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Building for better fire resilience in WUI zones

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Yet, building in wildland urban interface (WUI) zones continues at a fast pace. WUI zones are areas of transition between unoccupied land and human development, where structures and other human development meet or intermingle with undeveloped wildland or vegetative fuels. 1 Why are people still building, and rebuilding in WUI zones?

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How Sacramento Plans to Change Construction Process to Address Housing Needs

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How Sacramento Plans to Change Construction Process to Address Housing Needs. Due greatly to construction challenges, California’s housing affordability and shortage are noted as one of the country’s most severe. million housing units from 2000 to 2015, according to the National Association of Home Builders. cbroderick.

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Cracking the code of affordable housing

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Cracking the code of affordable housing 0 qpurcell Fri, 10/20/2023 - 09:03 Affordable Housing Perkins Eastman's affordable housing projects show how designers can help to advance the conversation of affordable housing. His team is writing guidelines for transit-oriented developments that incorporate affordable housing. “As

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New California Duplex Law Permits Development in Residential Neighborhoods

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New California Duplex Law Permits Development in Residential Neighborhoods. Senate Bill 9, a California law scheduled to take effect January 1, will allow multi-unit housing in neighborhoods previously reserved for single-family homes, but some cities are fighting back with new restrictions. Housing Policy + Finance.

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California Bill Looks to ‘Upzone’ Single-Family Parcels

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California Bill Looks to ‘Upzone’ Single-Family Parcels. A California bill currently in the works would change laws for single-family zones, allowing up to four units on one single-family lot. million single-family lots — or 410,000 parcels now zoned for only one traditional, single-family house. Housing Markets.

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One Expert’s Solutions for a Frenzied U.S. Housing System

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Housing System. According to housing expert Jenny Shuetz, too many houses are built where they shouldn’t be, and not enough are constructed where demand is high. According to Shuetz, the solution depends on zoning reform to get multi-family projects approved for affordable housing development. Housing Markets.

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Zoning that restricts housing construction also dampens other economic development

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Zoning restrictions are making the construction of housing more difficult, and that is driving up the cost of housing in many cities. They estimate that zoning restrictions reduced U.S. GDP as a whole by 9% percent a year, or roughly $1.5 trillion a year.

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