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BD+C
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
Edwin Dean, Joe Gulden, and Doug Sweeney MFPRO+ Blog High-rise Construction Apartments Office Buildings Engineers Codes Regulations Adaptive Reuse Reconstruction & Renovation Seismic Design Office-to-residential conversion seems like a simple solution to a problem. faces a housing deficit of 3.8 million units. million units.
Architizer
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
On average , adapting a pre-existing structure costs 16 percent less than ground-up construction and reduces construction timelines by 18 percent. As these types of transactions often qualify for tax benefits and alternative financing sources, architects undertaking such projects also often grow their knowledge in financial areas.
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The Architecture Designs
FEBRUARY 25, 2023
Imagine waking up to an absurd bill from your contractor after construction. The two require finances, so the cost increases. Lastly, most construction professionals tend to execute complex projects at a slower pace. In most cases, you’ll find high-end neighborhoods are more expensive to construct in. What do you mean?
BD+C
MARCH 13, 2024
The social aspect of ESG is less regulated and structured than carbon emissions, and it’s still unclear what precisely it will mean and how it should get reported. financing more socially inclusive projects is often the stickiest issue—particularly if you want to take something that is classified as office and convert it.
Santa Cruz Architect
JULY 16, 2023
The State of California has a recognized housing shortage, with the result that both Sacramento and local municipalities throughout California have made myriad recent changes to the regulations governing ADUs. What is an ADU? Bathroom and full kitchen facilities can either be shared with the rest of the home or be exclusive to the JADU.)
Community Architect Daily
MARCH 8, 2024
High cost to construct housing, an ever shrinking pool of public housing and rent restricted housing where more units fall out of the restrictions than come into it on average, red tape, "redlining" and the fear of density. Discriminatory regulations are alive and well to this day, often in the guise of respectable goals.
Dwell
OCTOBER 17, 2023
The Federal Housing Administration has announced expanded financing options for "granny flats" that are meant to make a dent in the affordable housing crisis. But this week, the Department of Housing and Urban Development announced new policies that expand mortgage financing options for dwellings that have, or will include, an ADU.
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