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Zoning Laws Stop Wind

Green Building Law Update

The application of zoning laws, many of which date to the 1920s are bringing alternative energy projects to a halt in 2014. By letter dated August 3, 2012, petitioner advised the Town that it was “considering use of alternate turbine models” for the project. Historic zoning laws need to be brought into the contemporary era.

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Topsy-turvy: Creative use of air rights results in a model of urban luxury design

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Depending on local zoning regulations, that restriction often results in a structure that steps back, floor by floor, as it rises. Architecture firm ODA has turned that development model on its head in its design for 100 Norfolk Street in Manhattan’s Lower East Side.

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Construction Plan and 3D Model Markups will Never Be the Same

Carol Hagen

update hyperlinked documents, and create zone awareness for markups with Spaces. In this video you can see the flexibility and power tools to add markups and comments into your 3D model that are easily noticed and opened by those who later view the model. Use Links to easily create and.

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Debunking another BIM myth: FM enabled BIM models do not automatically pop out of Construction BIM models

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In all mainstream BIM strategies, FM models sit at the end of the chain of Ds – numbered from the 6 th D onwards, following the 3 spatial Ds, cost and time. Waste of modelling efforts’ is a major ‘thing’ among those that know little of the realities of BIMming but are deeply invested into it.

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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. The ordinance is likely to pass given that at its July 12 meeting the second reader version of this ordinance passed with a 4 to 1 vote. The ordinance is here.

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President Obama’s Promise Zones Initiative

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On January 9, 2014, the President announced the next step in those efforts by naming the first five “Promise Zones.” THE PROMISE ZONES INITIATIVE. The five Promise Zones announced are part of the 20 that will be announced over the next three years. so that each partner can work towards improvement and accountability.

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Maximizing office square footage through ‘agile planning’

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Maximizing office square footage through ‘agile planning’ 0 qpurcell Mon, 09/16/2024 - 11:50 Office Buildings Lauren Elliott, RID, NCIDQ, Director of Interior Design, Design Collaborative, shares tips for a designing with a popular and flexible workspace model: Agile planning.

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