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What You Should Know Before Taking a Construction Loan

Construction Marketing

If the appraisers approve, the lender makes more draw payments to the contractor. Find out if you can use your land equity towards your down payment, how they pay construction draws, and if the contractor can request a draw to cover material costs. During the construction phase, most lenders need interest-only payments.

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How to Achieve Affordable Balanced Ventilation

Pro Builder

Without a mechanical fresh-air supply, negative pressures created by exhaust fans and appliances will draw makeup air through the relatively few, and small, gaps that remain in the building envelope. A sensor that shuts off the fan when the incoming air gets too hot, cold, or humid also is an energy saver. . Where’s the Makeup Air?

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Dip in Fluor Net Income Sets Stage for Reboot Amid New Market Draws

ENR Construction

Engineer-contractor giant cited project impacts and less-than-expected energy business earnings, but market watchers see key areas of growth next year.

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Dip in Fluor Net Income Sets Stage for Reboot Amid New Market Draw

ENR Construction

Engineer-contractor giant cited project impacts and less-than-expected energy business earnings, but market watchers see areas of growth next year.

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What's next for affordable housing in 2024?

BD+C

0 qpurcell Thu, 12/14/2023 - 15:40 Affordable Housing As 2023 draws to a close, GBBN’s Mary Jo Minerich and Amanda Markovic, AIA sat down to talk about the future. As 2023 draws to a close, GBBN’s Mary Jo Minerich and Amanda Markovic, AIA —two designers with a lot of affordable housing experience—sat down to talk about the future.

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A Bio-Architecture Primer with Scott Howard

Natural Building

Here’s what you will learn: 1) Drawing, model making, and mock ups to develop your design concept. Pricing for the Bioarchitecture Primer is a sliding scale to accommodate different income levels. This will be a fun blend of design process and hands-on learning to prepare you to create your dream structure.

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‘Harlem Shake’ video costs 15 miners their jobs

Safety Services Company

” Some of the miners reportedly were drawing a six-figure income from their work in the mine when they lost their jobs. In the letters, Barminco claimed the performance was in violation of the company’s “core values of safety, integrity and excellence.”

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