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Top questions to ask when designing a green roof

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Some cities like Boston, Portland, and Seattle are requiring developers to mitigate their building’s impact on the region’s storm water system. This is a huge indicator of the feasibility of a green roof. Hardiness zones also determine feasibility of different plant species. . What is the load bearing capacity?

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Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion

BD+C

Boston , New York , and San Francisco , are considering ways to improve the financial incentives, change zoning policies and expedite plan reviews, but developers should get a full-service team assembled to take a hard look at a conversion before they get started. Seattle, Wash., enacted Title 24.85

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Cracking the code of affordable housing

BD+C

Washington, DC, offers an inclusionary zoning program that allows residential developers to build more units than would normally be permitted as long as eight to 10% of those units are affordable. Mission Driven” A successful example of this approach is in Seattle, Wash.,

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BUSINESS REPORT: Texas – Innovation Moves Front And Center In Austin

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Key Incentives: Emerging Technology Fund, Enterprise Zones, Skills Development Fund, Renewable Energy Incentives, TX Industry Development Loan Program. Fridays and is expanding to other cities including Seattle, San Francisco, Portland, Denver, DC, Dallas and Houston. GDP (All Industry 2011): $1.3 Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S.

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FEATURE STORY: Racing To Be Ready – U.S. Ports Prepare for Post Panamax Era

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Major maritime shipping hubs including Los Angeles/Long Beach, Seattle/Tacoma and Oakland are ready to service the huge post-Panamax containers. Its key feature is highly automated 30+ lane transfer zones and automated live e-gates. West Coast ports, meanwhile, aren’t giving up their share of this shipping bonanza without a fight.

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Top 25 Finalists for Ivory Innovations' Housing Affordability Prize

Pro Builder

Frolic Community | Seattle, Washington Frolic is paving the way for thousands of new, multi-family housing cooperatives to be built on lots with single-family homes in cities across the U.S. Housing Connector | Seattle, Washington Housing Connector is a tech-for-good nonprofit that increases access to housing for individuals most in need.

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Top 10 Ivory Innovations Finalists for the 2023 Housing Affordability Prize

Pro Builder

The prize awards organizations that demonstrate ambitious, feasible, and scalable solutions to the housing affordability crisis. Frolic Community Seattle, Washington | Finance Category Frolic is paving the way for thousands of new, multi-family housing cooperatives to be built on lots with single-family homes in cities across the U.S.