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NYC construction worker fatalities are now at record lows

Archinect

The report includes statistics about the number of new building permit issuances and an increase in the number of new housing units completed between 2020 and the end of last year. The DOB’s full findings can be viewed here.

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Marmol Radziner talks reinstallation strategy for Aluminaire House in Palm Springs

Archinect

To make this a permanent installation, we had to work with the city to assess how to permit it. Site preparations took until last year to commence after the museum added the house to its permanent collection in 2020. The entire 37-year process earned an Advocacy Citation of Merit at the 2024 Modernism in America Awards last month. "We

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New apartment construction in NYC at historic low again

Archinect

Bloomberg reports: "Last month, developers filed 36 permits for multifamily buildings, which, excluding the period of Covid lockdowns in 2020, was the lowest monthly count for May in a decade, data from the New York City Department of Buildings showed.

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Apartment construction remains at 50-year high in 2024

Archinect

Topping the list was the greater New York metro area with 32,935 new units despite the city having permitted its lowest number of new apartments since 2016 last year. Housing efforts there have struggled to keep pace after demand began to rapidly increase in 2020.

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More Tent Than Cabin, Jupe’s $25K Prefabs Don’t Require Permitting

Dwell

But he soon ran into issues that only come with experience, like how much time it takes to get a permit and what constitutes a necessity in such a small space. With lessons learned—some gleaned from living in a dumpster for a year —Wilson launched Jupe in 2020. "I A crew will come to assemble the Jupe in a matter of hours.

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Streateries & Food Cart Pods

SW Oregon Architect

Many restaurants and bars fell in the wake of 2020’s initial lockdowns. To its credit, the City of Eugene enacted (and recently extended) a temporary “ Streatery” permit program at the outset of the pandemic, which allows café seating in the public right-of-way.

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Saudi officials ordered lethal force to make room for NEOM, former security forces commander claims

Archinect

Saudi authorities have permitted the use of lethal force to clear land for a futuristic desert city being built by dozens of Western companies, an ex-intelligence officer has told the BBC.

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