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10 Best Criteria to know the Estimation of Your Dream House

Design Thoughts Architects

10 Best Criteria to Know the Estimation of Your Dream House. Before you start building your house, you should estimate some important elements like affordability, land availability, legal formalities, location, house construction cost, and time till you put the final brick in the wall. CARPET AREA + WALL AREA = BUILT UP AREA.

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Leach Botanical Garden, Portland, Oregon

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Work is organized into three principle activities: 1) Design Development and Entitlement Processes ; 2) Site Development Permits and Construction Documents for Upper Garden Development ; and 3) eighteen months of construction. The Fireside Terrace is an open structure with a solid roof with views out to the tree walk.

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022: Residential Construction Costs

Life of an Architect

Some examples of hard costs are: Providing utilities to the site if not currently present Site Preparation (clearing away trees, stabilizing soil, cutting and filling to grade the site, etc.) Structural Engineer – very cost effective service to retain and in some cases, a mandatory consultant to retain.

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Going Solar: The Rays That Pay

Community Architect

The new federal Inflation Reduction Act offers a 30% incentive and for businesses accelerated depriciation and many states and utilities offer a host of incentives. How solar friendly is my utility? If the electric demand exceeds the supply from solar, the difference would be purchased from the local utility at the regular rates.