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Update: City of Santa Cruz ADU Regulations

Santa Cruz Architect

The State of California has a recognized housing shortage, with the result that both Sacramento and local municipalities throughout California have made myriad recent changes to the regulations governing ADUs. What is an ADU? Bathroom and full kitchen facilities can either be shared with the rest of the home or be exclusive to the JADU.)

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The "miracle" of Taiwan's luxury social housing

Deezen

Photo by Ethan Lee Meanwhile, a US-style housing voucher system intended to help the poorest households rent privately is beset by discrimination from loosely regulated landlords. Financing social housing requires substantial and prolonged subsidies," Peng told Dezeen. Taiwan has some of the world's least affordable housing.

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FCA proposed new rules to tackle greenwashing

e-architect

To do so, it is vital to make green finance accessible, appealing and realistic to customers. As an industry, we need to ensure that every aspect of future housing developments is green – from material sourcing and construction through to truly green financing – and that this is marketed appropriately in line with the FCA’s new requirements.

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Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion

BD+C

Edwin Dean, Joe Gulden, and Doug Sweeney MFPRO+ Blog High-rise Construction Apartments Office Buildings Engineers Codes Regulations Adaptive Reuse Reconstruction & Renovation Seismic Design Office-to-residential conversion seems like a simple solution to a problem. RELATED ARTICLE: About 11% of U.S. faces a housing deficit of 3.8

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Density - Dirty Word or Solution?

Community Architect Daily

Suburban fight against new development in Baltimore County (Photo: Baltimore Banner) Onerous regulations have been not only been a tool of separating use, race and class for a long time, they also control how many people can live in a given space, in other words: Density. Fear of density, however, remains. Re-zoning: The hottest trend?

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What Is A Manufactured Home?

The Architect's Guide

Their construction is highly regulated by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). A Highly Regulated Industry Buyers of manufactured homes can rest at ease knowing that their home is held to strict standards. Because of this, manufactured homes must adhere to a strict set of regulations. Benefits and Features.

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Key Factors to Consider When Choosing a Townhouse

The Architecture Designs

From location and size to homeowners associations and community amenities, this article will guide you through the crucial aspects to consider when choosing a townhouse. Homeowners Association (HOA) Many townhouse communities have a homeowners association (HOA) that manages and maintains common areas and enforces certain regulations.