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Debunking 6 Myths About the Market Feasibility of Office-to-Residential Conversion

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What's to be done with that underutilized office space? In presenting the findings from market feasibility work focused on the reuse of office buildings for residential, RCLCO debunks six myths, from: You can’t partially convert an office building. particularly in the nation's downtowns.

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Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion

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Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion 0 qpurcell Thu, 09/28/2023 - 10:37 Office Buildings IMEG's Edwin Dean, Joe Gulden, and Doug Sweeney, share seven key focuses for structural engineers when planning office-to-residential conversions. faces a housing deficit of 3.8 million units.

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Converting downtown office into multifamily residential: Let’s stop and think about this

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Converting downtown office into multifamily residential: Let’s stop and think about this 0 dbarista Tue, 07/11/2023 - 10:44 Multifamily Housing Is the office-to-residential conversion really what’s best for our downtowns from a cultural, urban, economic perspective? Is conversion from office to multifamily really a good idea?

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Smart savings: Commissioning for the hybrid workplace

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Smart savings: Commissioning for the hybrid workplace 0 qpurcell Mon, 04/24/2023 - 09:27 Office Buildings Joe Crowe, Senior Mechanical Engineer, Gresham Smith, shares smart savings tips for facility managers and building owners of hybrid workplaces. The Human Element In most buildings, it isn’t feasible to move major HVAC system components.

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Corps Releases Final Report on $29B Texas Gulf Coast Hurricane Defense Plan

ENR Construction

Plans for a multiple lines of defense strategy to protect the Texas Gulf Coast from hurricanes and storm surge moves to Congress for approval with the release of a a final feasibility report and final environmental impact statement from the Corps of Engineers and Texas General Land Office that proposes $28.87

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Ashe seals £24m Milton Keynes school deal

Construction Enquirer

The 1900sq m building will accommodate a community use hall, offices, meeting rooms and children’s centre. Ashe has been employed to manage the complete design and build contract and has developed the scheme from feasibility over a 15-month period. Both projects will have drop-off and car-parking facilities.

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Thornton Tomasetti promotes Khaled Othman to Vice President in the New York office

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to vice president in the New York office of the international engineering firm. Mr. Othman has more than 14 years of experience in the structural investigation, condition assessment, feasibility studies, forensic analysis and stabilization of existing buildings and in design for structural repairs, renovations and additions.