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An Irish House in the Woods

Natural Building

Set in an old quarry that was replanted 80 years ago with hardwoods and pines, Woodsmoke was commissioned in the early 1990s. The house is largely a timber construction and has an onsite well with filtration system for water, and a reed-bed downhill from the house and waste tank discretely deals with treatment of black and grey water.

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Retrofitting Europe’s Homes: How Digital Construction can Support Greener, Affordable Housing

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Sitting on the grounds of a former petrol station was the COP house – a wooden cottage modelling a much more sustainable form of housing. Housing is a crucial topic across Europe, where many countries are facing a housing crisis. Housing is a crucial topic across Europe, where many countries are facing a housing crisis.

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Housing, Industrialized: Your Road Map to Off-Site Construction

Pro Builder

Housing, Industrialized: Your Road Map to Off-Site Construction. Sidebar: The Synergy of Industrialized Construction and Built-for-Rent Housing. delivers four houses per week, about half the time it would take to frame the same number of houses on-site, Logue says. Mon, 10/04/2021 - 14:02.

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Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission Announces Grant Recipients

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The Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission (CAIC) has awarded $350,000 in grants for nine projects. William Inge Festival Foundation, Independence, $50,000. The city of Waterville and its partners will restore an opera house to keep it in continued use as a community theater and heritage-tourism attraction. John, $75,000.

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Project Foundation Pt. 2: Building the Master Budget

Stok

The foundation for any successful project is a detailed schedule and budget. This includes the architect, design engineers, project manager, and all other consultants such as Acoustical, AV, IT, Structural, Food Service, Code, Permit Expediter, Graphics / Signage, Commissioning Agent, and so on. The post Project Foundation Pt.

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Builder of the Year Ivory Homes' Innovation Agenda

Pro Builder

Instead, Clark Ivory reassumed his CEO duties and set a bold, uncharted course to diversify the company’s successful semi-custom, move-up home legacy to include affordable housing for an increasing underserved segment of buyers. Design Within Reach—Exploring Attainable Housing Options. See past Builder of the Year winners. and Outward.

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The Strawtegi CO2ttage in Salt Lake City

Natural Building

Armed with motivation from the Colloquium, Susan Klinker began dreaming of large scale naturally built planned urban developments with a range of housing types to suit buyers of all ages and income levels. Embracing this vision, she helped create Strawtegi: a business focused on the development of natural sustainable urban housing.