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3 affordable housing projects that serve as social catalysts

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3 affordable housing projects that serve as social catalysts 0 qpurcell Mon, 09/25/2023 - 12:49 Affordable Housing Trish Donnally, Associate Principal, Perkins Eastman, shares insights from three transformative affordable housing projects. Housing is Fundamental “Housing is absolutely essential to human flourishing.

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Rethinking Housing Design in 2023 

Pro Builder

To meet the evolving needs of both buyers and renters in 2023 and beyond, we as an industry should take the current market slowdown as an opportunity to rethink housing design in response to emerging trends. 4 Current Housing Trends A growing shift toward a modular approach to provide housing more quickly and affordably.

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Tiny Houses for Homeless People

Natural Building

Rex Hohlbein and his daughter, Jenn LaFrenier, are both architects in the Seattle area. Rex now combines both architecture and community outreach in starting a social justice architecture firm, BLOCK Architects, with his daughter. The post Tiny Houses for Homeless People appeared first on Natural Building Blog.

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CEU Article: Designing buildings for real performance

SAB Magazine

Building Case Studies Education Articles Miscellaneous CONTINUING EDUCATION UNIT ARTICLE David Mead energy modelling Federal Center South high-performance design HVAC systems LEED certification LEED certified buildings Living Building Challenge Net Zero Energy Certification Passive House system SabMagazine Sefaira sustainable architecture and building (..)

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Thomas Beadel on Splitting Lots and Doubling Inventory

Pro Builder

to Silicon Valley and Seattle by splitting single parcels and building side-by-side duplexes. Thomas Beadel: We’re trying to make homeownership attainable for more people in prime neighborhoods on the west side of Los Angeles and in Silicon Valley and Seattle. TB: That’s our strategy for reducing housing cost in Southern California.

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Cracking the code of affordable housing

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Cracking the code of affordable housing 0 qpurcell Fri, 10/20/2023 - 09:03 Affordable Housing Perkins Eastman's affordable housing projects show how designers can help to advance the conversation of affordable housing. His team is writing guidelines for transit-oriented developments that incorporate affordable housing. “As

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Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion

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faces a housing deficit of 3.8 Issue 2: Adding natural light Housing facilities require exterior views in living units and it’s important to consider how this can be accomplished in an office conversion. The architectural layout of a residential unit is unlikely to align with the office framing concept. Seattle, Wash.,