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Young Professionals Have Returned to Cities, Impacting Rents

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The FTSE Nareit Equity Apartments index, which tracks publicly traded apartment companies, increased 42% since January 2021. It’s kind of a good time to be an urban apartment owner again,” said Mark Parrell, chief executive of Equity Residential, a real-estate investment trust. Wed, 08/04/2021 - 10:00. That’s 25% more than the S&P 500.

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Digital Builder Ep 38: Strategies for Reusing Construction Waste

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The Kendeda project also prioritized equity by providing job opportunities for community members who were struggling to find work. Skanska engaged with Georgia Works, a nonprofit in Atlanta that provides job training opportunities for men who are overcoming homelessness or prior incarceration.

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Forbearance Exits Expected to Add Inventory

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The intense housing market and strong equity growth will offer these homeowners more options than those in 2008 who were pushed into involuntary foreclosure, says Zillow. A wave of inventory could come soon as hundreds of thousands of homeowners are expected to exit forbearance, with a significant share likely to list their homes.

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Coating for sustainability

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Using innovative design elements and low-volatile organic compound (VOC), high-performance coating systems, the Kendeda Building at Georgia Tech, Atlanta, is set to become the largest Living Building Challenge (LBC) building in the Southeast. LEED was first introduced in 1993 and continues to evolve.

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USGBC Wants You to Comment on the Next Version of LEED

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have been criticized for not going far enough to address, and will almost certainly find their way into the next generation rating system, it is social equity and matters of occupant health. But if there are two issues that LEED v4 and v4.1 could become the foundation of LEED certification.

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The New Competitive Advantage: A Business Case for Sustainable Construction 

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Plus, the project team prioritized equity by giving job opportunities to those who needed them most. Skanska partnered with a nonprofit called Georgia Works in Atlanta, which helps homeless men and those previously incarcerated find employment.

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We Analyzed 600+ Construction Job Listings for Gender Bias: What We Found Surprised Us

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We also looked at listings across various large metro areas and cities: New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Washington DC, Miami, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Phoenix, London, Dublin, Sydney, and Auckland. . What does it mean to have gendered wording in job listings and why does it matter?

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