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Bay Area Cities To Spend $1.5 Billion for Sewer Upgrades

ENR Construction

Upgrades to sewer systems will prevent discharges of raw sewage into San Francisco Bay. Infrastructure'

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Can Looser Zoning Rules Help the Housing Shortage? Biden Thinks So

Pro Builder

These zoning laws inflate housing and construction costs, resulting in families locked out of areas with more opportunities, says the Wall Street Journal. Housing shortages are not exclusive to dense cities such as Boston and San Francisco, but metros such as Grand Rapids, Mich. and Austin, Texas.

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Rooftop stormwater management technologies climate change adaptation and resilience

Construction Specifier

in San Francisco in October 2021. Urban centers have high concentrations of impervious areas and outdated sewer infrastructures, which post a challenge in managing stormwater during extreme rainstorms. Large volumes of stormwater can also lead to combined sewer overflow in older cities across the U.S.,

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Rooftop stormwater management technologies climate change adaptation and resilience

Construction Specifier

in San Francisco in October 2021. Urban centers have high concentrations of impervious areas and outdated sewer infrastructures, which post a challenge in managing stormwater during extreme rainstorms. Large volume of stormwater can also lead to combined sewer overflow in older cities across the U.S.,

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California Construction in the Time of Covid-19

Construction and Infrastructure Law

Amidst the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, daily and sometimes hourly changes in federal, state, and local orders and regulations are significantly impacting the construction industry. This blog provides an overview of practical issues to consider related to your California construction projects in light of the ever-changing landscape.

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California Construction in the Time of Covid-19

Construction and Infrastructure Law

Amidst the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, daily and sometimes hourly changes in federal, state, and local orders and regulations are significantly impacting the construction industry. This blog provides an overview of practical issues to consider related to your California construction projects in light of the ever-changing landscape.

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Builder of the Year Ivory Homes' Innovation Agenda

Pro Builder

1 home builder in building permits and construction value, scaring off every large-volume, multistate production operation that dared enter Ivory’s Wasatch Mountain lair. Just ask the local sewer district sued by the Coalition that eventually refunded $35 million of overcharged impact fees. Ivory Homes Redesigns the Future.