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Oslo Works perches The Hotspot sauna on coast of Norway

Deezen

It is the latest addition to the growing number of communal saunas in the region, which Oslo Works said are typically created by local communities coming together to finance and build them. People are putting their forces together in order to finance, build and share hothouse all along the shore." The photography is by Marte Garmann.

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Meet the Organization Crowdfunding for Affordable Housing

Dwell

House flipping, gentrification anxiety, and opaque LLCs have characterized a popular perspective on the industry. And I thought, Look, here’s a really interesting way to think about financing the equity piece of projects like this for developers who perhaps don’t have a huge wealth network, and are doing really important, interesting work.

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Meeting BC’s Climate Commitments

Westeck News

In doing so, more industries and communities will be powered with clean, renewable energy. low-Interest Financing Program provides loans with interest rates as low as 0% for switching from fossil fuel heating systems to heat pumps. s emissions reduction targets for 2030 and reach net-zero by 2050. This mission will strengthen B.C.’s

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Temporary Modular Buildings: The Future of Construction

Architecture Ideas

Many industries are turning to them over traditional construction methods due to their wide range of benefits. The industry will have to work together to overcome potential travel and regulatory issues in order to reach the potential heights that are predicted. This can add to the complexity and cost of modular construction projects.

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Why All Architects Should Tackle an Adaptive Reuse Project At Least Once in their Careers

Architizer

The role of adaptive reuse has been rewritten in recent years, taking on a starring place in the AEC industry. Indeed, adaptive reuse and renovation projects were once seen by the industry as lesser versions of design. Yet, this misperception has changed in less than five years.

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3D Printing: The Sustainable Solution to Global Housing?

Santa Cruz Architect

In 2016 the United Arab Republic, which imports upwards of 70 percent of its labor, became the first country to promote 3D printing in its construction industry, setting a 25 percent target by 2030. Regulators have yet to adapt building codes and permit processing to the technology. The housing sector is ripe for change with over 1.6

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Lease-accounting legislation could hurt construction industry

BD+C

William Sutton, president and CEO of the Equipment Leasing & Finance Association, says the changes will have significant effects on the construction industry because they “will increase the cost of leasing in the early years of the contract and will not match the periodic rental payments under the lease.”