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Trends to watch shaping the future of ESG

BD+C

Trends to watch shaping the future of ESG 0 qpurcell Wed, 03/13/2024 - 09:46 Sustainability Gensler’s Climate Action & Sustainability Services Leaders Anthony Brower, Juliette Morgan, and Kirsten Ritchie discuss trends shaping the future of environmental, social, and governance (ESG). I would add zoning to the conversation.

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Beauty, Ma’am, if you can keep it

Architecture Here and There

For example, the Providence Preservation Society and its revolving fund helped finance many rescues of old buildings facing demolition in downtown. The barrier’s innovative use to regulate the water levels during WaterFire shows how it can and should be used to address the possible effects of climate change.

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Update: City of Santa Cruz ADU Regulations

Santa Cruz Architect

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? This temporary Urgency Ordinance will be replaced by a regular ordinance update at some point in 2023.

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Density - Dirty Word or Solution?

Community Architect Daily

Suburban fight against new development in Baltimore County (Photo: Baltimore Banner) Onerous regulations have been not only been a tool of separating use, race and class for a long time, they also control how many people can live in a given space, in other words: Density. Re-zoning: The hottest trend? Fear of density, however, remains.

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

Dwell

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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Is There a Way Out of Hawaii’s Housing Crisis?

Dwell

We’re the state with the most regulations and hoops that you have to jump through in order to provide housing," says Cassandra Abdul, executive director of the Maui-based housing nonprofit N? On the supply side, the Hawaii Housing Finance & Development Corporation develops and finances low- and moderate-income housing projects.

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Is Density a Dirty Word or a Solution?

Community Architect

Suburban fight against new development in Baltimore County (Photo: Baltimore Banner) Onerous regulations have been not only been a tool of separating use, race and class for a long time, they also control how many people can live in a given space, in other words: Density. Re-zoning: The hottest trend? Fear of density, however, remains.

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