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Higher-income renters continue to drive what’s getting built and leased in the multifamily sector

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Starts of buildings with five or more housing units rose from December 2018 through December 2019 by 74.6% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 536,000, according to preliminary Census Bureau estimates. At the end of that period, the number of multifamily housing units under construction was up 7.3% to 177,000.

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Your ENERGY STAR Score is About to Fall Precipitously

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Building owners that utilize ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager will see a dramatic change in the 1 to 100 ENERGY STAR scores after August 26, 2018. The release date for all updated scores is August 26, 2018. Applications submitted by July 26, 2018 will be assessed using currently available (pre-update) scores.

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This Company Wants to Rent Out Tiny Homes in Your Backyard

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Would you sign a 99 year lease to rent out your backyard? Every added unit of housing can help in an area where demand far outstrips supply; one analysis estimates that to avoid the current housing crisis, the region should have built an additional 700,000 units of housing between 2000 and 2018. . cbroderick.

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2018 IgCC is Not in Use Anywhere. A Detailed Analysis of Why?

Green Building Law Update

The 2018 International Green Construction Code was released on November 8, 2018 but more than a year later, it has not been adopted anywhere. so there was room for wider adoption of a 2018 IgCC. Many code officials have concluded the 2018 IgCC is not a good building code, green or otherwise. The 2018 IgCC applies to “1.

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2018 IgCC – A Fast Paced Deep Dive

Green Building Law Update

The 2018 International Green Construction Code was released on November 8, 2018 by the U.S. So there is room for wider adoption of a 2018 IgCC. the IgCC and the LEED green building program,” the ICC was only responsible for Chapter 1, Scope and Administration of the 2018 IgCC. The 2018 IgCC applies to “1.

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Magnolia LNG Announces $2.2 Billion Export Facility In Louisiana

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The LNG project would create 45 new permanent jobs; LED also estimates the project would result in 175 new indirect jobs. In addition, the LNG project would require an estimated 1,000 construction jobs. The company plans to begin hiring in early 2015, with commercial operations to begin in 2018.

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Rescue flights for Australians overseas during COVID-19 outbreak: Should the government come to the rescue?

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As the coronavirus crisis began to unfold in China, an estimated 600 Australians were trapped by the lockdown in Hubei province and its capital, Wuhan, coronavirus ground zero. On its website, the High Commission notes “A Lion Air plane fatally crashed on 29 October 2018. Photo: Helen Orr.

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