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Empty Office Spaces Offer Adaptive Reuse Solution to Boost Housing Supply

Pro Builder

Spectrum News New York 1, the Real Estate Board of New York, recently estimated that converting just 10% of the available 100 million square feet of potential office space would lead to a total of 14,000 apartments, NAHB reports. Remodeling Projects. Multifamily. Planning + Development. Multifamily.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Green.

Natural Building

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly has lived in an earthbag/papercrete home that he built and consults about sustainable building design.

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NAHB Chairman's Message: Proposal to Create Climate Risk Committee

Pro Builder

NAHB Chairman's Message: Proposal to Create Climate Risk Committee. NAHB will continue to be the housing industry’s voice regarding climate issues, with NAHB's Leadership Council recommending the creation of a new Climate Risk Committee. Jerry Konter, 2022 NAHB Chairman. The Role of NAHB's Proposed Climate Risk Committee.

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The New and Improved 2020 ICC 700 National Green Building Standard

Green Building Law Update

There are 4 certification levels, Bronze, Silver, Gold and Emerald, providing options to integrate sustainability and high performance into a project at a level most appropriate for the regulatory environment as well as the customer base in the local housing market. Replacing the 2015 edition (.

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Leading the Home Building Industry: Pro Builder's 2021 Forty Under 40

Pro Builder

million and gained entitlements for 208 single-family lots for Villamar at Toscana Isles • Won six 2020 Aurora Awards • Finalist in the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) Young Professional Awards • Is spearheading the predevelopment of a 2,500-acre land parcel, Wilson Grove, in Port St. Lucie, Fla. Elise Goodell, 39.

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Housing Market Poised and Ready for 2023

Pro Builder

As newly elected 2023 NAHB chairman, I’m excited to build on the palpable energy from IBS. I am committed to strengthening NAHB’s culture of membership, an area of emphasis of 2022 chairman Jerry Konter. Everything the NAHB federation does at the local, state, and national levels must create value for our members.

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NAHB Addresses Rising Lumber Prices, Builder Concerns

Pro Builder

NAHB Addresses Rising Lumber Prices, Builder Concerns. NAHB is taking steps to try to minimize the effect on builders. With the exception of the coronavirus, which has impacted every industry, the lumber issue is the most troubling roadblock on the path to housing affordability right now,” said NAHB Chairman Chuck Fowke. .

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