ENR Construction

MARCH 28, 2023

The New York Building Congress proposes changes aimed at removing local zoning obstacles and transit-oriented development.

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BD+C

OCTOBER 20, 2023

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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BD+C

AUGUST 24, 2020

recently approved the “Residential Infill Project” (RIP) , a package of amendments to the city’s zoning code that legalizes up to four homes on nearly any residential lot and sharply limits building sizes. The city council in Portland, Ore.,

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BD+C

DECEMBER 14, 2023

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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Pro Builder

APRIL 18, 2023

Top 10 Ivory Innovations Finalists for the 2023 Housing Affordability Prize qpurcell Tue, 04/18/2023 - 09:57 Yesterday, Ivory Innovations announced the Top 10 Finalists for the 2023 Ivory Prize for Housing Affordability. The 2023 Ivory Prize Winners will be announced on May 24, 2023, at PCBC in Anaheim, California.

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BD+C

AUGUST 9, 2019

With housing affordability reaching crisis proportions in many cities, local officials are implementing new zoning regulations to catalyze more home construction. It has been estimated that 20% of the variation in housing growth from one area to another can be attributed to density regulations.

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Pro Builder

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Can Single-Family Zoning Be Meaningfully Reversed? Although there have been efforts to get rid of single-family districts, they lack the teeth to address the plethora of obstacles to residential development on a scale that would affect housing prices. In Oregon, zoning reform allows municipalities to require large lot sizes.

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Pro Builder

JULY 11, 2022

Zoning Regulations Pose Challenges for Regional Builders, but Three Female-Led Projects May Help. These trailblazing women are digitizing zoning codes and regulations to help builders create more affordable housing. Mon, 07/11/2022 - 10:22.

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Pro Builder

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Sacramento on Brink of Reversing Residential Zoning. Sacramento is close to approving one of the country’s first plans to end single-family residential zoning, which permits only one home on a property. Sacramento’s mayor and a group of activists strongly support the zoning proposal, hoping to stand as a leader to other cities.

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Pro Builder

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

To meet the evolving needs of both buyers and renters in 2023 and beyond, we as an industry should take the current market slowdown as an opportunity to rethink housing design in response to emerging trends. 4 Current Housing Trends A growing shift toward a modular approach to provide housing more quickly and affordably.

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Pro Builder

AUGUST 4, 2022

How Many New Homes Will it Take to Fix the Housing Shortage? is facing a housing shortage, so why aren’t more homes being built? These restrictions raise building costs, which in turn raise housing prices, making it harder for young families and other first-time homebuyers to afford a house. Housing Markets.

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Pro Builder

MAY 4, 2021

Single-Family Zoning Creates Hurdles for Quick, Cost-Effective Construction. The factors contributing to the current housing shortage began with the housing crash more than a decade ago when new construction severely slowed. of the housing stock is comprised of studios and one-bedrooms. cbroderick. Read More. .

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Pro Builder

MARCH 16, 2023

Top 25 Finalists for Ivory Innovations' Housing Affordability Prize esorum Thu, 03/16/2023 - 09:09 This year’s finalists in the Construction & Design category include solutions to the labor shortage as well as environmentally friendly building solutions focused on decreasing construction time.

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Pro Builder

JULY 16, 2021

This Home Design Exemplifies Housing's Future. On HorizonTV this week, get a look inside (and out) of the New New Home, designed for the wants and needs of post-COVID homebuyers, including multiple, well-scaled work and workout zones, outdoor living, and flex spaces that exemplify housing's future. cbroderick. Show Village.

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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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Pro Builder

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

How One Nonprofit Housing Developer in Roanoke, Va., All too often, the discussion centers around building ourselves out of the housing crisis through new construction. But there are countless vacant and blighted properties in communities that need reinvestment and affordable housing options. However, Ms.

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Pro Builder

MARCH 15, 2021

How Sacramento Plans to Change Construction Process to Address Housing Needs. Due greatly to construction challenges, California’s housing affordability and shortage are noted as one of the country’s most severe. Construction has continually failed to meet housing production targets for more than a decade, underproducing roughly 3.4

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Pro Builder

JANUARY 20, 2023

HUD Announces Plans to Reintroduce Obama-Era Rule to Combat Housing Discrimination ldeakins Fri, 01/20/2023 - 09:52 The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is working to bring back a fair housing rule that will address and rectify discriminatory zoning laws The U.S.

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Pro Builder

MAY 27, 2023

There are multiple causes— the cost of land, city requirements on zoning and home site footage , and NIMBY i s m (Not In My Back Yard)— but often it simply comes down to making a project pencil out … which is increasingly challenging and often not achievable. Why not housing? Life circumstances also play a role.

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Pro Builder

MARCH 17, 2022

Housing System. According to housing expert Jenny Shuetz, too many houses are built where they shouldn’t be, and not enough are constructed where demand is high. According to Shuetz, the solution depends on zoning reform to get multi-family projects approved for affordable housing development. Housing Markets.

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Revit OpEd

NOVEMBER 23, 2019

A long time fellow Revit traveler reached out to me via Revit Lifeline last night asking about zoning clearance ideas. They also want them to prove it doesn't extend into a zone that leans back into the site. Pretty fancy house design eh? Where he lives and works they want designers to demonstrate the building is not too tall.

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Pro Builder

JUNE 9, 2023

From aging in place to green infrastructure and zoning laws, the fellows will tackle a number of obstacles impeding affordable and equitable housing development across the nation.

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BD+C

AUGUST 1, 2017

Zoning restrictions are making the construction of housing more difficult, and that is driving up the cost of housing in many cities. They estimate that zoning restrictions reduced U.S. GDP as a whole by 9% percent a year, or roughly $1.5 trillion a year.

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Pro Builder

APRIL 2, 2021

Housing Economists Weigh in on Biden’s Housing Plan. President Biden’s recently unveiled $2 trillion infrastructure plan will set aside $213 billion for affordable housing. Any amount would be helpful to incent additional construction for affordable housing," says Nothaft. Housing Policy + Finance. cbroderick.

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Pro Builder

JUNE 12, 2023

HUD Secretary Addresses NAHB Members and Calls for More Affordable Housing Development ldeakins Mon, 06/12/2023 - 11:19 U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge urged members attending the National Association of Home Builders' Spring Leadership Meetings in Washington, D.C., million homes, U.S.

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Pro Builder

JUNE 12, 2023

HUD Secretary Addresses NAHB Members and Calls for More Affordable Housing Development ldeakins Mon, 06/12/2023 - 11:19 U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge addressed NAHB members in the nation's capital on Thursday to encourage more affordable housing production across the nation U.S. on Thursday.

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Pro Builder

JULY 2, 2020

Rethinking Housing to Rebuild America's Post-Pandemic Economy. Emotional and behavioral problems are linked to poor quality housing, zip codes can make a 30-year difference in a person’s lifespan, and access to high-quality education depends on location. We can change the way we think about housing. Why focus on housing?

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Pro Builder

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

When Tackling Inflation, Addressing Soaring Housing Costs Must Come First, Experts Say. Rising home prices and surging inflation go hand in hand, and until the affordable housing crisis is addressed, the cost of living will keep climbing higher. Housing Policy + Finance. Housing Policy + Finance. Tue, 02/01/2022 - 10:26.

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Pro Builder

JANUARY 25, 2022

NAHB Chairman's Letter: Americans Want Action on Housing Affordability. A recent survey conducted by polling firm Morning Consult on behalf of the National Association of Home Builders shows strong support for policies that would make housing affordable for more Americans. Tue, 01/25/2022 - 20:14. Chuck Fowke, NAHB 2021 Chairman.

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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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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

Baltimore City is poised to adopt a new zoning code that is among the most ''green building friendly'' land use ordinances in the country. A green building friendly zoning ordinance is significant when so many local codes including land use ordinances across the country stand in the way of sustainability efforts.

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Pro Builder

DECEMBER 20, 2021

How Private Housing Additions Are Creating a Back-Alley Market. Backyard units and clandestine add-ons are shortcutting legal housing but solving a national affordability crisis at the same time. Housing Markets. Infill Housing. Infill Housing. Mon, 12/20/2021 - 10:13. Affordability.

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BD+C

MAY 23, 2019

City leaders in Austin, Texas are backing an innovative policy to increase the amount of affordable housing. The plan relaxes zoning restrictions and provides incentives for higher density construction in affordable and mixed-income developments.

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Pro Builder

JUNE 26, 2023

What Will It Take to Resolve a Housing Deficit of 4.3 While the nation’s housing stock grew by roughly 6.3 million housing units from 2015 to 2021, the total number of families living in the United States increased by 7.9 To meet current demand for housing, the U.S. To meet current demand for housing, the U.S.

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Pro Builder

JULY 19, 2021

NAR Study Says Years of Underbuilding to Blame for Housing Shortage. million more housing units to meet housing needs, according to a recent study by the National Association of Realtors. It will require “a major national commitment to build more housing of all types” to solve the crisis, consultants wrote in the study.

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Pro Builder

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Nearly Two-Thirds of Homebuyers Are Hesitant to Move to Housing Markets Hit by Extreme Weather. Americans are increasingly taking climate risks into consideration when relocating to a new housing market, especially in the wake of extreme weather events like Hurricane Ian. Housing Markets. Fri, 10/07/2022 - 10:38. Environmental.

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Pro Builder

JUNE 1, 2023

Why Are Developers Building Luxury Condos in Cities Facing an Affordable Housing Crisis? Those new development plans contradict the true reality of housing in most American cities, which continue to battle a worsening affordability crisis. is short 7.3 is short 7.3 In pricey coastal markets, residential land is expensive.

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