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Building Contract Types

DesignScape Architects

Building Contract Types Building contracts can be complex. Well, a slightly easier ride… In many ways choosing the ideal contract will depend on the size of the job. But first, let’s understand firstly what a contract is. With any contract, there are flows of Obligations and Rights.

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Harnessing Solar Incentives For Sustainable Residential Projects 

The Architecture Designs

Harnessing solar incentives for sustainable residential projects can be a savvy strategy for homeowners, developers, and communities alike. Research Available Incentives source: procore.com Understanding available incentives is crucial as it helps homeowners and developers identify potential financial support for their solar projects.

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Fast-tracking construction projects offers both risk and reward

BD+C

Fast-tracking construction projects offers both risk and reward dbarista Mon, 08/14/2023 - 13:50 0 Contractors Understanding both the rewards and risk of fast-tracking a project can help owners, architects, engineers, and contractors maximize the benefits of this strategy and can bring great reward on all fronts when managed properly.

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On not going pens down

Brandon Donnelly

Back in May, I wrote a post about time to market and managing costs in condominium projects. It used to be the case, when I first started working on condominium projects back in 2007 or so, that you would go pens down on your design drawings while you launched pre-sales and worked toward meeting your construction financing requirements.

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Michigan law provides local governments with flexible energy conservation financing

BD+C

A new Michigan law allows local governments to fund energy conservation projects with Tax-Exempt Lease Purchase (TELP) plans. . TELPs are not considered debt for local governments, making energy performance contracts that are paid back through annual energy and operational savings more attractive.

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Chinese architects facing nightmare working conditions amid real-estate crisis

Deezen

Spiralling developer debt and stalling projects After a long period of booming urban development, China's property industry is in turmoil, with developers struggling under spiralling debt and construction projects grinding to a halt. Photo by Simbaxu. It would then be very difficult to get paid."

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77 logements by ALTA architectes and Atelier 56S

aasarchitecture

6 of the Lorient Saint-Brieuc mixed development zone in Rennes, comprising of 77 homes broken down into three types: collective, intermediate and grouped individual, with two types of financing open-access and social housing. Four buildings are located on the fringes of lot n°. Source by ALTA architectes and Atelier 56S.