Deezen

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Sited on an ongoing development adjacent to a housing block by Parc Architectes , the John W Boyer Center was designed as a "vertical campus" to expand the University of Chicago's research capabilities into Europe. "We A concrete foundation and steel base supports a mass-timber grid. It has a hybrid mass-timber-and-steel structure.

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Dwell

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

After some Pacific Northwest cities began relaxing restrictive residential building regulations, California passed two bills in 2016 that produced a statewide pro-ADU law effective in 2017. This is especially significant considering how restrictive zoning laws discourage new development in wealthy cities.

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SW Oregon Architect

MAY 19, 2024

For one, Euclidean land-use regulations historically downzoned urban areas, effectively banning multifamily housing while promoting suburban sprawl. The type is a compelling alternative to the “5-over-1” model so prevalent for multifamily developments in the U.S. That’s hardly the case today. There are several reasons for this.

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Santa Cruz Architect

JULY 16, 2023

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? This temporary Urgency Ordinance will be replaced by a regular ordinance update at some point in 2023.

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The Architect's Newsletter

JANUARY 17, 2023

One would think that if the American public found out that a home appliance was causing children to potentially develop serious respiratory problems or was leaking chemicals like methane and [.].

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Deezen

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Meanwhile, in the United States, designers such as Raymond Loewy, Henry Dreyfuss and Donald Deskey developed studios on a multi-disciplinary model, encompassing fields such as product design, graphic design and corporate identity programmes.

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Deezen

JULY 21, 2023

Global non-profit the World Ethical Data Foundation has released a set of guidelines for the voluntary self-regulation of the tech industry as it continues to develop artificial intelligence. The post Experts propose guidelines for ethical AI development in open letter appeared first on Dezeen.

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Deezen

APRIL 21, 2022

Released last month, the two-part London Plan Guidance package sets out how significant developments will need to report and cut down on waste and whole-life carbon to further the city's goal of reaching net-zero emissions by 2030. Whole-life carbon benchmarks for major developments . The top photo is by Rumman Amin.

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e-architect

MARCH 25, 2025

Twinned with Keir Starmer’s announcement of changes to the legal challenge (judicial review) process, Government is clearly making efforts to unlock development. Twinned with Keir Starmer’s announcement of changes to the legal challenge (judicial review) process, Government is clearly making efforts to unlock development.

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BD+C

DECEMBER 26, 2013

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BD+C

JULY 17, 2014

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Aric Gitomer Architect

MAY 31, 2023

During American Housing Month, organizations and government agencies across the country may hold events, workshops, and outreach programs to educate the public on housing-related issues. Each year, the American Housing Survey (AHS) is sponsored is sponsored by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and conducted by the U.S.

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BD+C

OCTOBER 15, 2013

day event was the Vision U40 competition, where 15 teams battled for $5,000 in prizes to see who could develop the best solutions for today''s pressing social, economic, technical, and cultural problems related to the built environment. The highlight of the 2.5-day

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Community Architect

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Missing Guardrails and Signposts There has been a lot of talk about the missing guardrails that would keep government in check and democracy intact. Professionals who are guided not only by rules, codes, and regulations but also by societal values. Just soldiering on isn't an option.

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BD+C

DECEMBER 20, 2013

Dissatisfied with the one-dimensional nature of defining energy efficiency as it relates to commercial buildings, international engineering firm Buro Happold developed a metric that links energy use to economic performance.

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e-architect

JANUARY 10, 2022

UK government funding for cladding repairs, British Tower Combustible Facade Replacement Scandal, English High Rise. UK government funding for cladding repairs news. UK government funding for tower cladding repairs. from developers. Developers, suppliers and buildings owners are responsible, and they should pay.

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Deezen

JANUARY 17, 2023

The sale of single-use plastic tableware and certain takeaway containers will be prohibited in England starting this autumn, the UK government has announced. Once the regulation comes into effect in October 2023, these items will no longer be offered by retailers, food vendors or takeaway restaurants, the government said.

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Westeck News

JANUARY 26, 2024

Content courtesy of PEMBINA institute Deep Retrofit Supply Chain Waiting For More Support Need to overcome low demand, lack of skilled labour, and lagging regulation. From that analysis, we developed four policy recommendations: Recommendation 1: Provide market certainty by implementing regulations that require deep building decarbonization.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

If passed into law, the Carbon Emissions (Buildings) Bill would require building regulations to be amended to limit the roughly 50 million tonnes of CO2 that are emitted from the materials and construction of buildings in the UK every year. Duncan Baker is proposing a bill to regulate embodied carbon.

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Deezen

APRIL 4, 2024

Having only become government policy in 2016, Taiwan expects to have amassed a social-housing stock of 200,000 units by the end of 2024 – and has already set an ambition to hit one million units by 2032. Development is mostly funded by city governments, with additional support from central government.

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Architizer

JANUARY 3, 2022

In response, the material industry is also responding by investing in research and development. Indeed, while the GCCA producers’ pledge is admirable, many members in the industry argue that it would be better if countries themselves put a price on carbon and develop policies to help speed up the transition.

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Deezen

MARCH 23, 2023

Completed in 2017, Dalston Works is a 10-storey residential development in east London that contains 121 apartments with balconies as well as two ground-level courtyards, retail and restaurant space and an integrated flexible workspace. Dezeen is not aware of any larger CLT buildings constructed since.

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BD+C

MAY 13, 2014

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Westeck News

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Canada Energy Regulator (CER)?needs?to?create, inform the development of climate policies that are aligned with?the To ensure that policy, regulation,?and For instance, the federal government?has proposed and existing regulations?(such such as the clean fuel regulation)?as Specifically, the?Canada

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Architizer

MAY 13, 2024

A minimum of 10% improvement on current environmental and habitat health must now be included in any property development plans. It also casts in sharp relief a historic oversight on the part of everyone involved in urban development and the built environment. It’s a big question.

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Architizer

JULY 30, 2024

This proliferation may be attributed to a building regulation law passed in 2012, allowing architects to build up to an additional 50% of the plot’s allowed square feet as long as the residence is partially under the earth.

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Westeck News

MAY 11, 2023

New energy-efficiency regulations are a key measure to help British Columbia meet our CleanBC 2030 goals,” said George Heyman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy. “We Our government is dedicated to ensuring that everyone in B.C., Content courtesy of BC Gov News The New Building Code Changes Support B.C.’s

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Westeck News

JULY 12, 2024

Improved ventilation and air filtration systems can protect against airborne pollutants like wildfire smoke and radon, while advanced window technologies and insulation can regulate indoor temperatures, reducing reliance on mechanical heating and cooling. Effective retrofitting requires coordinated efforts from all sectors.

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BD+C

MAY 25, 2023

Polly Osborne Designers / Specifiers / Landscape Architects Engineers Architects Regulations Biophilic Design Sustainable Development Sustainable Design and Construction Urban Planning When we spend time in nature, we instinctively feel its value. There’s more focus than ever on the environmental impact of construction projects.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Promotion: the government of Uzbekistan has given planning approval for London firm Cross Works' masterplan to expand Tashkent , adding another 25,000 hectares equivalent to a "twin city". The newly developed area will be able to house 2.5 The Tashkent Code is prescriptive, not restrictive," Agca said.

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Westeck News

APRIL 11, 2025

As regulations change, Wendy McNeil, Acting HAVAN CEO, emphasizes the importance of working with experienced professionals. North Vancouver) with Triple Dot Design Studio (North Vancouver) BEST CHARACTER HOME RENOVATION Cotton Character Revival, Lanefab Design Build (Vancouver) Steeling the Show, NRT Development Ltd.

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Westeck News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

It is making plain its belief that investment in a clean grid will pay back dividends in both emissions reductions and economic development (more on the second bit later). states take advantage of the IRA to further their regional economic development. Economic benefits. well on its way to a net-zero grid. consumers to decline by 5.2

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Deezen

JANUARY 5, 2022

These focus on overhauling the TEN-T system of interconnected railways, waterways and roads across the continent, increasing long-distance and cross-border rail traffic, updating and developing smart mobility services such as mobility apps, and improving urban mobility by focusing on public transport, walking and cycling.

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Westeck News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The federal government should update its energy efficiency regulations to align with net-zero goals. Working with main contractors, architects, designers and clients, we recognize the requirements of each development are unique, and provide a custom solution to suit. Thermal values reach Passive House and Net Zero targets.

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Home Manufacturing Regulation Windows 101

Deezen

MARCH 27, 2024

Among Colau's measures were buying up private residential blocks and converting them to council homes, seizing vacant apartments and requiring developers to set aside 30 per cent of new apartment blocks over 600 square metres for social housing. The city is developing co-operative housing projects such as La Borda.

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Santa Cruz Architect

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

The Commission’s mission is “To protect, conserve, restore, and enhance the environment of the California coastline” The Commission was established in 1972 by voter initiative via Proposition 20, initiated in part in response to the controversy surrounding the development of Sea Ranch, a planned coastal community in Sonoma County.

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Westeck News

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Following a devastating summer, the government of British Columbia’s long-awaited upgraded climate plan will face intense scrutiny. Subnational governments have an important role to play. government has put in place a solid foundation to address current and future impacts of climate change. Published in Vancouver Sun (Oct.

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