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Staying in control with fabric cladding

Construction Specifier

Tension fabric structures have served a key role as a cost-effective facility solution for years. In some cases, users have turned to fabric buildings when brick-and-mortar construction is not economically feasible or would take too long to complete. The fabric building market remained stable, but also stagnant, for a long time.

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Cracking the code of affordable housing

BD+C

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. His team is writing guidelines for transit-oriented developments that incorporate affordable housing. “As

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Firms readied for £750m Parliament repairs deal

Construction Enquirer

Construction firms are being called up to bid for a new Parliamentary Construction Works Framework to carry out interim repairs and improvements to the House of Commons and Lords estates. The £750m framework is being set up as a successor to the existing MEPFS (Mechanical, Electrical, Public health, and Fabric Safety) framework.

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Gray House Color Schemes

CivilJungle

Gray House Color Schemes What color trim would look best with grey siding?, This post has been produced as a starting point about grey house colour schemes, colour theory, and the best paint colours for your home. Clearly shown If you want to have a beautiful house that is aesthetically pleasing.

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Hempcrete Used for Public Housing in Paris

Natural Building

The walls in Gregory Ferembach’s public housing building are lined with one of nature’s best insulation materials: hemp. Fabrice MALZIEU/ NXNW / LMi. As construction scales up, the question is: can hemp be part of an affordable housing future — not just one for eco-conscious elites? Grist / Amelia Bates.

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Former industrial marina gets adaptive reuse treatment

BD+C

Jonathan Boriack, AIA, LEED AP, Principal MFPRO+ Blog MFPRO+ New Projects Mixed-Use Multifamily Housing Adaptive Reuse At its core, adaptive reuse is an active reimagining of the built environment in ways that serve the communities who use it. Adaptive Reuse Project Transforms Bay Area Housing Alameda Marina is one of my favorite projects.

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Tech-Enabled Home Builder Veev Closes on $400M in New Funding

Pro Builder

The California company is doing its part to solve a nationwide housing crisis, one prefab project at a time. Veev’s main goal is to address the nation’s housing crisis by delivering a high-speed prefab system at a portion of the cost of traditional builds with a much smaller carbon footprint. Planning + Development.