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Top 10 trends in affordable housing

Among affordable housing developers today, there’s one commonality tying projects together: uncertainty. AEC firms share their latest insights and philosophies on the future of affordable housing in BD+C's 2023 Multifamily Annual Report.




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Coronavirus

The coronavirus pandemic has severly impacted the $800 billion U.S. commercial and institutional construction industry. Since March 2020, Building Design+Construction has dedicated significant editorial resources to research and report on breaking news, industry reports, and trends and innovations related to COVID-19 and its short- and long-term impacts on the nation's architecture, engineering, construction, and building owner/developer firms.

This news channel includes more than 100 coronavirus-related news posts. For more coronavirus news, check out our newsfeed: COVID-19 and real estate: How the coronavirus is impacting the AEC industry.

Coronavirus | May 27, 2020

Clean is the new Green as U.S. hospitality sector inches closer to reopening

Three design firms share their takes on what will make customers more comfortable about returning.

Coronavirus | May 26, 2020

Multifamily developers report mounting delays in permitting and starts due to coronavirus pandemic

More than half (53%) of multifamily developer respondents reported construction delays in the jurisdictions where they operate, according to the third edition of the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) COVID-19 Construction Survey.

Coronavirus | May 26, 2020

9 tips for mastering virtual public meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic

Mike Aziz, AIA, presents 9 tips for mastering virtual public meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Coronavirus | May 22, 2020

Designing a health facility for the next pandemic

Planning with intent is the key to readiness, states Eppstein Uhen Architects, the guide’s author.

Coronavirus | May 22, 2020

COVID-19: Healthcare designers look to the future of medical facilities in light of coronavirus pandemic

The American College of Healthcare Architects (ACHA) has released the key findings of a survey of its members revealing their insights on the future of healthcare architecture and the role of design in the context of the COVID-19 healthcare crisis.

Coronavirus | May 18, 2020

Will empty hotels provide an answer for affordable housing shortage?

A Los Angeles-based startup sees the Midwest as most fertile for adaptive reuse.

Coronavirus | May 18, 2020

Infection control in office buildings: Preparing for re-occupancy amid the coronavirus

Making workplaces safer will require behavioral resolve nudged by design.

Coronavirus | Perkins and Will | May 18, 2020

Global design firms collaborate on new COVID-19 mobile testing lab to bring testing to vulnerable communities worldwide

Perkins and Will, Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects, and Arup Group develop scalable solutions for increased testing capacity within high-density and under-served neighborhoods. 

Coronavirus | May 11, 2020

Experts offer a 13-point plan to reduce coronavirus deaths in nursing homes

Two nationally recognized experts in the design of senior living facilities offer a 13-point plan to protect our frailest citizens.

Glass and Glazing | May 8, 2020

Vitro Architectural Glass releases guide on decontaminating glass surfaces

The five-page technical document offers methods for cleaning and sanitizing glass surfaces. 

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