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Boston becomes first U.S. city to require new buildings ‘achieve net zero carbon emissions standards upon opening’

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The new policy introduces decarbonization requirements for large development projects, with Mayor Michelle Wu’s office noting that “under NZC, most new large buildings permitted and delivered will emit net zero carbon emissions from the day they open.”

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‘Mutant’ London apartment block to be demolished for deviating too far from permitted development

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The planning authority in London’s Royal Borough of Greenwich has ordered the demolition of a new residential development along the River Thames.

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Single-family construction ended 2024 on a high according to latest NAHB report

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It uses county-level information about single- and multifamily permits to gauge housing construction growth in urban and rural locations. to end the year. The HBGI is a quarterly measurement of building conditions across the country. “Upside and downside risks will become clearer as the new year progresses. An easing regulatory env.

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ADU construction is now outpacing single-family developments in Seattle

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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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Chicago issues caisson permit for 400 Lake Shore Drive

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According to Urbanize Chicago , a caisson permit has been issued, and below-grade work is scheduled to kick off early next year. Previously on Archinect: Chicago's 400 Lake Shore Drive developers finally set a construction start date The project will culminate in a total of 1,100 residential units.

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Oklahoma City proposal for the U.S.'s new tallest building is fully funded, developers say

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billion development is fully funded. The developers of the 5-million-square-foot proposal have stated at least 50% of units in the first two smaller towers will have to be leased first before they build at that height. Matteson Capital also said they won’t be able to obtain a building permit until at least September.

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San Francisco is gearing up for a boom in housing development projects

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The hope created by the projects is being dampened somewhat by the bureaucratic process behind development schemes, which has stalled several other mixed-use and residential initiatives in more developed areas of the city, according to The San Francisco Chronicle. Navy facility is contaminated.