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Sunflower House Mimics Nature

Natural Building

The Sunflower House is located in Le Marche, Italy, known for its rolling farmland and yellow fields of sunflowers, which is the inspiration for the design is this house. The house is naturally air-conditioned by use of earth tubes; a technique invented by the Romans.

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Affordable Housing That LEEDs in Being Green and Sustainable

Pro Builder

Affordable Housing That LEEDs in Being Green and Sustainable. Profiles of three outstanding affordable housing projects recognized by the U.S. The Arroyo LEED Platinum Affordable Housing. Could we create an urban housing typology that does as much for its neighborhood as it does for its residents? Tue, 09/01/2020 - 07:00.

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Suffolk breaks ground on large housing/dining complex for UMass Dartmouth

BD+C

Last month, the partners broke ground on a $134 million housing and dining complex on Parking Lot 7 near the university’s Campus Center and College of Visual and Performing Arts. Over the years it has built nine residential facilities on that institution’s 9,000-student campus at North Dartmouth, Mass.,

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New York's first-ever public housing for visually-impaired begins upgrade

BD+C

Magnusson Architecture and Planning (MAP) and Associated Blind Housing Development Fund Corporation (Associated Blind HDFC) broke ground on a $38 million building upgrade at Selis Manor. Selis Manor is the first government-funded residence for the vision-impaired and disabled in New York City.

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Visual Building - Editing roof wood construction

Construction Cost Estimating

This tutorial video demonstrates how in Visual Building you can examine and edit the wood construction components within the roof. This video is applicable to: Visual Building Lite, Visual Building Basic, Visual Building Professional, Visual Building Premium and Visual Building Solar Designer.

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6 Barriers to BIM Adoption in the Housing Industry

Pro Builder

6 Barriers to BIM Adoption in the Housing Industry. Building information modeling has the potential to modernize the housing industry, but residential and low-rise multifamily housing developers face barriers to its adoption. What’s Standing in the Way of BIM Modernizing the Housing Industry? Tue, 12/20/2022 - 08:59.

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4 New Live/Work Housing Design Solutions

Pro Builder

4 New Live/Work Housing Design Solutions. Garnett, FAIBD, House Review Lead Designer. D Transom windows over doors provide natural light and visual connectivity. House Review. Tue, 07/28/2020 - 06:00. Live/work designs are nothing new, but they have a fresh relevance due to the coronavirus. Home Design.

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