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New-Home Construction Reaches Highest Level Since 2006

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New-Home Construction Reaches Highest Level Since 2006. New-home construction starts and permits reached the highest level since 2006 in December, according to MarketWatch. Permits for December 2020 were 17% higher than one year ago and up 4.5% Permits for duplexes, triplexes and quadplexes dropped 11.5%.

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LEED "Pledge" to Replace LEED Bond

Green Building Law Update

Green Building Act of 2006. Under the proposed legislation, developers will be permitted to make a binding "pledge" that LEED certification will be attained: Under the pledge route, if a new building fails to be certified LEED within two years of receiving its certificate of occupancy, the developer would be penalized $7.50

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EPA Issues New Phase I Standard Effective Immediately

Green Building Law Update

The 2006 All Appropriate Inquiries Rule established specific regulatory requirements for conducting inquiries into the previous ownership, uses, and environmental conditions of a property for the purposes of qualifying for certain landowner liability protections under Federal CERCLA (Superfund) laws.

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Revit OpEd: Egress Path Options

Revit OpEd

In 2006 I demonstrated (at Autodesk University) the then new line based family type by explaining how we could use it to document egress path requirements also known as exiting plans. ► 2006. ► December 2006. (14). ► October 2006. (5). ► September 2006. (10). ► August 2006. (8).

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January Reports the Most Housing Starts Since 1973

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Single-family authorizations and privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits both increased in January 2022, causing a slight year-over-year increase in total housing starts.

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Revit OpEd: Revit 2013 - Sunshine

Revit OpEd

If we advance a single frame at a time it permits us to capture a view with the sun in the view, like this. ► 2006. ► December 2006. (14). ► October 2006. (5). ► September 2006. (10). ► August 2006. (8). ► July 2006. (6). ► June 2006. (13).

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2021 Housing Giants Report: An Unforgettable Forgettable Year

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Or maybe one that saw a giant, accelerated leap forward in the use of technology to market and sell homes and adjust to remote working in their own operations and those of suppliers, building inspectors, and permit offices, not to mention homebuyers. Permits were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 1.55

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