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South Miami Poised to Mandate Solar Panels

Green Building Law Update

The ordinance is modeled after similar laws enacted in the California municipalities of Lancaster, Sebastopol, and Santa Monica, and the City of San Francisco. There was opposition to this mandate expressed at the City Commission session, including real concern this will pressure affordable housing.

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8 eye-popping wood building projects

BD+C

WoodWorks, an initiative of the Wood Products Council, presented the awards at the San Francisco Bay Area Wood Solutions Fair in late January. From 100-foot roof spans to novel reclaimed wood installations, the winners of the 2013 National Wood Design Awards push the envelope in wood design. read more.

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Natural Gas: To Ban or Not To Ban?

Pro Builder

Arizona, Texas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Kansas, and Louisiana have all enacted or proposed legislation to block such bans after San Francisco, Seattle, Denver, and New York have all taken action toward phasing out natural gas. Green Design. Housing Markets. billion and $5.9 Read More. . Sustainability. Energy Efficiency.

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Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion

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Nationwide, office vacancies stand at 17%, with some big cities—San Francisco, Houston, Austin—topping 30%, while the U.S. faces a housing deficit of 3.8 Issue 2: Adding natural light Housing facilities require exterior views in living units and it’s important to consider how this can be accomplished in an office conversion.

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Amid Tech Layoffs and Falling Inventory, the Bay Area Housing Market Is Losing Buyers

Pro Builder

They’re nervous because of the lack of choices,” [Dana] Green said. “Or Read more Housing Markets Economics Affordability Housing Markets With so many additional variables, buyers are more uncertain than they’ve been in decades. Or if interest rates are changing, they’re nervous about that.”

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The Evolution of Multifamily: Residential Innovation to Transform the Market

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With the increase in soft costs to development (which are the 2nd highest in the nation in San Francisco), shortage in skilled labor, and drawn out permitting process, the building industry is wondering what’s going to have to give to make progress on the looming challenge of solving the housing crisis. The Rise of Co-Living.

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Where is Most Construction Happening in the California: 2024 Overview

Building Radar

The construction surge includes projects related to transportation, sustainable housing, and clean energy initiatives infrastructure developments. San Francisco’s Sustainable Housing Initiatives San Francisco is prioritizing sustainable housing projects to address its ongoing housing crisis sustainable housing solutions.