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Controversy erupts in Florida over how homes are being rebuilt after Hurricane Ian

The Federal Emergency Management Agency recently sent a letter to officials in Lee County, Florida alleging that hundreds of homes were rebuilt in violation of the agency’s rules following Hurricane Ian. The letter provoked a sharp backlash as homeowners struggle to rebuild following the devastating 2022 storm that destroyed a large swath of the county.



Mixed-Use

A surging master-planned community in Utah gets its own entertainment district

Since its construction began two decades ago, Daybreak, the 4,100-acre master-planned community in South Jordan, Utah, has been a catalyst and model for regional growth. The latest addition is a 200-acre mixed-use entertainment district that will serve as a walkable and bikeable neighborhood within the community, anchored by a minor-league baseball park and a cinema/entertainment complex.


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Drew Ballensky | Aug 3, 2011

Stellar energy retrofits documented in new report

A recent report by Better Bricks identifies 50 building retrofits that have demonstrated or…
Drew Ballensky | Jul 27, 2011

Landmark City Hall East in Atlanta to get mixed-use makeover

City Hall East, an Atlanta landmark and the largest brick building in the Southeast, will be…
Drew Ballensky | Jul 13, 2011

U. of Minnesota’s oldest building slated for rehab

The oldest building at the University of Minnesota’s twin cities campus is slated for a major…
Drew Ballensky | Jul 6, 2011

Dallas tech firm chooses downtown retrofit over new suburban build

The CEO of a Dallas high-tech firm says that it chose to retrofit an old downtown building rather…
Drew Ballensky | Jun 29, 2011

Massive Pentagon renovation completed; seen as model for other federal projects

The remaking of the 6.5 million-sf Pentagon building is complete—17 years after it began. The…
Drew Ballensky | Jun 24, 2011

Solar panels fit well with rehab of historic Western hotel

The capstone of a rehab project on a historic Lander, Wyoming, building that was originally a…
Drew Ballensky | Jun 15, 2011

New initiatives could bolster rooftop PVs, energy efficiency retrofits

Two new developments in Washington may give a boost to solar energy and energy-efficient building…
Drew Ballensky | Jun 1, 2011

San Francisco neighborhood rehab will emphasize sustainability

A $1.2 billion plan to reconstruct a San Francisco residential neighborhood will replace 1,500 rent…
May 25, 2011

Register today for BD+C’s June 8th webinar on restoration and reconstruction projects

Based on new and award-winning building projects, this webinar presents our “expert faculty” to examine the key issues affecting project owners, designers and contractors in case studies ranging from gut renovations and adaptive reuses to restorations and retrofits.

Drew Ballensky | May 25, 2011

Historic preservation good for economy, job creation, studies say

Economic studies in recent years add fodder to the argument for historic preservation. In the past…
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