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Converting downtown office into multifamily residential: Let’s stop and think about this

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Converting downtown office into multifamily residential: Let’s stop and think about this 0 dbarista Tue, 07/11/2023 - 10:44 Multifamily Housing Is the office-to-residential conversion really what’s best for our downtowns from a cultural, urban, economic perspective? Or is this silver bullet really a poison pill?

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Comfort Systems Road Map: A Plug-and-Play Residential Duct System

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Comfort Systems Road Map: A Plug-and-Play Residential Duct System. Today, PEX is the predominant plumbing system in new residential construction. . Now, a new duct system is set to transform the home heating and cooling industry in the same way, thanks to early investments by the Building Technologies Office at the U.S.

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Show Village 2021: 3 Idea Homes for the Way We Live Now

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Show Village 2021: 3 Idea Homes for the Way We Live Now. A New Era of Idea Homes at IBSx. Once the kids are settled, Julie goes down the hall to a narrow but light-filled office. cbroderick. Thu, 02/04/2021 - 00:00. Michele Lerner. How We Built The New American Home 2021. Home Plans for a Post-COVID Reality. and the Future.

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Three interconnected solutions for 'saving' urban centers

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Andy Cohen, FAIA, IIDA Multifamily Housing Office Buildings Transit Facilities Coronavirus Urban Planning Many believe that cities are in trouble. Offices that Work for the Worker Marriott Headquarters, Bethesda, Md. If people are to come to the office, they’re coming because it’s a destination, not an obligation.

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Getting Older Homes Up to Snuff for Energy Efficiency

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Getting Older Homes Up to Snuff for Energy Efficiency ibush Sat, 04/29/2023 - 08:30 Residential buildings account for about 21% of energy use and 20% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the U.S. Have ideas? Department of Energy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Colorado Energy Office, and others. Programs such as the U.S.

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DOE Announces Six Finalists in Home Electrification Prize

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Department of Energy (DOE) announced six finalists in the Equitable and Affordable Solutions to Electrification (EAS-E) Prize , which awards innovative solutions that advance electrification retrofits across various residential building types and geographies with $2.4 million in cash prizes and technical assistance.

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4 New Live/Work Housing Design Solutions

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The concept of living above your store is actually an old idea found in most small towns around the nation. DIMENSIONS: Width: 18 feet, 2 inches, Depth: 42 feet, Living area: 750 sf (office) plus 407 sf (roof terrace); 1,780 total sf. A Office at the front of the lower level with separate entrance for clients.

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