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Sustainable mixed-use districts: Crafting urban communities

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Sustainable mixed-use districts: Crafting urban communities 0 qpurcell Thu, 04/04/2024 - 11:44 Mixed-Use As a part of the revitalization of a Seattle neighborhood, Graphite Design Group designed a sustainable mixed-use community that exemplifies resource conversation, transportation synergies, and long-term flexibility.

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Sustainable construction products and technologies

GCP Applied Technologies

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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Resilient Flooring: The sustainable specification

Construction Specifier

When specifying flooring, one should consider both sustainability and performance. These factors not only contribute to the sustainability of the flooring, but how it performs. These factors not only contribute to the sustainability of the flooring, but how it performs. Even sustainably made floors must be installed correctly.

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Unicorn Island’s first building nears completion

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The area is also a leading producer of mobile hardware. The Tianfu New Area area to the south of the city is now being developed as an ecologically sustainable civic, business, and residential center for China’s technology and research sectors.

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The Evolution of Multifamily: Residential Innovation to Transform the Market

Stok

This housing type tends to reflect the current generation’s priority on mobility and adaptability. Within these newer trends, there are numerous ways to optimize residential spaces , whether through a certification like GreenPoint Rated or LEED for Homes , or with a more custom approach.

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Three interconnected solutions for 'saving' urban centers

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Office to residential repositioning at 1 St. Office-to-residential conversion could be a way to repopulate our downtowns, while also allowing for a broader mix of people and new degree of vibrancy. So what if we could solve one problem with the other? Clair Ave West, Toronto, Canada.

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A Guide To Building a Home With Metal vs. Wood

Construction Marketing

While it has been used throughout history in different forms, the most common forms are single-family homes, ranch-style homes, condominiums and townhouses, and recent developments like mobile homes and modular dwellings. Building residential metal homes is easy because metals are extremely dense.

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