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Converting downtown office into multifamily residential: Let’s stop and think about this

BD+C

Converting downtown office into multifamily residential: Let’s stop and think about this 0 dbarista Tue, 07/11/2023 - 10:44 Multifamily Housing Is the office-to-residential conversion really what’s best for our downtowns from a cultural, urban, economic perspective? In his article, Grabar proposed, “.It

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Sustainable construction products and technologies

GCP Applied Technologies

Sustainable construction products and technologies. SUSTAINABLE CONCRETE | SUSTAINABLE CEMENT | SUSTAINABLE BUILDING ENVELOPE. SUSTAINABLE CONCRETE. Concrete admixtures can also optimize the production process for sustainability. Phillip.fry@gc…. Thu, 11/28/2019 - 11:43. GCP Applied Technologies.

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Scottish Couple Celebrate Ten Years of Farming

Natural Building

In order to sustain their chosen lifestyle, the couple generate most of their living from operating a Community Supported Agriculture vegetable box business. They also focus on agricultural tourism, giving farm tours and renting out their shepherd’s hut, as well as offering online permaculture consultancy and residential courses.

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Promote the plumbing trade: recruiting high school students

Contractor Magazine

A handful of the most recent issues in the industry, affecting all contractors, are education and training, residential fire sprinklers, green building, and lead free piping. All these issues warrant further investigation (we have done intensive articles on all these topics throughout the years). Sustainably Speaking.

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What are the exact room sizes, basic needs and vastu position of any Indian residential building?

Construction Cost Estimating

To sustain a convenient and healthful life, the room space in the house should be used in an efficient manner. In this article, you will get all the details of the above mentioned topics :- Living Room: Living room is located in the entrance of the house. In this place all the family members frequently meet.

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Study Reveals the Strength of Tire Walls

Natural Building

Tire waste represents a major sustainability challenge globally, with Australia alone generating an average of 55 million (450,000 tons) of used tires each year. The wall proved to be as structurally sound as conventional walls used in residential applications. You can read the original article at www.newswise.com.

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Witchcliffe Ecovillage in Australia

Natural Building

Witchcliffe Ecovillage in Western Australia will serve as home to around 700 people and be a model of sustainability for communities worldwide. Project co-founders and partners, Mike Hulme and Michelle Sheridan began the project with a plan to create “the most sustainable residential community possible”.