BD+C
OCTOBER 24, 2014
A San Francisco city councilor will propose a new regulation that could soon mandate solar panels on most new construction in the city and on many existing apartment buildings. The rule would apply to commercial and residential buildings alike, wherever feasible. Codes Codes and Standards'
BD+C
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
Nationwide, office vacancies stand at 17%, with some big cities—San Francisco, Houston, Austin—topping 30%, while the U.S. Determining whether the floor plate is made of concrete, steel, or wood has a significant impact in the feasibility of a project. faces a housing deficit of 3.8 million units. has adopted SFBC 503.11.1,
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Green Building Law Update
MAY 29, 2016
Santa Monica joins the California cities of Lancaster and Sebastopol which started requiring rooftop solar installations in 2013, and San Francisco which similar law , for building under 10 stories tall, takes effect January 1, 2017. Note, California law already requires most new construction to have 15% of the rooftop “solar ready.”.
Green Building Law Update
MAY 29, 2016
Santa Monica joins the California cities of Lancaster and Sebastopol which started requiring rooftop solar installations in 2013, and San Francisco which similar law , for building under 10 stories tall, takes effect January 1, 2017. Note, California law already requires most new construction to have 15% of the rooftop “solar ready.”.
Pro Builder
APRIL 18, 2023
The prize awards organizations that demonstrate ambitious, feasible, and scalable solutions to the housing affordability crisis. The Kelsey San Francisco, California | Public Policy and Regulatory Reform Category The Kelsey advances disability-forward housing solutions that open doors to homes and opportunities for everyone.
Pro Builder
MARCH 16, 2023
PermitFlow | San Jose, California PermitFlow is the "TurboTax for construction permitting," providing automation and workflow software that simplifies and accelerates the permitting process. The Kelsey | San Francisco, California The Kelsey advances disability-forward housing solutions that open doors to homes and opportunities for everyone.
Stok
APRIL 19, 2019
When you’re building from the ground up and making structural decisions, you have the greatest control over embodied carbon from the project’s outset, making getting to Net Zero Carbon much more feasible. In DPR and stok’s case, it was shown that adaptive reuse led to a whopping 70% embodied carbon reduction.
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