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The role of higher education housing in fighting COVID-19

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Efforts to expand healthcare capacity are coming from all corners: the USNS Comfort is docked in NY; the USNS Mercy is docked in CA; and the USACE is spearheading efforts in New York City and California to convert empty hotel rooms and student housing facilities into overflow hospital rooms.

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RFP for affordable modular housing a first in NYC

Construction Dive

New York City is pushing smaller, module-based units as a way to build faster and with more cost efficiency.

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Final touches make 432 Park Avenue Tower second tallest in New York City

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Concrete has been poured for the final floors of the residential high-rise on 432 Park Avenue in New York City, making it the city’s second tallest building and the tallest residential tower in the Western Hemisphere, NBC New York reports.

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First RFP requiring modular construction on New York City housing project issued

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The New York City Department of Preservation and Housing recently issued its first request for proposals under its Housing 2.0 The RFP is for a new mixed-use affordable housing project on city-owned 49,397 sf site in Brooklyn. modular construction initiative.

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Passive House is “In” in 2017

Green Building Law Update

As you consider what’s “in” and what’s “out” in 2017, within the realm of green building, Passive House is in. This “passive” approach, in contrast with active systems based on a constant supply of conditioned air by HVAC systems is the basis of Passive House. Governments in North America are beginning to drive Passive House.

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New York City Housing Markets See Post-Pandemic Growth

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New York City Housing Markets See Post-Pandemic Growth. After a year of sluggish market growth during the pandemic, New York is seeing a resurgence of home buying with one firm reporting the most third-quarter sales in over three decades. a New York residential brokerage firm. Housing Markets.

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New York City Faces Escalating Housing Crisis as Thousands Fall Behind on Rent

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New York City Faces Escalating Housing Crisis as Thousands Fall Behind on Rent ldeakins Tue, 01/24/2023 - 11:39 The New York City Housing Authority collected its lowest share of rent payments on record in 2022, and as housing costs continue to soar, the agency faces a dire financial crisis Over 1,600 public housing agencies across the U.S.