Pro Builder

MARCH 13, 2023

Housing Affordability: Why This Downturn Is Different ibush Mon, 03/13/2023 - 07:00 The current shortage of affordable homes is due to more than just undersupply in the market Tony L. Callahan, Contributing Editor We are currently in a housing downturn that will likely be followed by a recession. On the horizontal axis is the U.S.

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Pro Builder

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

How iBrokers Are Inching Into the Housing Market. Innovative iBrokers like Orchard are introducing a one-platform process for home buying to reduce cost and unnecessary hassle for buyers and sellers. Keep reading below to learn how Orchard is innovating as an “iBroker” (a term cleverly coined by our host Dean Wehrli).

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BD+C

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Houston's first innovation district is established using adaptive reuse 0 qpurcell Wed, 09/13/2023 - 08:58 Adaptive Reuse Gensler's Vince Flickinger shares the firm's adaptive reuse of a Houston, Texas, department store-turned innovation hub. The agreement caused the client to reconsider how the interiors would be perceived.

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BD+C

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

A lasting housing impact: Gen-Z redefines multifamily living 0 qpurcell Thu, 11/30/2023 - 17:00 Multifamily Housing Nathan Casteel, Design Leader, DLR Group, details what sets an apartment community apart for younger generations. There’s a good chance you’ve lived in an apartment or student housing facility at some point.

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Pro Builder

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

3D-Printed Technology Offers Solution for Affordable Housing. Builders are experimenting with 3D-printing as an innovative step toward addressing urgent housing needs across the U.S. I hope that this does help some of the affordable housing crisis that we have across the nation.”. Thu, 02/03/2022 - 09:56.

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Pro Builder

JUNE 3, 2022

As Materials Prices Rise, One Phoenix-Based Company Is Building Homes With Foam. Rather than waiting for long-delayed lumber imports or turning to a short supply of pricey materials, Phoenix-based Strata International Group is building houses with foam . Building Materials. Building Materials.

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Natural Building

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

New approaches to home-building are emerging in response to the multiple crises of climate change, unaffordable housing, deprivation and exclusion. Models for housing vary enormously, from self-build, to socially provided housing and speculative, private markets. You can read the entire article at www.resilience.org.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

APRIL 22, 2022

But if you happened to be passing by the Kingston motorway bridge, you’d have seen one of the best innovations from the world of construction. Sitting on the grounds of a former petrol station was the COP house – a wooden cottage modelling a much more sustainable form of housing.

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Pro Builder

JUNE 1, 2022

Housing's New Now. And while a return to an in-person International Builders’ Show last February and the near-universal removal of mask mandates and other precautions certainly signals a return to pre-pandemic times (“normal,” to some extent), I question whether going back to 2019 is really the best course of action for the housing industry.

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Lets Build

JUNE 2, 2017

Global warming is one of the main reasons why sustainable housing is ideal for future construction. Today in many countries there is a lack of housing while population growth is increasing and poverty is found all over the world. Construction Material. Steel is considered lightweight and can make an outstanding roofing material.

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Natural Building

DECEMBER 10, 2019

A collaboration between Company New Heroes and Krown Design, this biobased building was built using only materials that grow on Earth, including timber and mycelium, the root structure of mushrooms. The material was then pulled from the mold and dried in an oven to kill the mycelium. It took four days for the mycelium to fill the mold.

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Natural Building

MAY 16, 2021

TECLA (an acronym for “Technology and Clay”) is a prototype eco-house built near Ravenna, Italy. It is made entirely by 3D-printing a material based on locally-sourced clay and is a collaboration between architect Mario Cucinella and 3D-printer manufacturer WASP. All images courtesy of MCA Mario Cucinella Architects and WASP.

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Business Facilities

JULY 25, 2019

“Element5’s new facility will showcase the kind of innovation we want to see more of in Ontario.” ” The government committed to increasing the use of timber in the home building industry through the Made-in-Ontario Environment Plan and the Housing Supply Action Plan.

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Natural Building

AUGUST 4, 2020

This article shows how traditional materials, such as tiles, rocks, bamboo, wooden sticks, timber, rammed earth and bricks are being used in current architecture in China. Not only were the traditional building materials recycled, but also the traditional construction techniques were integrated into the new design.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Now as our economies move to ease restrictions the industry is faced with managing the impact of material shortages across the supply chain. The sector is addressing a backlog of orders, and revenue expectations along with a surge in construction confidence has meant pressure on material needs are increasing. Build, build, build.

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CivilJungle

APRIL 8, 2023

Best Pool House Designs In summer, everyone needs a pool and begins to enjoy it, and it honestly is the wardrobe you can obtain for a summer holiday at home. The best pool house plans to set off in the exterior luxury center. The best pool house plans to set off in the exterior luxury center.

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BD+C

JULY 9, 2013

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat has named two winners and three finalists of its 2013 Innovation Award. Body Image: read more.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JANUARY 10, 2023

Sourcing and manufacturing building materials also contribute a great deal to climate change. Builders are now exploring sustainable construction materials to replace things like concrete, which is a major source of emissions. This post rounds up some notable examples of sustainable construction materials.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Construction is a vibrant industry full of innovative and talented professionals. “Make It Modular” Scholarship Award: We challenged high school students to upcycle materials and reuse waste in the design of a structure that meets a need in their community and could also be repurposed in the future.

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Pro Builder

MAY 27, 2021

The material comes from a northern California company Bamcore, which says it's energy-efficient, good for the environment, strong, and durable. Using the new material can save between $5,000 and $10,000 in building costs. It’s important to us to have our builders out finding new, innovative ways to do things,” Davis said.

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Pro Builder

APRIL 3, 2023

Pro Builder 2023 Forty Under 40 Nomination Form ibush Mon, 04/03/2023 - 11:01 Help us recognize the rising stars, innovators, and game-changers in the housing industry! Each year Pro Builder honors 40 of housing's young leaders. Submit the nominee's personal statement and supporting materials by Thursday, June 15, 2023.

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BD+C

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Roofing contractor installs TPO system on 228-unit multifamily housing project in Worcester, Mass. Roofing project for 228-unit multifamily housing in Worcester, Mass. Capeway Roofing Systems was tapped by the project’s general contractor, Plumb House Inc., Based in Westport, Mass.,

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BD+C

MARCH 19, 2014

At a meeting hosted by the White House Rural Council, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a new partnership to train architects, engineers and builders about the benefits of advanced wood building materials, and plans for a forthcoming prize competition to design and build high-rise wood demonstration projects.

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Pro Builder

APRIL 28, 2022

The Innovative Housing Incentive Program seeks create more affordable housing across Colorado with the help of modular homes manufacturers. . The latest measure comes in response to a statewide housing shortage that caused the prices of homes in mountain towns to double in just the last two years. Affordability.

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Pro Builder

JULY 13, 2021

The National Association of Home Builders’/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index found out why in its June 2021 survey: a lack of workers/subcontractors with necessary experience. The second most significant barrier was the relative cost of materials, according to 42% of builders. . Innovation. Building Materials.

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Pro Builder

MAY 12, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic turned residential construction on its head, as contractors navigated the onslaught of supply chain upheavals, operational restrictions, a volatile economy, and an erratic housing market. . Yet, even prior to the pandemic, the housing industry faced deep-rooted, systemic challenges. To improve health and safety .

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AUGUST 23, 2017

P83 Innovation Center campus conceptual renderings. Feeding this worker pipeline is Arizona’s university system that produces in-demand graduates specializing in technology and innovation that can quickly make an impact on these growing businesses. City of Peoria). Phoenix-Mesa metro boasts a workforce of more than 2.2 In 2016, U.S.

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Construction Specifier

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The multifamily building, Houston House, in East Village, New York, features lightwieght cladding by Sto Corp. With the latest industry innovations, all these looks for building exteriors can be achieved using lightweight claddings. How do lightweight cladding materials positively affect the carbon footprint?

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Pro Builder

APRIL 3, 2023

Webinar on Demand: The New American Home 2023, High-Performance Features ibush Mon, 04/03/2023 - 18:30 In the second of two webinars about The New American Home 2023, we explore how the luxury home is also a model of resource efficiency, from next-level energy and water savings to indoor air quality and materials use.

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Pro Builder

APRIL 4, 2023

According to market research by Joe Duffus, CEO of Builders Design , and Justin Bucy, director at Housing Design Matters , the answer may come from an unlikely yet comparable place: hospitality. When it comes to multifamily housing, there are unique ways smart tech is being integrated into residents’ lives. But the number one spot?

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BD+C

MARCH 26, 2014

The Lockheed Martin Space Systems Advanced Technology Center has opened a state-of-the-art laboratories building that will enable the company to provide innovative technical solutions to customers with more agility and efficiency. Body Image: read more.

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BD+C

APRIL 18, 2024

The next destination: Passive design airports 0 qpurcell Thu, 04/18/2024 - 13:59 Airports Today, we can design airports that are climate resilient, durable, long-lasting, and healthy for occupants—we can design airports using Passive House standards. New airports often mandate the use of local materials to reduce their carbon footprint.

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Pro Builder

OCTOBER 23, 2020

The project was for temporary emergency housing with a community kitchen and pantry so it’s not directly comparable with a typical three bedroom, two bath house, but the CEO and cofounder of Veev, is among startups that are dissecting stick built construction and cutting out inefficiencies to create a different case for home building.

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Pro Builder

JUNE 3, 2022

Is Off-Site Construction a Real Solution to the Housing Industry's Challenges? Housing demand. Much has been written about the housing market’s unprecedented surge in home prices and sharp decline in available homes during the COVID-19 pandemic, so I won’t cover that ground again. Material shortages. Labor shortages.

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Pro Builder

MARCH 9, 2022

As housing costs rise nationwide, these building and design solutions from Housing Design Matters can satisfy buyers’ demands at an affordable price. Housing Design Matters suggests strategies like “the density trick,” which maximizes property space on smaller lots through smaller side yard setbacks and, in some cases, zero lot lines.

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Pro Builder

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

NAHB says off-site construction remains an innovative approach to the industry’s labor shortage issue, which coincides with the housing affordability crisis. housing shortage. How are we going to be able to get the workforce that we need, the materials that we need? Innovations. How are we going to get this done?

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Pro Builder

APRIL 6, 2021

Today’s exterior claddings are a careful curation of natural and man-made materials that add warmth and authenticity. The question is, what materials embody these qualities? points out, less can be more when it comes to brick: “Just because you have materials and you have access to them shouldn’t mean you use them all over.”

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