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Americans Agree On Strict Building Codes for Fire, Flood Zones

Pro Builder

Americans Agree On Strict Building Codes for Fire, Flood Zones. One stance the public holds is the need for a ban on residential construction in flood- or fire-prone areas, according to the New York Times. cbroderick. Tue, 09/08/2020 - 09:37.

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NAHB Develops Land Use Resources for Home Builders and Buyers

Pro Builder

Each primer focuses on a component of land-use policy and the impact it has on builders and buyers: density, zoning, and development review. Density In many communities, zoning laws restrict the amount of land that can be used for residential purposes, often in the form of minimum lot sizes or density requirements.

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Comfort Systems Road Map: A Plug-and-Play Residential Duct System

Pro Builder

Comfort Systems Road Map: A Plug-and-Play Residential Duct System. Today, PEX is the predominant plumbing system in new residential construction. . Considering several ideas, the team eventually landed on a simple, builder-friendly “plug-and-play” duct system located within conditioned space. Mon, 09/27/2021 - 15:05.

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Former industrial marina gets adaptive reuse treatment

BD+C

Rendering courtesy KTGY The city applied mixed-use zoning to the site with a multifamily overlay, in an exception to Alameda’s typical single-family zoning. These two things allowed for the coexistence of an active marina, commercial uses, public space, and residential. Alameda Marina.

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Cracking the code of affordable housing

BD+C

MFPRO+ Blog Mixed-Use Affordable Housing Senior Living Design Apartments Designers Architects New Project Portfolios A wave of residential projects rising across the country is meeting an insatiable demand, given the estimated shortage of 7.3 million homes that are accessible to low-income renters.

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The benefits and drawbacks of mixed-use development

The Korte Company

Mixed-use development is a very old idea. Mixed-use developments are quite popular in urban and suburban communities these days, but the idea is far from new. Also, the fire departments serving outlying residential communities may not be rated to adequately protect a development that’s built upward instead of outward.

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Aging in Place: My Aunt Nancy’s New ADU

Pro Builder

Hanover, a well-to-do community with mostly single-family homes and little dense residential development, has a rigorous permitting process for home additions, as well as rules about in-law suites, limiting them to 800 square feet and barring them from being rental units to anyone outside of the owners’ family. . Explain zoning issues.

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