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Achieving Safer School Design with Secure Entry Vestibules

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Achieving Safer School Design with Secure Entry Vestibules 1 kcichowicz Mon, 04/22/2024 - 10:47 Designers can plan secure entry vestibules with security-rated glazing to enhance the effectiveness of their safer school designs. What are secure entry vestibules and how do they support safer school design?

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Agroforestry in Africa Produces Food Security, Economic Resilience and More

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The report confirms that their Forest Garden Approach effectively achieves the triple bottom line of food security, economic resilience, and environmental impact. Farming and agricultural land use are key factors in the climate crisis and are closely tied to food and income insecurity,” says Andrew Zacharias. “So,

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Passing Marks: Transferring Safer School Design to Other Applications

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Passing Marks: Transferring Safer School Design to Other Applications 1 kcichowicz Thu, 07/20/2023 - 08:43 The benefits of safer school design can improve the safety and security of more general-use projects—especially with the use of passive protection. These concerns can inform designers in areas other than the classroom.

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Hope Renovations Nonprofit Trains Women for Construction Careers

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Women are largely underrepresented in the skilled trades, but Nora El-Khouri Spencer, founder of the Hope Renovations nonprofit, seeks to change that with more inclusive education and training resources. Education + Training. Tue, 05/24/2022 - 10:38. We want to make it as easy for them as possible.". Women in Construction.

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What You Should Know Before Taking a Construction Loan

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It can only be acquired with the proper education certification, expertise, and a contractor’s license. The construction loan approval process is usually very rigorous, since the loan isn’t secured and doesn’t involve collateral. Owner-builder : This type of loan is a good option when the borrower is a contractor.

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Trees for the Future in Africa

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Nonprofit Trees for the Future educates and trains farmers to protect their land, diversify the crops they produce, and optimize their available space. On average, farmers who complete the Forest Garden program achieve food security within three years and see an income increase of 400% by the end of the four-year program.

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3 affordable housing projects that serve as social catalysts

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Trish Donnally MFPRO+ Blog Higher Education University Buildings Multifamily Housing Affordable Housing Senior Living Design Student Housing Designers Architects Projects Sustainable Development To say the United States is facing an affordable housing crisis is a major understatement. And that’s just California. It gets worse.

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