BD+C

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

8 strategies for multifamily passive house design projects 0 qpurcell Mon, 11/20/2023 - 12:22 Sustainability Stantec's Brett Lambert, Principal of Architecture and Passive House Certified Consultant, uses the Northland Newton Development project to guide designers with eight tips for designing multifamily passive house projects.

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BD+C

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

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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BD+C

JUNE 7, 2021

The International Living Future Institute (ILFI) recently released a guide to aid affordable housing developers and designers to construct new sustainable affordable housing.

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Construction Business Owner

MARCH 1, 2024

Tommy Linstroth Automates LEED Efforts at Green Badger ccapoccia Fri, 03/01/2024 - 18:33 Tommy Linstroth started his career in real estate development with a company that committed to sustainable building practices.

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Pro Builder

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Top Sustainable Features Buyers Want. After surveying 3,000 recent and prospective homebuyers over the summer, NAHB identified Energy Star-rated features, an Energy Star rating for the whole house, and efficient lighting were the top preferred features. Sustainability. Sustainability. cbroderick. Fri, 02/12/2021 - 09:06.

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Natural Building

OCTOBER 14, 2021

This contemporary Australian home by Sustainable Building and Design, completed in 2020, showcases what is possible when sustainability is the goal. They were able to recycle and reuse the following in the home: Hardwood reclaimed from dismantling the original house used for cladding, door frames, wall features and front door.

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Construction Today

DECEMBER 1, 2023

In recent years, the importance of sustainable home construction and energy-efficient housing has become increasingly prominent in the UK’s efforts to combat climate change. The UK’s built environment contributes significantly to its carbon footprint, accounting for 40% of the nation’s total carbon emissions.

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Pro Builder

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Zillow's 2022 Housing Predictions. What buyers and sellers can expect in another hot year for the housing market. The housing market for 2022 will sustain high demand and a strong sellers market from the year prior, predicts Zillow, but home prices will gradually decelerate after peaking in 2021. Housing Markets.

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Natural Building

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Sustainability Professor, Steven Moore, wants Queen’s University in Ontario Canada to be a moral and sustainable leader through their actions. Moore models sustainability through his own lifestyle, living in an earth-sheltered house in Tamworth, facing the Salmon River. underground year-round.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

APRIL 22, 2022

Sitting on the grounds of a former petrol station was the COP house – a wooden cottage modelling a much more sustainable form of housing. Housing is a crucial topic across Europe, where many countries are facing a housing crisis. In the Netherlands, it’s estimated that 850,000 extra houses will be needed by 2035.

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Pro Builder

JANUARY 25, 2022

Housing's Incremental Innovation Path. housing industry is not innovative are, in a word, crap. And that’s coming from someone who has, through these pages and other channels, championed innovation as a necessary element of operational improvement and business sustainability for builders. Tue, 01/25/2022 - 02:01.

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Pro Builder

JANUARY 17, 2023

Housing Activity Is Plummeting, but Not for Much Longer, Experts Say. Soaring mortgage rates are leading to a sharp drop in housing affordability, and subsequently, in homebuyer demand, but rate hikes may have already reached their peak. Tue, 01/17/2023 - 10:31. Through October, the Case-Shiller National Home Price Index has U.S.

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Natural Building

AUGUST 30, 2020

When Cyclone Amphan tore through Bengal, India, Linus Kendall and Rupsa Nath’s house, built with mud, thatch and bamboo sustained minimal damage. Other houses in the vicinity suffered broken window panes or missing tin sheds, but their unique home stood tall. Linus Kendall shared these details about their house, built in 2017.

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Construction Enquirer

AUGUST 1, 2023

The Crown Estate plans two net zero carbon housing projects to test different approaches and focus on reducing embodied carbon as well as energy efficiency. It now seeks to use its national land and property portfolio to support regional economic growth, contribute towards housing supply and enhance its returns to the Treasury.

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Construction Specifier

OCTOBER 13, 2023

From voluntary transparency to government mandate Initial awareness of sustainable design and construction in the U.S. From voluntary transparency to government mandate Initial awareness of sustainable design and construction in the U.S. Thus, a full lifecycle assessment (LCA) of a building is necessary.

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CivilJungle

JANUARY 2, 2024

In recent years, the demand for small house plans has been steadily increasing as more and more people are looking for affordable and sustainable living options. One such design that has gained popularity is the Small House Plan 6×7 with […]

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BD+C

MAY 23, 2023

Hord Coplan Macht names Ilijana Soldan as Sustainability Manager Hord Coplan Macht, Baltimore, MD., has promoted Ilijana Soldan, AIA, LEED AP, EcoDistricts, NCARB, to Sustainability Manager. rcassidy Tue, 05/23/2023 - 13:29 HORD COPLAN MACHT Research-based designer will lead Sustainability Action Team and the firm's green initiatives.

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BD+C

JULY 7, 2020

AEMSEN, a Rotterdam based architecture firm, has developed a sustainable, modular concept for urban living. . The 112 apartments in 16 different housing types vary in size from approximately 485 sf to approximately 1,300 sf.

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Pro Builder

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

How Housing Design is Changing to Meet Buyers’ Needs. Technology is also playing a major role in new home design with many buyers prioritizing efficiency and sustainability than ever before, Forbes reports. Thu, 11/04/2021 - 09:29. Buyers are revamping the home design process with a new list of demands.

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CivilJungle

JANUARY 1, 2024

Small house plans have become increasingly popular in recent years as people look for more efficient and sustainable living options. These plans offer an affordable and creative solution for those who want to downsize or live more simply. One type […]

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Natural Building

MARCH 8, 2022

Architect Joris Verhoeven’s family home, Four Seasons , is a model of sustainable design. The house features self-healing siding sealant, negative carbon footprint and more. The house was raised in just three days after the cement foundation was poured. It is a modern-style home located in an old sheep grazing heather field.

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ENR Construction

OCTOBER 19, 2021

A pair of projects in Boston, one a skyline-topping tower, the other an affordable housing complex, are poised to put the Boston area on the map when it comes to environmentally sustainable design.

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Construction Specifier

OCTOBER 13, 2023

From voluntary transparency to government mandate Initial awareness of sustainable design and construction in the U.S. From voluntary transparency to government mandate Initial awareness of sustainable design and construction in the U.S. Thus, a full lifecycle assessment (LCA) of a building is necessary.

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Natural Building

JANUARY 16, 2022

Ankit, a 32-year-old former journalist from Jaipur, India, set out on a cycle mission to transform India’s villages into ecologically sustainable communities. Along with teaching sustainable living he teaches the means for earning a living through eco-friendly ways. You can read the original article at www.sundayguardianlive.com.

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BD+C

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

A vibrant community, Pittsburgh’s Uptown neighborhood is taking bold steps to counteract decades of divestment that have resulted in vacant properties, dangerous pedestrian corridors, and the poor air quality that comes with being treated as a pass-through neighborhood between the city’s largest employment centers.

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Pro Builder

MARCH 2, 2023

Utah’s Housing Recovery Hinges on Federal Permitting Reform ldeakins Thu, 03/02/2023 - 11:46 Despite a fast pace of new-construction projects statewide, demand for housing in Utah continues to outpace supply.

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ENR Construction

AUGUST 15, 2023

General Services Administration announces Custom House project as a "showcase" for sustainable retrofits.

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Civiconcepts

AUGUST 26, 2023

Indicative of this tendency is the fact … Sustainability in Rug Making: How Customization is Leading the Way Read More » More and more individuals are making healthy, environmentally friendly decisions every day, from what they eat to what they buy for their homes.

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Pro Builder

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Here’s What Real Estate Experts Say the 2023 Housing Market Will Look Like. Throughout the past two years, the housing market has been largely defined by unprecedented price volatility and ebbing supply and demand. Mon, 12/19/2022 - 10:51. million new apartments by 2035.

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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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GCP Applied Technologies

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

Sustainable construction products and technologies. SUSTAINABLE CONCRETE | SUSTAINABLE CEMENT | SUSTAINABLE BUILDING ENVELOPE. SUSTAINABLE CONCRETE. Concrete admixtures can also optimize the production process for sustainability. Phillip.fry@gc…. Thu, 11/28/2019 - 11:43. GCP Applied Technologies.

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Natural Building

OCTOBER 10, 2022

As a result of 2016 earthquake the 80 families who lived on the island of Portete, Ecuador were displaced to the mainland without any appropriate housing for the thermal conditions in the area. The first housing prototype Casa Toquilla M has 755 sq. is a house to accommodate up to 8 people, and cost $16,000.

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Natural Building

JUNE 14, 2020

Here is a list compiled by The Edge of Malaysia of eco-friendly alternative housing, Photo by Øyvind Holmstad. Finished off with plaster a straw bale house is airtight, pest-proof and fireproof, making it sturdy and impossible to be blown down. The natural beauty of a stone house is timeless and maintenance-free.

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Construction Enquirer

MAY 5, 2023

Construction buyers reported a rise in activity in April for a third month in a row despite the fastest fall in housing work for nearly three years. “Extended delays on new housing starts were reported again in April, due to a considerable headwind from elevated mortgage rates and weak demand. in April from 50.7

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Pro Builder

MARCH 14, 2023

Now in its 23rd year, the annual AIA housing awards were selected from eight possible categories: one- and two-family custom residences; one- and two-family production homes; multifamily housing; specialized housing; excellence in affordable housing; mixed-use community connection; community-engaged design; and universal dwelling design.

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Pro Builder

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Housing Market Data and Predictions. How mortgage rates are affecting housing inventory. Low housing inventory could continue to drive up prices unless increased mortgage rates slow demand, says Bill McBride in his CalculatedRisk Newsletter. Housing Markets. Fri, 11/19/2021 - 09:17. And the data matched my story.

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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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