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Elimination of mandatory parking allotments encourages new projects.
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Florida takes top spot for strongest building code in latest IBHS survey.
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Supply projected to fall 4.5 million units short in 2022.
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New law will go into effect on July 1, 2021.
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Buildings Dept. issues new safety legislation for City Council consideration.
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Includes improved guidance on thermal comfort, revisions to air filtration requirements.
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For design of wood members, assemblies, and connections to meet code requirements.
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International Living Future Institute document helps with social, regulatory, and financial hur...
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Post-1960 offices present ventilation, daylighting, and other challenges.
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New features include Python Plugin features and additional tabular reporting options.
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Builders advised to stock up to deal with shortages.
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Energy performance beats conventionally built by 32% to 58%.
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Crackdown on tax, insurance, and workers’ comp malfeasance.
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Hundreds of facilities in 33 countries could begin recycling PVs.
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Focus is on energy generation, but building efficiency also plays a role.
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Focus on grid-interactive buildings; Energy Star expansion; new targets for energy, water reduc...
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Growing concern that PV industry is dependent on work camps in China.
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Allow customers better control of circuits; utilities can better manage demand.
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Tests conducted in support of new criteria for design of CLT diaphragm.
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More than a dozen advocacy groups want feds to start over.
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May be due to trade-offs on how score is developed.
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Pressure barriers and airflow distribution can be effective in existing buildings.
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Spike in prices has added nearly $36,000 to price of average new home.
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Report examines ventilation standards, calls for increased public awareness of issue.
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Benefits most evident in industrial commercial areas.
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Districts still have unmet needs, face high costs and outdated building infrastructure.
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Rising seas demand big investment.
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Old multi-family structures continue to provide badly needed homes in urban zones.
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More than 4% savings for commercial buildings found for the updated code.
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Multiple alternatives could replace or complement rack-mounted PV arrays.
