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Solar Panels Mandated for Muscle Beach and.

Green Building Law Update

Santa Monica joins the California cities of Lancaster and Sebastopol which started requiring rooftop solar installations in 2013, and San Francisco which similar law , for building under 10 stories tall, takes effect January 1, 2017. Note, California law already requires most new construction to have 15% of the rooftop “solar ready.”.

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Solar Panels Mandated for Muscle Beach and.

Green Building Law Update

Santa Monica joins the California cities of Lancaster and Sebastopol which started requiring rooftop solar installations in 2013, and San Francisco which similar law , for building under 10 stories tall, takes effect January 1, 2017. Note, California law already requires most new construction to have 15% of the rooftop “solar ready.”.

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Maximize Your Construction Estimating Efficiency

Construction Business Owner

Maximize Your Construction Estimating Efficiency Tools, tips and insights you can use right now to make use of your valuable time. mhodges Thu, 07/06/2023 - 10:23 Prior to a new construction build or renovation, cost estimates are used to evaluate information and determine project feasibility, funding, logistics and other required resources.

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Creating a sense of place with multipurpose K-12 school buildings

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By integrating high-performance materials and systems, we can mitigate any initial doubts about the feasibility and comfort of school MPRs, making these spaces compelling and practical for today’s future-focused schools. Today’s multipurpose room (MPR) designs have met those concerns head-on. Here are a few examples: Move walls to move minds.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: California's.

Natural Building

Californias Green Building Code. California has adopted the nations first statewide green-building standards, which will become mandatory in 2010. The new California Green Buildings Standards Code requires builders to reduce energy use by 15 to 30 percent beyond current standards and use more recycled materials. Yeah California!

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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 million homes that are accessible to low-income renters.

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Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth

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Early estimates for 2013 production project that output in PA topped 3 trillion cubic feet last year. State officials estimate more than 240,000 people are working in jobs created or made more prosperous by the Marcellus and Utica shale gas plays.