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How Much Does a Construction Worker Make?

Building Radar

For instance, construction workers in New York City can earn significantly more than their counterparts in less populous areas. For example, workers involved in high-risk or specialized projects, such as bridge construction or oil platforms, tend to earn more than those working on residential projects.

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Advancing sustainable construction: Specifying low-carbon concrete

Construction Specifier

trillion sf) of building floorspace by 2060—equivalent space of New York City added every month for 40 years—the time for the industry to act is now. Model building codes (I-codes) developed by the International Code Council ( ICC ) play a crucial role in constructing safe, sustainable, and resilient structures.

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Fannie Mae Interest Rate Break on Green Building

Green Building Law Update

The exciting news in residential green building is that the Federal National Mortgage Association, commonly known as Fannie Mae, is providing incentives, including lower interest rates for multifamily properties with a green building certification. ” This new pricing break program does just that.

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Water is the Most Important ESG Factor

Green Building Law Update

in a state where the majority of rain in cities and towns flows into storm drains dumping into the Pacific Ocean), including a draft emergency regulation that among other things makes washing a car without a shut-off nozzle punishable by a fine. New York City only began installing water meters in the 1980s.

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3 affordable housing projects that serve as social catalysts

BD+C

Trish Donnally MFPRO+ Blog Higher Education University Buildings Multifamily Housing Affordable Housing Senior Living Design Student Housing Designers Architects Projects Sustainable Development To say the United States is facing an affordable housing crisis is a major understatement.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Small Cob.

Natural Building

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly has lived in an earthbag/papercrete home that he built and consults about sustainable building design.

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Passive House is “In” in 2017

Green Building Law Update

Several mid-rise residential projects currently under construction will more than quadruple the number of available units and triple the square footage of Passive buildings. The number and size of Passive House projects in North America has rapidly grown in the last year.

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