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Forge Craft uses "hammock" approach to create outdoor space for transitional apartments

Deezen

Strategic window sizes were used to help make the building energy-efficient Beyond helping to finance the project, Foundation Communities has pledged to pay the energy bills for the building. Affordable housing and solutions to homelessness have seen a resurgence. The photography is by Casey Dunn.

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GBBN creates set of housing blocks that reinterpret historic fabric of Cincinnati

Deezen

GBBN created the project to "fit in and stand out" In working to close Cincinnati's affordable housing gap – roughly 20,000-30,000 more units – GBBN said it recognizes the need for cross-discipline advocacy, policy changes, and financing structure navigation. "It The photography is by Ryan Kurtz.

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David Baker Architects accelerates housing for homeless in San Francisco with modular construction

Deezen

The 63,000-square foot (5,850 metre) project – called Tahanan, the Tagalog word for "coming home" – was completed in November 2021 through a financing prototype that aimed to accelerate the timeline and reduce the cost of permanent supportive housing. Structural engineer: DCI Engineers. MEP engineer: FARD Engineers.

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LMN Architects creates mass-timber business school for University of Washington

Deezen

According to the studio, the building was used as a "proof-of-concept" for construction finance company Aureus Earth 's initiative to financially quantify carbon storage in new buildings and sell carbon offsets to fund green construction projects. Structural engineer: Magnusson Klemencic Associates with Katerra, Carla Keel, and Autoscan.

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Schematic Design - Developing a Project Budget

Matt Fajkus Architecture

Soft costs are fees associated with design and construction such as the cost of permits and the fees you pay to your architect, interior designer, structural engineer, surveyor and geotechnical engineer.

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Milhaus, Gershman Partners, and Citimark close on $70 million multifamily development in Indy

BD+C

Lake City Bank provided financing. Construction is under way. Versa is currently under construction six miles north of Indianapolis. Rendering: DKGr, courtesy Milhaus VERSA PROJECT TEAM Developers Milhaus , Gershman Partners , and Citimark Inc.

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Bay State Commons Cohousing by French 2D

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Photo © Naho Kubota The pooling of space and certain resources, while maintaining individual household ownership and separation of finances, encourages mutual aid and support between households, as well as the creation of broader extended families built upon friendship and choice. Mechanical Engineer: Norian/Siani Engineering, Inc.