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ADU construction is now outpacing single-family developments in Seattle

Archinect

The city granted permits to 988 units last year, and more than 650 were built — not all projects are built during the year they get permitted — outpacing the construction of single houses for the first time As the Seattle Times reports, a change in regulations in 2019 led to the ADU boom locally.

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Free Webinar: How to Estimate Fees (An Architect’s Guide to Success)

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Hit the button below to sign up for the talk, which will take place at 1pm EST on Wednesday, February 8th : Register for Event → In this free live session, you will learn how to define your project scope, develop a Rough Order of Magnitude of construction cost, and estimate your project hours.

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Ennead completes dome rehabilitation for NYC's historic Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine

Archinect

Costs for the three-year project are estimated to be about $17 million. The new copper dome covers the also incomplete south transept and was originally designed in 1909 by Rafael Guastavino. The new copper dome covers the also incomplete south transept and was originally designed in 1909 by Rafael Guastavino.

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Adjaye's Restoration Plaza project gets a little clearer in Brooklyn

Archinect

First announced in 2019, the project spans a block of Fulton Street between Brooklyn Avenue to the east and New York Avenue to the west. Plans call for the construction of three buildings featuring approximately 840,000 square feet of offices, educational, cultural, and commercial space.

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Nonresidential construction spending slips in July 2019, but still surpasses $776 billion

BD+C

Census Bureau data published today, national nonresidential construction spending declined 0.3% The June 2019 estimates were revised upward from $773.8 According to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. in July totaling $776 billion on a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, and increased 0.1% billion to $778.5

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Ascent Tower the World’s Tallest Timber Building

Santa Cruz Architect

The previous world’s tallest timber building was Mjøstårnet in Brumunddal, Norway, certified by CTBUH in 2019, which stands at roughly 280 feet. In May of 2019, Ascent was named a recipient of a U.S. Previously holding the record of tallest concrete-timber hybrid building was the approximately 276-foot HoHo building in Vienna, Austria.

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Higher-income renters continue to drive what’s getting built and leased in the multifamily sector

BD+C

Starts of buildings with five or more housing units rose from December 2018 through December 2019 by 74.6% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 536,000, according to preliminary Census Bureau estimates. At the end of that period, the number of multifamily housing units under construction was up 7.3% to 177,000.