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3 affordable housing projects that serve as social catalysts

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3 affordable housing projects that serve as social catalysts 0 qpurcell Mon, 09/25/2023 - 12:49 Affordable Housing Trish Donnally, Associate Principal, Perkins Eastman, shares insights from three transformative affordable housing projects. Housing is Fundamental “Housing is absolutely essential to human flourishing.

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Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion

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Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion 0 qpurcell Thu, 09/28/2023 - 10:37 Office Buildings IMEG's Edwin Dean, Joe Gulden, and Doug Sweeney, share seven key focuses for structural engineers when planning office-to-residential conversions. faces a housing deficit of 3.8 million units.

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How the Pandemic Will Shape the Future of Off-Site Residential Construction

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How the Pandemic Will Shape the Future of Off-Site Residential Construction. 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. . Wed, 05/12/2021 - 06:00.

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The Housing Market is Threatening to Push the U.S. Economy into a Recession

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The Housing Market is Threatening to Push the U.S. Hopefully, it will not be the housing market. As the Federal Reserve raises interest rates to fight inflation, homebuilders are cutting back, real estate firms are slowing down, and some regional housing markets, like Boise and Seattle, are already experiencing a price correction.

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Tiny Houses for Homeless People

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Rex Hohlbein and his daughter, Jenn LaFrenier, are both architects in the Seattle area. They suggest that we should “reimagine our personal space by inviting homeless residents to move into beautifully designed, off-grid, homes built in residential backyards.” You can watch the video at www.youtube.com.

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Home Improvement, Remodeling Spending Expected to Rise

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Home improvement spending will increase among nearly all of the country’s largest cities this year, according to new projections from the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University. Thu, 02/11/2021 - 09:38. Across 42 of the 46 largest metros, home improvement spending is predicted to increase between 1 and 13%. Read More. .

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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. His team is writing guidelines for transit-oriented developments that incorporate affordable housing. “As

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