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A Bio-Architecture Primer with Scott Howard

Natural Building

Here’s what you will learn: 1) Drawing, model making, and mock ups to develop your design concept. The course will include in person classroom learning with hands-on training using 1/3 scale model cob buildings, as well as online classroom sessions. The models will also be used as play houses for kids!

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Demystifying carbon offsets vs direct reductions

BD+C

Drawing on shared knowledge and many project collaborations, Brightworks Sustainability and IA Interior Architects in this post consider some of the common misconceptions about carbon offsets and identify opportunities for realizing a carbon-neutral building or building portfolio. We have the knowledge and means to meet the challenge.

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How to Achieve Affordable Balanced Ventilation

Pro Builder

Without a mechanical fresh-air supply, negative pressures created by exhaust fans and appliances will draw makeup air through the relatively few, and small, gaps that remain in the building envelope. A sensor that shuts off the fan when the incoming air gets too hot, cold, or humid also is an energy saver. . Where’s the Makeup Air?

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Share of Built-for-Rent Housing Expected to Double by 2024

Pro Builder

Monthly mortgage payments that would be a resident’s equity are now income for real-estate companies. Christopher Ptomey, executive director of the Terwilliger Center for Housing at the Urban Land Institute, sees potential in fractional ownership models, such as neighborhood real-estate investment trusts.

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Inside the Mind of the High-Performance Homebuyer

Pro Builder

68% have an annual household income over $100,000. 39% have annual household income over $100,000. 39% have annual household income over $100,000. Quality construction and workmanship, open floor plans, and beautiful design are critically important to draw in prospective homebuyers. 90% have a bachelor’s degree or higher.

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What’s New with Autodesk Construction Cloud? 35+ Releases You Should Know  

Autodesk Construction Cloud

When creating or updating an issue from the Issues log, web and mobile users can now place that issue on an existing model, sheet, or file – or – remove its placement. Files | Model Browser [coming soon] . Members on mobile can utilize the Model Browser to view and navigate a categorized list of all elements in the model.

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Inter-not-operability

DebunkTheBIM

Glance back thirty years: The medium was the drawing – originated as a transparency, a technical document on a sheet of tracing-paper. What you see was what you got’; If you were to develop your own information on the basis of the particular drawing, you’d trace over. the original author had used.