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Cob on Wood Homeless Community in Oakland, California

Natural Building

Each cabin provides a free service for the dozens of un-housed residents who live in the massive camp under a freeway overpass. The cabin project is a joint effort between un-housed residents and three grassroots activist groups: Living Earth Structures, Essential Food and Medicine, and Artists Building Communities.

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The Most Green Building Friendly Zoning Code in the Nation - Baltimore?

Green Building Law Update

Last month, the City Planning Commission approved a draft Code focusing on sustainability recommending adoption by the City Council. · Rain barrels, compost piles, greenhouses, hoop houses, and recycling collection stations are considered permitted encroachments in the appropriate yard areas.

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Creating a building; 4/5ths gobbledygook!

DebunkTheBIM

You decide to commission someone to write a book. Drafting, clarifying; 3. In a similar situation: You decide to commission someone to create a building. A house, a school, a town hall. A novel, a biography, gardening book. There are 5 stages to the process: 1. Collecting ideas 2. Revising, defining, detailing; 4.

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Dennis Calvert, the right architect for Design-Build

The Korte Company

The work was labor-intensive at the time—everything was hand-drawn on drafting boards—and everyone still wore white shirts and ties. Ralph was still determined to find a way to work directly with architects, and in 1976 he started an in-house architectural firm called Ralph Korte Planning and Management (RKP&M).

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The New and Improved 2020 ICC 700 National Green Building Standard

Green Building Law Update

Moreover, the NGBS is a uniquely drafted “standard” in that it can be used by any builder for their individual project as a rating system (including obtaining third party certification), or may be adopted by a local government as a residential green building code. Replacing the 2015 edition (. Replacing the 2015 edition (.

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Protecting hospital patients from power outages

CK Power

Fuel in two 30,000-gallon tanks housed in the basement must be connected and pumped all the way up to generators on the fourth floor. . Clients are guided through all applicable regulatory requirements such as NFPA 110 , NFPA 99, the Joint Commission , FM Global standards, IBC seismic requirements and the National Electrical Code®. .

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40 Under 40: Champions of Construction 2023

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Apart from driving digitalization, Yasmine has been involved in a startup focusing on sustainable housing using AI—a project that earned her a nomination to present at Autodesk University. billion EUR turnover. Andrea can work with little input and develop ideas engaging with all levels of our organisation.