BD+C
OCTOBER 24, 2014
A San Francisco city councilor will propose a new regulation that could soon mandate solar panels on most new construction in the city and on many existing apartment buildings. The rule would apply to commercial and residential buildings alike, wherever feasible. Codes Codes and Standards'
BD+C
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
Edwin Dean, Joe Gulden, and Doug Sweeney MFPRO+ Blog High-rise Construction Apartments Office Buildings Engineers Codes Regulations Adaptive Reuse Reconstruction & Renovation Seismic Design Office-to-residential conversion seems like a simple solution to a problem. faces a housing deficit of 3.8 million units. faces a housing deficit of 3.8
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Green Building Law Update
MAY 29, 2016
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.”.
Pro Builder
APRIL 18, 2023
The prize awards organizations that demonstrate ambitious, feasible, and scalable solutions to the housing affordability crisis. 300,000 in prize money will be distributed between at least three winners selected across the three award categories—Construction and Design, Public Policy and Regulatory Reform, and Finance.
Green Building Law Update
MAY 29, 2016
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.”.
Pro Builder
MARCH 16, 2023
Top 25 Finalists for Ivory Innovations' Housing Affordability Prize esorum Thu, 03/16/2023 - 09:09 This year’s finalists in the Construction & Design category include solutions to the labor shortage as well as environmentally friendly building solutions focused on decreasing construction time.
Stok
APRIL 19, 2019
Learn more about how to approach embodied carbon in these different scenarios: Ground-Up / New Construction: As a majority of embodied carbon is due to a building’s core and shell, performing an embodied carbon analysis on a new construction project is a no-brainer and thus most common.
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