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How Excessive Design Standards Hurt Home Affordability

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Stringent residential design standards imposed by local governments are affecting housing costs; the impact of new residential construction on the broader economy (chart). The fact that certain classes of homebuyers are excluded from buying a home makes excessive residential design standards an inappropriate policy option.

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Ken Calligar Is Shaping a New Era of Resilient Construction

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One solution comes in the form of a 3D cementitious panel by Re-Structure Group that won the 2019 NAHB Global Innovation Award for its weather resistance and energy efficiency. . It’s steel plus concrete with expanded polystyrene in the center, and within every panel is a truss system that repeats every 8 inches. Ken Calligar.

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Teleo Turns Construction Machines into Remotely Operated, Semi-autonomous Robots

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In 2019, Shet and Rom Clement, who also worked on Lyft’s autonomous vehicle tech, cofounded Teleo. But Shet also realized that the technology has progressed enough to enable remote, semi-autonomous operations of heavy construction equipment. “We We believed we could take that technology into the construction space,” Shet says.

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Sustainable construction products and technologies

GCP Applied Technologies

Thu, 11/28/2019 - 11:43. November 29, 2019. SUSTAINABLE CONCRETE | SUSTAINABLE CEMENT | SUSTAINABLE BUILDING ENVELOPE. SUSTAINABLE CONCRETE. In addition, new IoT technologies like in-transit concrete management systems can reduce fuel consumption for ready-mix fleets and minimize rejected loads. Phillip.fry@gc….

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Floor moisture barrier

GCP Applied Technologies

Wed, 01/09/2019 - 13:01. January 09, 2019. Concrete moisture test methods. Ensuring good concrete-to-flooring adhesion. The imperative to get the job done quickly and efficiently may overshadow the need to fully test concrete slabs to determine whether moisture remediation is called for. Floor moisture barrier.

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KOVARA floor moisture barrier

GCP Applied Technologies

Wed, 01/09/2019 - 13:01. January 09, 2019. Concrete moisture test methods. Ensuring good concrete-to-flooring adhesion. The imperative to get the job done quickly and efficiently may overshadow the need to fully test concrete slabs to determine whether moisture remediation is called for. Phillip.fry@gc….

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Protection with Floor Moisture Barriers

GCP Applied Technologies

Wed, 01/09/2019 - 13:01. January 09, 2019. Concrete moisture test methods. Ensuring good concrete-to-flooring adhesion. The imperative to get the job done quickly and efficiently may overshadow the need to fully test concrete slabs to determine whether moisture remediation is called for. Phillip.fry@gc….