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Maximizing Dilapidated Infrastructure: The Potential of Repurposing Abandoned Buildings into Social Housing

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Abandoned Public Housing. license As the demand for affordable housing grows and the availability of low-cost properties diminishes, stakeholders in housing must become more innovative in their approach to social housing development. Image © Flickr User Jacopo Ferrario under (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) Read more »

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Dots 2 Commercial Building and House / JYA-RCHITECTS

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© Hwang Hyochel architects: JYA-RCHITECTS Location: Seonyu-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, South Korea Project Year: 2022 Photographs: Hwang Hyochel Area: 210.0 m2 Read more »

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From Housing to Commerce: The Revitalization of Old Houses and Mansions

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This collection features various projects focused on renovating and repurposing properties, turning houses into commercial spaces, mansions into homes, and more.

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Commercial and multifamily construction starts reflect nationwide recovery in 2021

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According to a new Dodge Construction Network report, the value of commercial and multifamily construction starts in the top 20 metropolitan areas of the United States has increased 18% from 2020 to 2021. Nationally, commercial and multifamily construction starts increased 16% in 2021.

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Taubman fellows exhibition investigates ecosystem simulations, public housing, and building fixtures

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Titled Touch Points , and open until March 23rd, the exhibition includes four research projects spanning the secreting labor of silkworms, the migratory lives of Rome’s public housing, fantasies of the perfect home, and the “silvery handholds of commercial building space.”

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An industry expert discusses what’s holding back the use of 3D printing in commercial construction

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While the government has doled out grant money to research 3D printing capabilities in space, and several proof-of-concept projects from bridges to Army barracks have garnered headlines, the applied use of 3D printing in commercial construction remains nascent. Patti Harburg-Petrich, principal in the Los Angeles office of U.K.-based

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White House announces new guidebook to funding office conversions nationwide

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The Biden Administration has announced a new initiative aimed at financing office conversions in an effort to combat the growing problem of high vacancy rates and housing affordability in markets large and small across the country. The announcement comes as vacancy rates have skyrocketed to 30-year highs, according to the White House.

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