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3 Keys to Senior Housing Renovation Construction

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With Baby Boomers aging, it is no surprise that Senior Housing construction and renovation are… well…BOOMING. In recent years, we’ve been working with Senior Housing developers and operators to update existing facilities, add new amenities, and retool common areas to be more competitive with new-construction senior housing options.

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Trump Triumph is Awesome For Green Building

Green Building Law Update

Election day 2016 in which Donald Trump was elected the 45th President of the United States and Republicans control both houses of Congress portends huge business opportunities for green building. Many believe that burdening business and land owners with yet more government mandates is wrong and is not efficacious.

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Why are green buildings important?

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The increasing focus on green buildings is one of many areas where society is moving in the right direction, making whole-life sustainable buildings the only environmentally justifiable option for future construction projects. Today’s green buildings still use concrete but in a more considered and sparing format.

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Selling All-Electric Homes

Pro Builder

Selling All-Electric Homes. New homes that are 100% powered by electricity have several benefits. builder Ryan Stegora, who builds large custom homes (around 4,000 sf) that meet Passive House standards. He used to install gas furnaces, but recently switched to electrically-powered geothermal heat pumps. Electrical.

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As the Housing Market Calms, Another Storm Is Brewing, as a New Generation of Homebuyers Demand Change

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As the Housing Market Calms, Another Storm Is Brewing, as a New Generation of Homebuyers Demand Change. Housing experts watched the market as it saw rapid growth during the COVID pandemic, and some worried that as the Federal Reserve fought inflation, the housing market could lead to a full economic crash. Housing Markets.

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Selling a House with Solar Panels is Fraught with Peril

Green Building Law Update

There are nearly 2 Million houses in the U.S. It can be perilous to fail to properly address rooftop solar panels at the time of sale of a house. A form that may be the most widely utilized in the country only provides, SOLAR PANELS: Solar panels are devices that convert light into electricity.

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Green Steel

Natural Building

According to Orin Hardy, founder of bamboo training course Bamboo U, “There was a time when nobody would want to be seen to live in a bamboo house.” The post Green Steel appeared first on Natural Building Blog. IBUKU has teamed up with Bamboo U, to provide courses in bamboo construction.

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