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Building for better fire resilience in WUI zones

Construction Specifier

Photo courtesy ROCKWOOL North America Photo courtesy By Rick Roos Wildfires continue to make headlines and the long-term prognosis is concerning, as experts forecast more of the same in coming years. Yet, building in wildland urban interface (WUI) zones continues at a fast pace. Primarily for affordability. Primarily for affordability.

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Barnaby: The America at Home Study Concept Home

Pro Builder

Barnaby: The America at Home Study Concept Home. Follow the journey of building the America at Home Study concept home, completed within 60 days and fitted with the most desired features for today’s homebuyers. . Read further about the America at Home Study, survey results, and follow along the builder’s construction process below.

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Why Are Developers Building Luxury Condos in Cities Facing an Affordable Housing Crisis?

Pro Builder

A new building would need to sell for more than $1 million in order for the developer to break even after factoring in the price of construction labor, building supplies, and obtaining permits.

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All Solar Panels are Pervious in Maryland

Green Building Law Update

This is significant because regulating impervious surface on a property, either by establishing a maximum allowable area or a ratio of impervious surface to the total lot area, is a common zoning performance standard used by local governments in Maryland and elsewhere. The law is not unique to Maryland.

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2018 IgCC Poised to be Adopted for the First Time

Green Building Law Update

Delivering a success to the environmental industrial complex through a triumph of method over magic, Montgomery is touted as the county in America with the most LEED building. Since 2017, the 2012 IgCC has been permitted in the County as an alternative to mandatory LEED building. But apparently not for long.

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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

Business Facilities

In fact, the Arizona/Sonora, Mexico region makes up the fourth-largest aerospace supply chain in the world and the largest in North America. Zoned mixed-use/commercial. Strong workforce within a 45 minute commute zone. Strong workforce within a 30 minute commute zone. Zoned mixed-use/commercial.

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Understanding gas vapor remediation

GCP Applied Technologies

In addition, the City of Los Angeles has adopted Ordinance 175790, which states in part that building permits within certain “methane zones” will not be issued until the submittal of detailed plans for the installation of suitable methane mitigation systems. North America customer service: 1-877-4AD-MIX (1-877-423-6491).