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In Portland, Oregon, the Paths to Homeownership Are Multiplying

Dwell

At his firm, Oregon Homeworks, permit applications are flying out the door. Thompson’s business is alive and thriving; every one of its recent projects has turned a profit, he says, and financing hasn’t been too hard. Minneapolis made a splash when it legalized triplexes citywide in 2018.

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Los Angeles Is Giving Away Plans for a Pre-Approved ADU

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Rendering courtesy of Lehrer Architects and Kadre Architects The city partnered with smaller architecture firms to design plans for ADUs —emphasizing good design and affordability—that would be pre-approved for permitting ease. You can’t just download it, pay the fee, and get a permit.

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Going Solar: The Rays That Pay

Community Architect

Sources of electricity generation in the United States in 2018 Fossil energy such as natural gas has been a very effective transition energy with a widely available and valuable infrastructure. Renewable energy such as solar counts towards carbon emission reduction since no carbon is emitted except for the manufacturing of the equipment.

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Architecture Market Analysis Report

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Where do architectural firms find their potential customers, how do they meet, and what does the architecture market look like in these places? For countless decades, architecture firms have been dependent on word-of-mouth tactics. year-over-year to just 22,619 units in 2018, following a decline of 15.8% Scope of this research.