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Embracing the Trend: Shipping Container Homes in California

The Architecture Designs

These steel boxes, typically used for transporting goods across the globe, can be recycled and repurposed into beautiful living spaces, and can go anywhere due to their portability. The Shipping Container Home Appeal source: pinterest.com The allure of container homes lies in their affordability, versatility, and eco-friendliness.

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Prepared to Change

Landscape Architecture Magazine

The team that I joined here at DuBois & King was originally planning, specifically transportation planning. One of the interesting things about the town is we don’t have zoning, but what we do have, what we’re working on right now, is site plan regulations. Vermont has a really strong planning presence.

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On the Future of Cities

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

The chapter in the earlier book includes, among other projects, the Lincoln Square Special Zoning District, created in the wake of construction of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and developers rushing to build near it. My wife being from St. The last is now just partially built out, about 25 years after Barnett was brought in.

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Update: Santa Cruz County ADU Regulations

Santa Cruz Architect

Note that each local jurisdiction in the Monterey Bay area – Cities of Santa Cruz, Capitola, Watsonville, and Scotts Valley – each have their own, specific regulations: this article applies specifically to ADU regulations particular to the unincorporated areas of Santa Cruz County. with permits) may be converted to ADUs.

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Everything You Need to Know about Shipping Container Homes

Santa Cruz Architect

They are large and sturdy enough to uniformly transport goods but small enough to fit on trucks and light enough to be moved by cranes and forklifts. As is” containers may have been used to transport dangerous chemicals or they may have rust, doors that don’t seal, or holes; these aren’t advised for home construction.

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Why are HVAC systems the backbone of buildings?

Building and Interiors

These systems may use fresh air from external surroundings to regulate temperature and humidity. It circulates the air, regulates the temperature according to the weather, and removes harmful particles or gases from the air. Pipes transport heat created by water or steam in the heating unit to other areas. for air conditioning.

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Time to Abandon the Scorched Earth Approach in Subdivision Development

Community Architect

Ironically, in part, due to environmental regulation, as we shall see. In most cases civil engineers are the ones that prepare the documents for site plan review at the jurisdiction that issues the entitlements and permits for development. But tabula rasa is the modus operandi in suburban development.