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Suffolk Construction establishes Suffolk Sustainability Group

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Suffolk Construction establishes Suffolk Sustainability Group Design veterans Steven Burke and Michael Swenson will lead the new sustainability initiative for Suffolk. Contractors Sustainability Sustainable Design and Construction Suffolk Construction, headquartered in Boston, has established the Suffolk Sustainability Group.

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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? Or is this silver bullet really a poison pill?

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Materials Shortages in Construction: Catapulting a Sustainability Revolution?

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Demand for construction materials continue to increase as a result of new government-backed and much needed infrastructure, commercial and residential projects in many countries, yet crucial supplies have slowed, and prices are on the rise. Alternative materials – the answer to our commercial and sustainability problems?

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5 ways mass timber will reshape the design of life sciences facilities

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Laboratories Designers Codes and Standards Mass Timber Building Materials Building Technology With mass timber’s growing popularity in the built environment, its intersection with the life sciences market offers an untapped potential for sustainable innovation. Here are five reasons why. Rendering courtesy SGA.

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Passive House is “In” in 2017

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Several mid-rise residential projects currently under construction will more than quadruple the number of available units and triple the square footage of Passive buildings. The number and size of Passive House projects in North America has rapidly grown in the last year.

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Construction Estimating

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Cost estimates will help outline the project’s scope and feasibility. Many times contracts are awarded to the lowest bidder, only to find that the contractor cannot perform the work or sustain the additional costs not allowed for in the bid. Both contractors and owners use them when deciding whether to bid or build a project.

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Cracking the code of affordable housing

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MFPRO+ Blog Mixed-Use Affordable Housing Senior Living Design Apartments Designers Architects New Project Portfolios A wave of residential projects rising across the country is meeting an insatiable demand, given the estimated shortage of 7.3 Sustainable Senior Living Construction is well under way in Yonkers, N.Y.,

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