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Adaptive reuse: 5 benefits of office-to-residential conversions

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Adaptive reuse: 5 benefits of office-to-residential conversions FitzGerald completed renovations on Millennium on LaSalle, a 14-story building in the heart of Chicago’s Loop. Originally built in 1902, the former office building now comprises 211 apartment units and marks LaSalle Street’s first complete office-to-residential conversion.

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2020 National Electrical Code Resets GFCI Rule

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2020 National Electrical Code Resets GFCI Rule. NAHB Policy Briefing: Electrical code updates regarding ground-fault circuit interrupters out of step with currently available HVAC products; number of women employed in construction rises. Low-Cost Fire Protection For New Home Building/Remodeling. Electrical.

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Does Propane Have an Edge on Household Energy Costs?

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Homeowners and homebuyers will often look to their trusted home builder, remodeler, or construction professional for ways to increase their home’s energy efficiency to reduce costs. Of the five energy sources, the results found electricity to be the highest cost source of energy for households. DOE Results. per million Btu).

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Energy Innovation: Solar Energy Solutions Continue to Gain Momentum

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From community solar installations to a push in some municipalities for all-electric building codes, interest in solar keeps growing. The power comes from 688,360 solar panels across 870 acres just north of town that provide electricity to the entire community. Mixed-Fuel Solutions and All-Electric Codes in Home Building.

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2024 International Energy Conservation Code Will Use a New Development Process

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Code-change proposals were submitted in the fall of 2021, with more than 200 proposed changes to the residential energy code and more than 250 proposed changes to the commercial energy code. Requiring electric vehicle charging capability or readiness. Requiring grid-interactive equipment for demand response. Requiring ASHRAE 62.2

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Challenges & Opportunities in Commercial Construction

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Here are just a few examples: Working Through Challenges: Key Lessons for Moving Forward For Englewood and our national retail, restaurant, and hospitality clients, we’ve learned that the old mindset of the lowest competitive bid and a rigid approach to material and equipment is ineffective in times like these.

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These Are Not Your Papa’s Power Tools

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If you performed an audit of all the cordless tools on the jobsite of a typical new home or residential remodel, there’s a strong likelihood you’d find the bulk of them rely on lithium-ion batteries. Because of their high efficiency and ability to minimize electric shock, lithium-ion batteries are becoming increasingly popular.”.