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Best Residential/Hospitality and Award of Merid Excellence in Safety: ONE501

ENR Construction

The work of a unique partnership between contractor Foulger-Pratt and the NoMa Parks Foundation, the $66-million project involved the construction of a 327-unit, Class A, wood-framed apartment building in Northeast Washington, D.C., as well as the integration of the building with an adjacent park.

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Skilled Labor Fund to Educate 1,400 New Skilled Laborers After Grant from The Home Depot Foundation & NAHB

Pro Builder

Skilled Labor Fund to Educate 1,400 New Skilled Laborers After Grant from The Home Depot Foundation & NAHB. Skilled Labor Fund, Home Depot Foundation, National Association of Home Builders, Home Builders Institute. 31, 2020 - Washington. About The Home Depot Foundation. cbroderick. Tue, 09/01/2020 - 08:53.

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Construction Worker Killed in Residential Trench Collapse

Construction Equipment

A construction worker became trapped and later died in Northwest Washington D.C. yesterday when part of a house foundation collapsed, burying him. The site on the 4600 block of Dexter Street was described as an “unstable environment” by Vito Maggiolo, spokesperson for the D.C. Fire and Emergency Department.

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3D Printed Homes Won’t Be Enough to Solve a Nationwide Inventory Shortage

Pro Builder

While the rise of readily available 3D printing technology sounds like a promising solution for a housing industry battling supply shortages from coast to coast, it may not be so helpful when put into action, says The Washington Post.

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Will We See More Seismic Retrofitting in the Construction Industry?

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Currently, building owners in Oregon and Washington must address seismic upgrades when older buildings undergo major remodeling. They’re bolting their homes to their foundations , installing automatic gas shut-offs, securing heavy furniture and more. The Seismic Retrofitting Industry.

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Is the 2018 IgCC Doomed to Fail?

Green Building Law Update

Last week the ICC and ASHRAE issued joint news releases on the status of the “unified green building code that could become the foundation for LEED certification” that will be published as the 2018 version of the International Green Construction Code. to green building has been dramatic. will be green.

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3 affordable housing projects that serve as social catalysts

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Eleven million people in this country are paying more than half of their income for rent, and these are low-income people,” says Richard Burns, CEO of the NHP Foundation, a national not-for-profit provider of affordable housing. Offices for Harlem RBI are on the first and second floors of the 11-story residential tower. It gets worse.

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