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Intentional Pocket Neighborhoods in Portland

Natural Building

From agile neighborhoods for veterans or the unhoused, to pocket hoods for Portlanders, the dozens of co-housing villages designed by Mark Lakeman are nationally recognized and in demand. “All my work, and all the permaculture, comes under an overall unifying heading.

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LandSec gives full go-ahead to two London office jobs

Construction Enquirer

The firm confirmed this morning that it had sanctioned full building go-ahead on its Timber Square office build in SE1 and the refurbishment of the 1960s Portland House office block in SW1, which have a combined total development cost of £780m. “Returns on both projects remain attractive, with gross yields on cost of 7.4%

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Portland?s newest office buildings put nature on center stage

BD+C

Comprising 300,000 sf of office and retail space, Field Office in Northwest Portland is one of Oregon’s largest real estate investments in the past decade. The two new office buildings will house some of the city’s fastest-growing companies.

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Multifamily Rental: Big House, Big Impact in Texas

Pro Builder

Multifamily Rental: Big House, Big Impact in Texas. The firms’ Big House approach —a moniker it trademarked—is unique in making the 10 to 14 stacked flats per building look more like attached townhomes or even a single-family home, with individual entries into the ground-floor units. Sun, 08/07/2022 - 02:16.

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Passive House is “In” in 2017

Green Building Law Update

As you consider what’s “in” and what’s “out” in 2017, within the realm of green building, Passive House is in. This “passive” approach, in contrast with active systems based on a constant supply of conditioned air by HVAC systems is the basis of Passive House. Governments in North America are beginning to drive Passive House.

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Portland’s new affordable housing development includes units for families transitioning out of homelessness

BD+C

Located in Portland, Oregon’s Pearl District, Vibrant! is a new affordable housing, high-rise development. Salazar Architect designed the building shell and interior common areas in collaboration with LRS Architects, which led the overall project management and design of the apartments.

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Portland, Ore., City Council approves construction excise tax for affordable housing

BD+C

The Portland, Ore., The tax is expected to raise $8 million a year to fund affordable housing initiatives. . The Oregon Legislature repealed a 17-year-old ban on inclusionary housing rules earlier this year, opening the door for Portland’s tax. . City Council approved a 1% construction excise tax.