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3 affordable housing projects that serve as social catalysts

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3 affordable housing projects that serve as social catalysts 0 qpurcell Mon, 09/25/2023 - 12:49 Affordable Housing Trish Donnally, Associate Principal, Perkins Eastman, shares insights from three transformative affordable housing projects. Housing is Fundamental “Housing is absolutely essential to human flourishing.

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CEU Article: Designing buildings for real performance

SAB Magazine

The next great leap in the design of sustainable buildings is measuring and reporting the operational building performance. Traditionally design teams have ensured buildings are built as designed but have had limited involvement in the operation of a building.

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Natural Gas: To Ban or Not To Ban?

Pro Builder

Arizona, Texas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Kansas, and Louisiana have all enacted or proposed legislation to block such bans after San Francisco, Seattle, Denver, and New York have all taken action toward phasing out natural gas. Sustainability. Green Design. Housing Markets. Sustainability. billion and $5.9 Appliances.

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How the Pandemic Will Shape the Future of Off-Site Residential Construction

Pro Builder

The COVID-19 pandemic turned residential construction on its head, as contractors navigated the onslaught of supply chain upheavals, operational restrictions, a volatile economy, and an erratic housing market. . Yet, even prior to the pandemic, the housing industry faced deep-rooted, systemic challenges. To improve health and safety .

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Building Trends: An Old Material Becomes New Again

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Technology companies are creating tools like bricklaying robots and printing houses with 3D printers. However, this concept has gained some traction recently with architects around the world in cities like Chicago, London, Minneapolis and Vancouver designing wooden high-rises. What’s so great about wood?

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Dragons and daylight: Maximizing sunlight and climate control with TDDs

Construction Specifier

A necessary renovation Nakal and Berani are the wild residents of the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, Washington. So, when it came time to renovate their sub-optimal housing space, he knew the renovation’s success hinged upon one singular facet: the roof. However, these conditions are exactly what Komodo dragons need.

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Cracking the code of affordable housing

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Cracking the code of affordable housing 0 qpurcell Fri, 10/20/2023 - 09:03 Affordable Housing Perkins Eastman's affordable housing projects show how designers can help to advance the conversation of affordable housing. Sustainable Senior Living Construction is well under way in Yonkers, N.Y.,

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