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How Breathable Should Facades Be? Exploring Permeability and Impermeability in Building Envelopes

ArchDaily

In contrast, modern technologies now allow for almost completely impermeable building envelopes, allowing for complete separation between indoors and outdoors, thus relying on engineered systems to regulate temperature, airflow, or humidity. Read more »

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ADUs in Santa Cruz County: What are the Current Regulations?

Santa Cruz Architect

Consequently, state laws regulating ADUs have been progressively relaxed, accompanied by increased pressure on local municipalities to simplify the building process. Keeping up with the evolving rules for designing an ADU has become challenging, with new regulations and policies emerging regularly.

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Update: Santa Cruz County ADU Regulations

Santa Cruz Architect

With new legislation emerging on what seems like a monthly basis, ADU rules are truly a moving target – in this article we present an overview of the County’s regulatory framework for ADUs current as of this writing.

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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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Building Safety Regulator for high-rise buildings

e-architect

Around 750 applications have been opened with the new Building Safety Regulator (BSR) since its registration process for high-rise buildings opened last month. Up to 12,500 buildings in England are covered by the new regulator, set up in response to the Grenfell Fire tragedy and officially launched earlier this year.

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Here Are the Rules for Short Term Rentals in Your City

Dwell

According to a study cited in the article, a one percent increase in short-term rentals (STRs) leads to seemingly-minor increases in rents and home prices—0.018 percent and 0.026 percent, respectively—that can actually have a "cost creep" for residents hoping to rent in the long-term or purchase a home. How did they come about?

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"We stand by our reporting" says Alison Killing in response to China criticism of Venice installation

Deezen

We stand by our reporting," said Killing.