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The Resilient Construction Imperative in the Face of Climate Change

Santa Cruz Architect

In the midst of these challenges, resilient construction practices emerge as a critical solution to ensure the longevity and adaptability of our built environment. This article explores the importance of resilient construction in the context of changing climate conditions, emphasizing the twin pillars of durability and adaptability.

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Barrault Pressacco critiques "copy and paste" housing with home in southern France

Deezen

Barrault Pressacco designed 102Let to challenge typical suburban housing "Urban development zones are invested in by private developers who propose identical, copy-and-paste houses," Barrault Pressacco told Dezeen. Photo by Meloni Giaime Paris-based Barrault Pressacco was founded in 2009 by Thibaut Barrault and Cyril Pressacco.

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American Housing Month – June 2023 Is Here!!!

Aric Gitomer Architect

Each year, the American Housing Survey (AHS) is sponsored is sponsored by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and conducted by the U.S. This includes investing in new housing construction, renovating existing homes, and promoting energy-efficient and sustainable building practices. Census Bureau.

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Trying to Buy? ADU Rental Fees Can Now Be Used as Income to Secure Your Mortgage

Dwell

Even as cities across the country loosen regulations around accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in an effort to boost housing stock, financing issues still present a major roadblock for homeowners and potential buyers. If a buyer is building a home from the ground-up, an ADU can be included in FHA mortgages for new construction.

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Is Your Tiny House Really a Tiny House?

Dwell

But that doesn’t mean that there are no regulations; it’s more that the square peg of a tiny house, whether it’s movable or not, has to be applied to the round hole of various regulations that often weren’t really designed for them. If it’s built to be compatible with manufactured home regulations, it’s a manufactured home.

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Casa Pau | Besonias Almeida arquitectos

ArchiDiaries

The challenge of this commission was then to conceive a house that had to start playing alone, establishing its laws, and waiting for completion that, regulated in this type of urbanization, encourages the proliferation of formally autistic loose objects surrounded by gardens. With adjustable orientation.

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Diseño Norteño completes concrete apartments with lattices in Tijuana

Deezen

The building was constructed in a transitioning area, historically dominated by single-family homes, and it sits across from an abandoned park that is slowly returning to use. The architecture studio noted that the stairwell acts a pergola, regulating the amount of sun entering the public spaces and walkways.