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When office-to-residential conversion works

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When office-to-residential conversion works 0 qpurcell Wed, 06/28/2023 - 13:29 Office Buildings The cost and design challenges involved with office-to-residential conversions can be daunting; designers need to devise creative uses to fully utilize the space.

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South Miami Poised to Mandate Solar Panels

Green Building Law Update

The City of South Miami, Florida City Commission is scheduled to take a final vote on July 18 on an ordinance that will require rooftop photovoltaic panels on new construction and major renovations. There was opposition to this mandate expressed at the City Commission session, including real concern this will pressure affordable housing.

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

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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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J S Wright lands latest package for Hill Group

Construction Enquirer

for a major new development of all-affordable housing in Surrey. The Birmingham-based company is to design and build the mechanical services for all 97 apartments and communal spaces at Thames View House on Felix Road in Walton-on-Thames.

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Suffolk Construction establishes Suffolk Sustainability Group

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The Sustainability Group will strengthen Suffolk’s in-house expertise and ability to design and execute a wider range of green building solutions. Swenson also offers specialized services through Suffolk Design including carbon neutral master planning, energy modeling, and building systems commissioning.

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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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The New and Improved 2020 ICC 700 National Green Building Standard

Green Building Law Update

As of April 1, 2020, more than 216,000 residential dwellings have been certified to the NGBS through NGBS Green, the third-party certification program administered by Home Innovation Research Labs. The 2020 version of the ICC 700 National Green Building Standard (NGBS) is now available for free download and public use.

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