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How General Contractors Work with Commercial Architects to Mitigate Risks and Deliver Superior Commercial Construction Projects

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This reduced design iteration times and streamlined permitting processes across multiple states, saving both time and money. Improved Design Feasibility and Cost Alignment Architects bring creativity and innovation to projects, while GCs focus on execution.

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2023 Ivory Prize Winners Announced

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These four organizations have emerged as champions of innovation, demonstrating outstanding ambition, feasibility, and scalability in their efforts to tackle the urgent issue of housing affordability. zoning codes. "For The announcement took place at the Pacific Coast Builders Conference (PCBC) held in Anaheim, Calif.

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Top 10 Ivory Innovations Finalists for the 2023 Housing Affordability Prize

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The prize awards organizations that demonstrate ambitious, feasible, and scalable solutions to the housing affordability crisis. National Zoning Atlas Ithaca, New York | Public Policy and Regulatory Reform Category The National Zoning Atlas is a collaborative of researchers digitizing, demystifying, & democratizing about 30,000 U.S.

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Top 25 Finalists for Ivory Innovations' Housing Affordability Prize

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This year’s finalists in the Policy & Regulatory Reform category include organizations focused on addressing historically lengthy processes, such as accelerating permitting and connecting LMI individuals to housing opportunities. zoning codes through a first-of-its-kind user-friendly online resource. Category Innovators

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Cracking the code of affordable housing

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Washington, DC, offers an inclusionary zoning program that allows residential developers to build more units than would normally be permitted as long as eight to 10% of those units are affordable.

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Exploring OSHA’s General Fall Protection Requirements

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If a guardrail system is chosen to provide the fall protection, and a controlled access zone has already been established for leading edge work, the control line may be used in lieu of a guardrail along the edge that parallels the leading edge. without the warning line system] is permitted. Or, on roofs 50-feet (15.25

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FEATURE STORY: Thailand — Nuanced Nation, One-Stop Shop

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The BOI even offers on-site visa and work permits, with most permits being issued in under three hours! I saw this facility in action and was impressed by its organization; clearly marked queues, attentive staff and a clean, bright space made the process of issuing visas and permits look calm and orderly.