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White House announces initiatives to boost manufactured housing

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The White House has announced a series of moves to increase the production of manufactured housing in the United States. The initiatives are intended to both preserve and rehabilitate existing manufactured home communities and ease barriers to the construction of new units.

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Clayco and SOM to design major EV manufacturing plant for Rivian in Georgia

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Clayco and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill have been selected by electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian to construct a “state-of-the-art EV manufacturing plant” in Stanton Springs, Georgia. ” The plant is expected to begin vehicle production in 2026. However, later that year, it was announ.

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Construction starts for August rise 6% with huge gains in the manufacturing sector

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Nonresidential starts for the month rose by 40% thanks to a 285% increase in the manufacturing sector. The latest data from the Dodge Construction Network has indicated a 6% total rise in construction starts to a seasonally-adjusted rate of $1.3

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R&D facilities for electric vehicle production are now the manufacturing sector's hottest commodity

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manufacturing and battery plants, which require a large footprint. development could lead to a golden era of highly technical corporate design for car manufacturers. Last year, skyrocketing demand sent a record $128 billion into investments for E.V. A battery plant can cover 4.5

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Green construction startup Nexii achieves zero-waste certification with Squamish Manufacturing Plant

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has become the first construction manufacturing company in North America to achieve the Total Resource Use and Efficiency (TRUE) Gold Certification for Zero Waste for its Squamish Manufacturing Plant in British Columbia, Canada. Nexii Building Solutions Inc. Administered by Green Business Certification Inc.,

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Nationwide construction starts in February carried by three large manufacturing facilities

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Nonresidential building starts carried the activity, jumping 32% due to the start of three large manufacturing facilities. Without the three manufacturing projects, total construction would have declined 6% last month. However, residential starts fell 3% and nonbuilding starts fell by less than 1%.

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apptronik’s robot ‘apollo’ to work in mercedes-benz’s facility and help manufacture their cars

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apptronik’s humanoid robots ‘apollo’ are set to work for mercedes-benz and its manufacturing line to ‘automate physically demanding, repetitive, and dull tasks’. The post apptronik’s robot ‘apollo’ to work in mercedes-benz’s facility and help manufacture their cars appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.