to feel that their city provides a great experience than people who feel they belong in the lowest income group.

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SME house builders demand action from “anti-building” Tories

Construction Enquirer

The letter signed by 200 firms highlights the “existential threat to the survival of businesses posed by the increasingly anti-development policy environment.” Sadly, the current operating environment and the Government’s anti-building stance makes it virtually impossible for today’s generation of SMEs to succeed.

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High-performance air- and water-resistive barriers deliver improved sustainability

Construction Specifier

By minimizing the uncontrolled exchange of indoor and outdoor air, the need for conditioning the incoming air is reduced, leading to energy savings. This can lead to improved indoor air quality (IAQ), reducing health risks, and creating a healthier living or working environment. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).