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Baltimore Vacant Houses: Finally Progress and a Viable Plan!

Community Architect Daily

Vacant houses, a drag on Baltimore's neighborhoods (Photo: Philipsen) At least that was the impression one got listening to Baltimore's Housing Commissioner, Director of Finance and the President of the national organization MuniCap on Wednesday. The analysis showed that on average the appraisal gap is about $50k per building.

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MSG seeks to create "K-pop Sphere" for Hanam

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Korea JoongAng Daily added it would normally take 42 months to "conduct a feasibility study to review the potential lifting of development restrictions and to go through other administrative procedures", but the South Korean government has vowed to fast-track the process. This would reduce it to 21 months. trillion won (£1.5

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What’s Needed For Remote Communities Transitioning To Clean Energy

Westeck News

Addressing building inefficiency is increasingly a priority as remote communities and governments look to reduce diesel reliance. These improvements cannot be made without acknowledging and addressing that many of the issues with housing in these communities are a result of past and persisting government policy.

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New York transit infrastructure risks "falling behind" after paused congestion pricing

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Architects and transit officials have raised concerns over the well-being of New York 's transit infrastructure after the plan to tax automobile drivers entering the city was paused by the state government. The tax would have in part gone into backing financing for a $15 billion (£11.7)

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Federal and provincial housing supply efforts shouldn’t jeopardize affordability and climate resilience.

Westeck News

government announced a Standardized Housing Design Project this fall, with the goal of streamlining permitting processes and building more homes faster. An estimated 20 per cent of Canadian households experience energy poverty due to the disproportionate cost of heating their homes compared to their incomes.

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FCA proposed new rules to tackle greenwashing

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Sacha Sadan, the FCA’s Director of Environment Social and Governance, made the following statement: “Greenwashing misleads consumers and erodes trust in all ESG products. To do so, it is vital to make green finance accessible, appealing and realistic to customers.

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The Future of Architecture: Changing How Housing Is Built in the World’s Most Disaster-Prone Countries

Architizer

Beyond designing housing and schools, we transform systems for regulating, financing, building and improving informal housing across the Global South. We estimate there’s an opportunity to save 4.8 Governments should include housing upgrades within their national climate plans , as well as provisions for building code upgrades.

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