Construction Today

DECEMBER 1, 2023

In recent years, the importance of sustainable home construction and energy-efficient housing has become increasingly prominent in the UK’s efforts to combat climate change. The UK’s built environment contributes significantly to its carbon footprint, accounting for 40% of the nation’s total carbon emissions.

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Construction Business Owner

APRIL 29, 2016

Multifamily housing projects were a growing trend on many construction outlooks for 2016. One California nonprofit developer is reinventing the spectrum of multifamily builds to create a more cost-effective, high-quality, sustainable structure that can be modified with the resident population moving into it.

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BD+C

APRIL 8, 2024

3 sustainable design decisions to make early 0 qpurcell Mon, 04/08/2024 - 09:26 Sustainability In her experience as an architect, Megan Valentine AIA, LEED AP, NCARB, WELL AP, Fitwel, Director of Sustainability, KTGY details three early sustainable design decisions: site selection, massing and orientation, and proper window-to-wall ratios.

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BD+C

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

8 strategies for multifamily passive house design projects 0 qpurcell Mon, 11/20/2023 - 12:22 Sustainability Stantec's Brett Lambert, Principal of Architecture and Passive House Certified Consultant, uses the Northland Newton Development project to guide designers with eight tips for designing multifamily passive house projects.

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Pro Builder

MAY 4, 2022

Construction Lab Launched in Pittsburgh to Develop Labor and Building Innovation. The Last Mile Lab seeks to create an inclusive pathway for workforce development while introducing new building techniques and opportunities for industry innovation. Wed, 05/04/2022 - 10:26. Labor + Trade Relations. Education + Training.

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Pro Builder

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Builder of the Year Ivory Homes' Innovation Agenda. Instead, Clark Ivory reassumed his CEO duties and set a bold, uncharted course to diversify the company’s successful semi-custom, move-up home legacy to include affordable housing for an increasing underserved segment of buyers. Wed, 12/15/2021 - 17:31. Mike Beirne, Senior Editor.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

MAY 9, 2023

Innovation is vital to drive the construction industry forward. And even in our modern day and age, where new technologies blossom every second, we must still push to find innovative solutions to everyday problems. As Chief Innovation Officer at Windover Construction, Amr leverages technology to optimize global project delivery.

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BD+C

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

But Uptown is developing an innovative approach to forging a better future. It’s a familiar experience, one shared by many communities across the country.

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Civiconcepts

APRIL 24, 2023

This type of shipping container home has gained popularity in recent years as sustainable housing and innovative housing solution, this home is built using recycled … Shipping Container Homes: Affordable, Durable, and Eco-Friendly Read More » What are shipping container Homes?

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

APRIL 22, 2022

But if you happened to be passing by the Kingston motorway bridge, you’d have seen one of the best innovations from the world of construction. Sitting on the grounds of a former petrol station was the COP house – a wooden cottage modelling a much more sustainable form of housing.

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Pro Builder

APRIL 11, 2023

The content of ICC/THIA Standard 1215: Design, Construction, Inspection and Regulation of Tiny Houses for Permanent Occupancy will continue to cover tiny houses used for permanent occupancy on a foundation or on wheels as addressed in the IRC. All of these are available on the Code Council’s dedicated off-site construction webpage.

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Construction Enquirer

AUGUST 1, 2023

The Crown Estate plans two net zero carbon housing projects to test different approaches and focus on reducing embodied carbon as well as energy efficiency. It now seeks to use its national land and property portfolio to support regional economic growth, contribute towards housing supply and enhance its returns to the Treasury.

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Pro Builder

JUNE 10, 2022

The Housing Industry Post-Pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic is essentially over, but the disruption to the housing industry that lies in its wake will be felt for years to come. RELATED: MORE 2022 HOUSING GIANTS ARTICLES AND DATA. Housing, Industrialized: Marketing Industrialized Construction to Consumers.

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Pro Builder

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

How Housing Design is Changing to Meet Buyers’ Needs. After increased time at home during the pandemic, more homeowners are looking for innovative design functionality with flex spaces and a heightened focus on wellbeing. Thu, 11/04/2021 - 09:29. Buyers are revamping the home design process with a new list of demands.

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Natural Building

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

New approaches to home-building are emerging in response to the multiple crises of climate change, unaffordable housing, deprivation and exclusion. Models for housing vary enormously, from self-build, to socially provided housing and speculative, private markets. You can read the entire article at www.resilience.org.

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BD+C

MAY 23, 2023

Hord Coplan Macht names Ilijana Soldan as Sustainability Manager Hord Coplan Macht, Baltimore, MD., has promoted Ilijana Soldan, AIA, LEED AP, EcoDistricts, NCARB, to Sustainability Manager. rcassidy Tue, 05/23/2023 - 13:29 HORD COPLAN MACHT Research-based designer will lead Sustainability Action Team and the firm's green initiatives.

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Pro Builder

APRIL 1, 2021

Energy Innovation: Solar Energy Solutions Continue to Gain Momentum. Solar trees at Florida's Babcock Ranch, where sustainability is built into the infrastructure. Sustainability. Innovation. Photo: courtesy Denver Housing Authority/Mike Laughlin Photographer. Housing's Now: The Ultimate Z.E.N.

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Pro Builder

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Homes LEEDing the Way to Sustainability and Resiliency. Green Building Council's LEED Homes Awards recognize LEED-certified residential projects that are having a positive impact on communities through sustainable, healthy, and resilient design, as well as builders and developers that are helping to advance green home building.

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Pro Builder

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Smaller, Sustainable, and Stylish: The New American Home 2022. The New American Home 2022 features a smaller total square footage than previous New American Homes in years past, but still maintains a sense of luxury and innovation with both artful and efficient design features. Mon, 12/27/2021 - 10:15.

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Pro Builder

DECEMBER 13, 2021

A Home for the Ages: Sustainability, Health, and Attainability in One. The Sustainable, Healthier Home in North Canton, Ohio, is a model of energy efficiency, performance, and attainability for 55+ buyers. Products Featured in the Sustainable, Healthier Home. A Common Vision for the Sustainable, Healthier Home.

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Business Facilities

JULY 25, 2019

The Ontario government is opening the forest industry to jobs and promoting the use of sustainable renewable resources by investing in its first cross laminated timber plant. “This is all part of our plan to give the people of Ontario more housing and more choice.” Photo: Element5 ).

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Pro Builder

JUNE 1, 2022

Housing's New Now. And while a return to an in-person International Builders’ Show last February and the near-universal removal of mask mandates and other precautions certainly signals a return to pre-pandemic times (“normal,” to some extent), I question whether going back to 2019 is really the best course of action for the housing industry.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

MARCH 22, 2022

How Upgrade Estate uses Autodesk Construction Cloud to build more sustainably avoiding 9,000 preconstruction clashes on just one project. Upgrade Estate provides housing for students, young professionals, and growth companies in Belgium. Innovation at the core of the company. Sustainability at the forefront. ©Luc Roymans.

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Pro Builder

JULY 13, 2020

Pittsburgh Combats Affordable Housing Shortage with Modular, Factory-Built Homes. Module, a local start-up modular design and development company, saw the vacant lots as an opportunity to address Pittsburgh’s need for affordable, turnkey housing. Instead of sitting unoccupied, the lots can be used for housing. .

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Pro Builder

JULY 8, 2022

Home Builder Perry Bigelow Leaves Behind a Legacy of Leadership, Advocacy, and Innovation. Legendary home builder and industry trailblazer Perry Bigelow passed away on July 4th, but his lifelong dedication to sustainable and affordable building is upheld by Bigelow Homes, the company he leaves behind. Fri, 07/08/2022 - 10:08.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

When it comes to construction, are we at a tipping point towards necessitating sustainable solutions for good? Shortage of suitable available housing is a growing global issue that all governments are tackling. Alternative materials – the answer to our commercial and sustainability problems? Modern methods of construction.

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Pro Builder

MARCH 6, 2023

Combining Mass Timber with Modularity esorum Mon, 03/06/2023 - 13:15 Amid a national housing-shortage crisis , few states have it worse than Washington. The State of Washington’s housing gap ranks as the fifth largest in the country, with a deficit of 140,000 housing units, according to a 2022 report by Up for Growth.

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Construction Marketing

JANUARY 7, 2017

The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) has recently released new design guidelines to integrate NYCHA properties into a larger community and reduce their environmental impact. The introduction of such innovative products is key in meeting NYCHA’s latest guidelines.

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BD+C

JULY 10, 2014

BioSkin , a system of water-filled ceramic pipes that cools the exterior surface of buildings and their surrounding micro-climates, has won the 2014 Tall Building Innovation Award from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH). Body Image: read more.

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BD+C

APRIL 16, 2024

Marvel-designed Gowanus Green will offer 955 affordable rental units in Brooklyn The community consists of approximately 955 units of 100% affordable housing, 28,000 sf of neighborhood service retail and community space, a site for a new public school, and a new 1.5-acre acre public park. acre public park. acre public park.

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Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 8, 2017

As you consider what’s “in” and what’s “out” in 2017, within the realm of green building, Passive House is in. This “passive” approach, in contrast with active systems based on a constant supply of conditioned air by HVAC systems is the basis of Passive House. Governments in North America are beginning to drive Passive House.

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Pro Builder

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Housing, Industrialized: Your Road Map to Off-Site Construction. Sidebar: The Synergy of Industrialized Construction and Built-for-Rent Housing. delivers four houses per week, about half the time it would take to frame the same number of houses on-site, Logue says. Mon, 10/04/2021 - 14:02. Analyze comparative costs.

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BD+C

MAY 27, 2014

The Architectural Team, a master planning and architectural design firm specializing in multifamily housing and sustainable design, has announced the completion of 129 residential units for Phase II of The Homes at Old Colony. Body Image: read more.

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BRIKS Design-Build Group

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Sustainability is the trend in home design these days – and it’s not difficult to see why. 8 Sustainable Residential Roofing Options. 8 Sustainable Residential Roofing Options. When it comes to sustainability, metal roofs are believed to be more energy efficient than their asphalt counterparts.

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Natural Building

DECEMBER 10, 2019

“Social challenges such as climate change, subsidence, CO2 emissions, and the scarcity of fossil fuels require new, sustainable solutions,” claims Diana van Bokhoven of Company New Heroes. Think about scaling up production, appropriate regulations, innovative designers, and conscious consumers.”.

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BD+C

MARCH 2, 2023

The next steps for a sustainable, decarbonized future 0 qpurcell Thu, 03/02/2023 - 13:03 Sustainability For building owners and developers, the push to net zero energy and carbon neutrality is no longer an academic discussion. Tenants are demanding sustainable facilities. Here’s how to get to the next level.

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Pro Builder

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Over 200,000 industry members—including 70,000 registered for IBS alone—flocked to Vegas for the largest gathering of housing professionals in the world. Highlighting New Trends While Delivering Sustainability IBS also spotlighted the top features and design trends for 2023.

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