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How to design for adaptive reuse: Don’t reinvent the wheel

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How to design for adaptive reuse: Don’t reinvent the wheel 0 qpurcell Thu, 08/17/2023 - 09:52 Adaptive Reuse Gresham Smith demonstrates the opportunities of adaptive reuse, specifically reusing empty big-box retail and malls, many of which sit unused or underutilized across the country. Don’t overlook what you have.

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New Area Schemes

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Revit provides two default Area Schemes in the stock (Imperial) templates;Gross Building (can''t be deleted) and Rentable. When we want to create an Area Plan view Revit expects us to choose a scheme. The additional scheme in the following image is one I created (Retail Zones).

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Business Report: Garden State Growth Zones Aim to Lift New Jersey’s Cities

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The new law builds on Christie’s commitment to revitalizing New Jersey’s cities. It places extra emphasis on spurring development and private-sector job growth in new Garden State Growth Zones (GSGZ) identified in the legislation as the four lowest median family income cities in the state: Camden, Trenton, Passaic and Paterson.

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Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion

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Boston , New York , and San Francisco , are considering ways to improve the financial incentives, change zoning policies and expedite plan reviews, but developers should get a full-service team assembled to take a hard look at a conversion before they get started. But this process involves intricate considerations to ensure success.

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Game Winner

Business Facilities

The sales pitch to secure public funds for new stadiums and arenas often makes these sports facilities the centerpiece of ambitious mixed-used economic development plans heralded as the key to downtown or waterfront revitalization. The promenade will consist of 50,500 square feet of retail space plus 68 residential units.

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Pennsylvania Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ) Tax Credit Program: An incentive program that provides tax credits to for-profit companies less than eight years old operating within specific targeted industries within the boundaries of a Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ). Zones provide specific state and local tax benefits.

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Oregon Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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The intention is to protect those industrial lands with the potential for future economic development and job growth from conversion to residential or commercial zoning. In addition, some zones can offer special incentives for investments in long-term rural facilities or electronic commerce operations. Renewable Energy Incentives.

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