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Federal and provincial housing supply efforts shouldn’t jeopardize affordability and climate resilience.

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government announced a Standardized Housing Design Project this fall, with the goal of streamlining permitting processes and building more homes faster. An estimated 20 per cent of Canadian households experience energy poverty due to the disproportionate cost of heating their homes compared to their incomes.

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HarborPlace: How not to make a deal

Community Architect Daily

"The full weight of city government is ready to make this a reality. The bills are intended to create the zoning necessary to permit the proposed size of the project which cannot be built with the existing Urban Renewal Plan and current zoning in place. They alone are estimated by MCB to cost another $400 million.

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Competitions: Tender for Schematic Design and Foundation Pit Design of CGN New Research Center Pre-qualification Announcement

Bustler

The project funding is self-financed by the enterprise itself. Provide design consultation to the owner and government authorities. Other Requirement: (1) A consortium applicant (hereinafter referred to as the consortium) is permitted. CGN-202203170005) has been approved by the record-filing authority.

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Competitions: Tender for Schematic Design and Foundation Pit Design of CGN New Research Center Pre-qualification Announcement

Bustler

The project funding is self-financed by the enterprise itself. Provide design consultation to the owner and government authorities. Other Requirement: (1) A consortium applicant (hereinafter referred to as the consortium) is permitted. CGN-202203170005) has been approved by the record-filing authority.

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Senate Bill 9: A Game Changer in California’s Housing Landscape

Santa Cruz Architect

This transformation aims to simplify and expedite the permitting process, making it more accessible for homeowners to expand their properties with additional housing units. However, local governments retain the authority to impose objective design standards and limitations as long as they align with the state law’s requirements.

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Going Solar: The Rays That Pay

Community Architect

Where saving the world meets the pocket book Concerned about ever more abundant evidence of the perils of climate change, Americans are getting ready to act not only on the government level but also individually. A 19 panel 400W/panel home installation in Colorado results in a 7.8KW array and an annual estimated yield of 9,170 kWh.

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Architecture Market Analysis Report

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In the coming years, the government will work to realize the two visions through a series of initiatives within the ten target areas. From this we can deduce that: Residential construction permits, starts, and under construction, all fell in 2018 Residential construction permits fell by 14.6% Source Mirza & Nacey Research.