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Converting downtown office into multifamily residential: Let’s stop and think about this

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Converting downtown office into multifamily residential: Let’s stop and think about this 0 dbarista Tue, 07/11/2023 - 10:44 Multifamily Housing Is the office-to-residential conversion really what’s best for our downtowns from a cultural, urban, economic perspective? Or is this silver bullet really a poison pill?

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Opportunities Shine in Community Solar

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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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7 lessons learned from 40+ years planning and designing senior living environments

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We were lucky to be in at the start of this major market shift and were able to work on a wide variety of new models for senior living and care across North America. Photo: © David Bryce / Courtesy Perkins Eastman 5. The residential unit is the basic building block of a successful senior living project. In the U.S.

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Living Smarter: The Evolution of Access Credentials in Multifamily Communities

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Similarly, MIFARE Classic credentials, considered highly secure prior to 2008, have shown susceptibility to unauthorized duplication as more advanced cloning devices have come on the market. These devices have seen a recent proliferation as they’ve become more common, cheaper, and have widespread online availability.

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Anglian Plant expands rapidly to meet customer demands

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In 2008, Joe Paterson was working as a building contractor on a small residential development in Norfolk. Following the completion of that site, Joe was keen to pursue more residential development work in the area. tonne model and a 3 tonne machine, these machines were added to as demand grew at a rapid pace.

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Revit Beginners: Journal of Building Information Modeling

Revit Beginners

Monday, September 15, 2008. Journal of Building Information Modeling. Read what some of the industry experts have to say about BIM in the relatively new Journal of Building Information Modeling. We design traditional, high-end residential work. ▼ 2008. (7). Journal of Building Information Modeling.

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Government Ownership of Rain is Antithetical to Increased Potable Water

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In point of fact, laws like the City of Tucson Ordinance 10597 of 2008 that require a minimum of 50% of water used for landscaping on new commercial properties be from collected rainwater on the site, may be the way of the future. Utah’s decriminalizing precipitation collection may be a model for the nation.