Downtown Portland's record $1B development includes little affordable housing
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MAY 29, 2018
Of the residential units built or under construction in the Oregon city since 2011, only 10% are categorized as affordable.
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Low Carbon Concrete for the First Time Required by Law
Green Building Law Update
FEBRUARY 2, 2020
The code provides for substituting one of several pozzolans, such as fly ash, slag and other Portland cement replacements. Possibly most significant, the code provides a form of non-residential specification and residential specification that could be a model for construction contract provisions.
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