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What's next for affordable housing in 2024?

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What's next for affordable housing in 2024? 0 qpurcell Thu, 12/14/2023 - 15:40 Affordable Housing As 2023 draws to a close, GBBN’s Mary Jo Minerich and Amanda Markovic, AIA sat down to talk about the future. What’s next in terms of trends, technology, and construction of affordable housing? Where is it taking place?

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Not All Buyers Want More Space—Tiny Homes are Steadily Rising

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Larger suburban homes are not the only housing type seeing an influx of interest during the pandemic. Purchasing a tiny home could be both a cheaper way to buy, but also a way to generate more income since they can be rented out. Builders usually incorporate materials that align with the main house, as zoning rules tend to require.

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Desert Comfort: Next-Gen HVAC and Indoor Air Quality

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A more efficient conditioned air distribution system optimizes zoned heating, cooling, and fresh-air ventilation equipment for ideal indoor comfort. A house of comparable size built to code minimum, he points out, would typically require a 4- to 5-ton HVAC system. Desert Comfort: Next-Gen HVAC and Indoor Air Quality. Andrew Hunt.

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Cracking the code of affordable housing

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Cracking the code of affordable housing 0 qpurcell Fri, 10/20/2023 - 09:03 Affordable Housing Perkins Eastman's affordable housing projects show how designers can help to advance the conversation of affordable housing. million homes that are accessible to low-income renters.

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4 ways to transform old buildings into modern assets

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To create a more porous, inviting experience that drives neighborhood engagement, building repositionings can target the ground plane, entryway, and lobby zones first. Serviced and programmed zones can become social magnets with better-than-home conveniences, such as pop-up shops, child care, and volunteer opportunities.

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The 40 Best Construction Podcasts

Lets Build

ACE On The House – Adam Carolla show. The Lien Zone. Build your house yourself University. A thoroughly podcast about how to build your own house with or without a constructor. Do you want to build your dream house the way you like and also be affordable? Build your dream house. Constructrr.

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Maryland Bans Polystyrene and Enacts 31 other New Environmental Laws

Green Building Law Update

Styrofoam is actually a registered trademark of Dow Chemical Company and is a brand generally used in industrial settings for building materials and pipe insulation. Styrofoam is not used in the food service industry for coffee cups, coolers, or packaging materials, which are generally made of expanded polystyrene.

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