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25 Innovative Solutions to the Housing Affordability Crisis

The Pro Builder

25 Innovative Solutions to the Housing Affordability Crisis qpurcell Wed, 02/28/2024 - 12:32 Nonprofit organization Ivory Innovations has announced the Top 25 Finalists for the 2024 Ivory Prize for Housing Affordability. zoning codes; and PermitFlow , a permit software that streamlines and digitizes the permitting process.

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Boston Contractor Licensing Guide 2024: Steps, Permits, and State Differences

Contractors Liability Blog

The OCABR gives out statewide licenses, but Boston needs extra paperwork and permits for projects in some trades: General Contractors Need a Massachusetts Construction Supervisor License (CSL) to work on projects that affect structural elements. Historic Preservation Compliance Boston has tough rules for contractors working on old buildings.

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A System that Takes Developers and Builders from Design to Completion

The Pro Builder

A System that Takes Developers and Builders from Design to Completion qpurcell Fri, 03/08/2024 - 11:41 When the team behind the design-build company Shibusa Systems researched the causes of the U.S. housing crisis, they determined that the escalating costs of land and materials weren’t the main issue. “We The upshot?

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Pro Builder 2024 Housing Forecast

The Pro Builder

And while their top challenges for the year remain focused on higher labor and materials costs and finding qualified labor to build homes, those issues appear to be waning (along with supply-chain delays) in the face of increasingly pressing concerns and barriers, such as local permitting fees and finding and entitling land (see chart, below).

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Toll Brothers City Living® and Daiwa House Announce Joint Venture to Develop Waterfront High-Rise Condominium Community on New Jersey’s Gold Coast

Civil + Structural Engineer

Vista Pointe represents a rare opportunity to build a luxury waterfront community with outstanding amenities and unparalleled views of Manhattan. In 2024, Toll Brothers marked 10 years in a row being named to the Fortune World’s Most Admired Companies list and the Company’s Chairman and CEO Douglas C. Yearley, Jr. All rights reserved.

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A winning foundation: Solid defense with low carbon concrete

Construction Specifier

These winning ways have now extended beyond the court as the teams new $64-million training facilitythe Seattle Storm Center for Basketball Performancewas named a winner in the National Ready Mixed Concrete Associations (NRMCA) 2024 Concrete Innovation Awards. It achieved 52.4 The projects global warming potential (GWP) table.

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5 hidden benefits of mass timber design

BDC Network

5 hidden benefits of mass timber design 0 qpurcell Mon, 06/10/2024 - 12:05 Mass Timber Mass timber is a materials and design approach that holds immense potential to transform the future of the commercial building industry, as well as our environment. This can be done multiple ways: gluing, nailing, or doweling.