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NAHB Develops Land Use Resources for Home Builders and Buyers

Pro Builder

Each primer focuses on a component of land-use policy and the impact it has on builders and buyers: density, zoning, and development review. Density In many communities, zoning laws restrict the amount of land that can be used for residential purposes, often in the form of minimum lot sizes or density requirements.

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Cracking the code of affordable housing

BD+C

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 million homes that are accessible to low-income renters.

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Aging in Place: My Aunt Nancy’s New ADU

Pro Builder

It had been a few years since I visited my dear Aunt Nancy at her home in the leafy green Boston suburb of Hanover, Mass. It took a few years for the family, including Aunt Nancy, to green-light the project. ADU Design Ideas for Greater Housing Choice. Explain zoning issues. Peter Fabris. Much Ado About ADUs.

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Best Pool House Designs | Do I Need a Permit for a Pool House | What Is the Average Size of a Pool House

CivilJungle

15 Top Pool House Designs and Ideas 1. Cute Pool House Design I like this best cute house plan, and it contains a big shower room, interior food preparation , a free zone, and some stock for pool workers. The option of decorating is correct as a green appearance is best red brick side. Keep the idea nit and crunchy.

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First, Best Impressions: The 2022 Nationals

Pro Builder

These winners of NAHB’s 2022 National Sales and Marketing Awards, 'The Nationals,' offer progressive ideas to meet and manage a new era of consumer expectations in homebuying. The Studio by Ashton Woods creates a stress-free zone for homebuyers and potential customers as they make design selections. Tue, 04/05/2022 - 09:52. The Studio.

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Builder of the Year Ivory Homes' Innovation Agenda

Pro Builder

The other front was for the real estate community to stop playing defense against entitlement processes, development standards, and zoning procedures that varied widely from city to city within the Salt Lake Valley. The prize generates ideas Ivory Homes actively applies to its own operations.

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The Barefoot Architect -- A Review

Natural Building

Van Lengen’s approach to explaining the concepts presented is extremely graphic, so the book is full of thousands of hand-drawn images, and these images really help convey the subtleties of designs and ideas. To help emphasize this van Lengen divides climate zones into “humid tropical,” “dry tropical” and “temperate” zones.

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