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Pittsburgh is Booming Despite High Lumber Costs and Labor Shortage

Pro Builder

The number of building permits issued for new home construction in the six-county area around Pittsburgh jumped 37% through May of this year, according to a report by Tall Timber Group, a Ross Township-based construction industry consulting firm. Lynn Foltz, a Washington County developer and builder.

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Revit OpEd: Egress Path Options

Revit OpEd

Adaptive points dont permit nesting detail components so the annotation used to display special nodes at the beginning, end or at nodes along the path requires geometry that will take more work to scale according to a view scale. . ► 2008. ► December 2008. (16). ► November 2008. (17). ► 2007. (77).

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Green Code Mandatory on April 1 For All Building in Baltimore

Green Building Law Update

Until that not yet determined date, projects may utilize the new Green Code, but significantly, the Code official will accept new registration for the Baltimore City Green Building Standard which projects when registered by that date will be permitted to proceed under that Standard. think light colored concrete and not dark colored asphalt]).

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California governor vetoes two heat safety bills

Safety Services Company

This article was written by Safety Consultants with Safety Services Company , we provide Construction, Manufacturing, and General Industry Safety Programs to over 100,000 clients across the United States and Canada. California governor vetoes two heat safety bills.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Small Cob.

Natural Building

Kelly has lived in an earthbag/papercrete home that he built and consults about sustainable building design. Small Cob Buildings without Permits! I met John at the 2008 Natural Building Colloquium in Santa Barbara, California, and instantly recognized his gentle soul and passion for designing and building small cob structures.

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PSMJ Resources Blog: Managing Risk in Public Works

PSMJ Resources

There is a prescribed process for complying with the environmental permitting process. Across all of North America railroad permitting is a common challenge. Scarlett Consulting. ► 2008. The key here is to initiate the process early, monitor progress regularly and take aggressive corrective action when appropriate.

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Home Building by the Numbers

Pro Builder

As VP of The Shinn Group , a consulting practice based in Littleton, Colo., As of November 2020, “builders were telling me it’s taking two to four weeks just to get a project permitted, on top of materials delays. Financing expenses peaked in 2008. Cycle time affects general operations,” she explains.