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Electrical Component Shortage Requires Action

Pro Builder

The situation also hampers the ability of electric utilities to provide reliable service to customers and to restore power after outages caused by severe storms and other natural disasters. In addition to electrical transformers, switchboards and circuit breakers are also in short supply.

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Tips before constructing new house

Construction Cost Estimating

Before building the sweet home of your choice, the owner and house builder needs to think quickly on some aspects. Budget : Estimating the budget is one of the tough tasks for the house owner. The house owner can go for construction loan from the bank or mortgage personal assets. There should be plumbing and electricity.

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Maryland Bans Polystyrene and Enacts 31 other New Environmental Laws

Green Building Law Update

House Bill 1166 (passed) authorizes Howard County to impose, by law, such a fee. Senate Bill 249 / House Bill 277 (both passed) authorize the Governor to include the State as a full participant in any regional governmental initiative, agreement, or compact that limits or reduces GHG emissions from the transportation sector.

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The Desert Comfort Idea Home: a True Desert Oasis

Pro Builder

Desert Comfort encompasses a spacious, light-filled 3,000-square-foot main house, a cozy 700-square-foot guest casita, and abundant outdoor living spaces, all built under the direction of Brad Leavitt, owner of A Finer Touch Construction in nearby Scottsdale, Ariz. .; You can basically control the whole house from your phone,” he says.

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Builder of the Year Ivory Homes' Innovation Agenda

Pro Builder

1 home builder in building permits and construction value, scaring off every large-volume, multistate production operation that dared enter Ivory’s Wasatch Mountain lair. Design Within Reach—Exploring Attainable Housing Options. After all, during his absence, Ivory Homes had strengthened its place as Utah’s No. and Outward.

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Maryland Adopts 42 New Environmental Laws in 2021

Green Building Law Update

There were no balloons dropped from the balconies at sine die, ostensibly because of Covid-19 social distancing there were no high school pages to drop celebratory balloons from the balconies, but it is worthy of note that this year the legislature passed House Bill 391 making illegal intentionally releasing balloons (see below)?

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4 tips to optimize hotel construction costs

The Korte Company

As an experienced hotel and housing construction firm, we’ve put together these tips for owners considering a new hotel project. They include: Construction permit fees payable to the applicable jurisdiction. Operational costs include: Electrical, water and sewage utility bills. Electricity is the most prominent of these costs.

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