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7 ways multifamily designers can promote wellness in urban communities

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In response to these changes, we’ve identified design elements multifamily residential developers can use to maximize space while creating a positive impact on residents and the planet. Through careful design, we provided wellness spaces for mindfulness events, meditation, and other community-engaging fitness events.

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Promoting wellness in urban communities

BD+C

In response to these changes, we’ve identified design elements multifamily residential developers can use to maximize space while creating a positive impact on residents and the planet. Through careful design, we provided wellness spaces for mindfulness events, meditation, and other community-engaging fitness events.

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General Dynamics Dedicates New Facility in Healdsburg, CA

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General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, has dedicated its new Healdsburg, CA, facility. The state-of-the-art facility is designed to meet the rigorous standards of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) for a “clean room” production environment.

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Custom Builder Plant Prefab Opens Third Factory on Tejon Ranch

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A Rialto, CA-based custom home builder is extending its sustainable prefab operations to kickstart a more efficient building process. Plant Prefab’s design and estimating teams are now engaging projects for the new facility, which expects to begin production in January 2023. Thu, 12/23/2021 - 09:53.

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Winners of the 2014 Architecture at Zero competition announced

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The fourth Architecture at Zero competition has wrapped up, having chosen winners who created zero-net energy (ZNE) designs for Jack London Gateway project site in Oakland, CA, which is owned by the East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation (EBALDC). The design challenge involved two parts. Body Image: read more.

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New Resource Announced For Cities Seeking Innovation And Economic Revitalization

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Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan and White House Intergovernmental Affairs Director David Agnew will announce the launch of the National Resource Network (NRN), a pilot program designed to serve as a “311 for Cities.” Posted by Heidi Schwartz.

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Lean methodology is ignored by the construction sector

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Furthermore, of this 5%, most of the applications have not leveraged, or even been designed to leverage the full valued of Lean. Design-Build Contracting Claims: Cumulative Supplement. Lean principles in industrialized housing production: the need for a cultural change. Design and Construction: Building in Value.