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Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion

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Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion 0 qpurcell Thu, 09/28/2023 - 10:37 Office Buildings IMEG's Edwin Dean, Joe Gulden, and Doug Sweeney, share seven key focuses for structural engineers when planning office-to-residential conversions. faces a housing deficit of 3.8 million units.

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Tiny Houses for Homeless People

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Rex Hohlbein and his daughter, Jenn LaFrenier, are both architects in the Seattle area. They suggest that we should “reimagine our personal space by inviting homeless residents to move into beautifully designed, off-grid, homes built in residential backyards.”

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3 affordable housing projects that serve as social catalysts

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Photo © Sarah Mechling, courtesy Perkins Eastman Yomo Toro Apartments in New York City, Cedar Crossing in Seattle, and Harrison Plaza Senior Tower in Philadelphia are among the examples conceived as more than just a roof overhead. Offices for Harlem RBI are on the first and second floors of the 11-story residential tower.

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Cracking the code of affordable housing

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MFPRO+ Blog Mixed-Use Affordable Housing Senior Living Design Apartments Designers Architects New Project Portfolios A wave of residential projects rising across the country is meeting an insatiable demand, given the estimated shortage of 7.3 Mission Driven” A successful example of this approach is in Seattle, Wash.,

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Marketing Industrialized Construction to Consumers

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The data Rise collected backs up what many in the residential construction industry are slowly realizing: Homebuyers have a sincere interest in, a baseline knowledge of, and a curiosity about—and far less bias against—homes built mostly or entirely in a factory. They think building in a factory is really smart.”. Off-Site Construction.

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40 Under 40: Champions of Construction 2023

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At the project level, she successfully managed three complex projects: the Seattle Waterfront, which presented major access and geotechnical challenges, and two intricate fish passage projects completed under tight deadlines. So, she made sure that Pure Salmon successfully met their goals and objectives through the optimum use of technology.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Texas – Innovation Moves Front And Center In Austin

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Fridays and is expanding to other cities including Seattle, San Francisco, Portland, Denver, DC, Dallas and Houston. It is now fully developed and contains upscale retail and restaurants, Class A offices, a hotel and conference center, residential condominiums and City Hall. Tabbed Out now has a partnership with T.G.I.

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