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Fast Tracked

Landscape Architecture Magazine

To meet the ambitious climate targets ahead, designers, developers, and construction firms need common standards. Reporting methodologies can vary based on the unit of measurement, estimated project life span, or how a project’s area is defined. By Timothy A. Image courtesy Climate Positive Design. Image courtesy Sasaki.

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More Virtuous Circles

Landscape Architecture Magazine

Architecture 2030 estimates that the embodied carbon of materials will account for 72 percent of emissions associated with new construction between now and 2030. But in France, reuse is becoming mainstream, and landscape designers are developing innovative approaches to reuse in new projects and recycling materials that cannot be reused.

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Together for the Terroir

Landscape Architecture Magazine

Baker says the Glass Fire in 2020 started just up the road from Larkmead and burned in a U shape around the winery. “It One of several design options developed by Ann Baker Landscape Architecture that respond to drought and wildfire regulations and are available for free online. We had a lot of burnt trees on the river.”.

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Is There a Way Out of Hawaii’s Housing Crisis?

Dwell

When the pandemic began in 2020, Hawaii’s economy reeled. Myriad state and county land-use restrictions complicate projects, and since Hawaii uses a general excise tax instead of a sales tax, transactions at every stage of development add costs. When it does happen, the developer has to increase prices to balance the cost."

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140+ Software Tools for Architecture Firms [2020 Update]

Architecture Quote

Here are 140+ software tools architecture firms need to know about to stay ahead in 2020. Outplanr is a tool used to keep projects on track , and it gives detailed information on the time spent on it against the own estimates. The best is to contact them for pricing estimates for your business. Workflow max.

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How to Get Infrastructure Done on Time and on Budget

Community Architect

Germany's 27 year struggle to complete a rail project ) When California voters approved a bond in 2008 for a high-speed rail system from Los Angeles to San Francisco , the project was supposed to cost $33 billion and be completed by 2020. There were delays and an ever larger cost estimate.

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Why All Architects Should Tackle an Adaptive Reuse Project At Least Once in their Careers

Architizer

In 2020, for example, Architizer introduced the “Adaptive Reuse” category to the A+Awards for the first time ever ; the following year, the Pritzker Prize was awarded to Anne Lacaton and Jeanne-Philippe Vassal, indicating that the values of interpreting place, rather than tabula-rasa scenography, were gaining momentum.

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