Archinect

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), an organization responsible for investing $10 billion in clean energy projects on behalf of the Australian government, is seeking to substantially cut construction-related emissions with a new $214 million program to encourage the use of mass timber in new building projects.

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Archinect

JULY 14, 2023

The town of Allensworth was established in 1908 by Allen Allensworth and was the first of its kind in the state of California to be founded, governed, and financed by the Black community in the area. What makes this competition brief distinct is the competition's site is connected to a historic California town.

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Archinect

AUGUST 31, 2023

As a pivotal project of the Sino-European "Silk Road in the Air", the center is designed as a large-scale foreign service complex to accommodate various functions, including international commerce, foreign affairs services, business finance, and cultural tourism.

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Finances Government Architecture Design 246

BD+C

JULY 25, 2016

A new Michigan law allows local governments to fund energy conservation projects with Tax-Exempt Lease Purchase (TELP) plans. . TELPs are not considered debt for local governments, making energy performance contracts that are paid back through annual energy and operational savings more attractive.

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SW Oregon Architect

JULY 21, 2024

1) In my opinion, the City’s ultimate selection of the EWEB site is already proving to be the most financially responsible and fortuitous choice for the symbolic seat of Eugene’s municipal government. EWEB will also keep about 1,000 square feet of shared public-facing space for customer appointments.

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Cities IT Finances Sustainability 207

BD+C

APRIL 19, 2013

They include Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill''s whimsical Dancing Dragons tower in Seoul and a 1,312-foot-tall finance and trade center under construction in Nanning, China. On the Drawing Board Education Facility Government Buildings Multifamily Housing Construction Office Building Retail Centers High-rise Construction'

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Development Developer Finances Government 111

A4 Architects

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Financing A Project Diagram Let me preface this article by stating I am an architect and not an accountant or a finance professional, but without a proper financial foundation for a project, it cannot happen. –Financial situation: Evaluate your savings, credit score, and risk tolerance before opting for debt-based financing.

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Finances Project Renovation Real Estate 52

Archinect

JULY 15, 2022

In the beginning of 1990's, the government started to build a "Cultural Golden Coast" along its southern bank and a series of first-class art venues including the Guangdong Museum of Art and Xinghai Concert Hall emerged one after another on the scene.

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Finances Architect Government Foundation 130

BD+C

MARCH 5, 2020

The French government unveiled plans for a sustainability law that will ensure all new public buildings are built from at least 50% timber or other natural materials. It will apply to all public buildings financed by the French state. The measure will be implemented by 2022.

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Materials Nature Finances Building 114

Dwell

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Called the Homes Act , the expansive bill would create a public housing option, allocating $300 billion over the next decade to finance a variety of housing programs. The Homes Act would build on "social housing" models seen in places like Montgomery County, Maryland and in Chicago, where part of a recent 1.25

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Home Real Estate Housing Finances 132

Dwell

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

If approved by the city council, the local government will loan hundreds of millions to developers to build affordable housing. There is no simple way to argue for new housing development without also asking how we will pay for it. As a funding tool, Chicago’s TIF districts use public dollars to subsidize various development projects.

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Housing Project Government Finances 124

Deezen

MAY 12, 2022

To finance the city El Salvador intends on issuing a $10 billion bond that will be half invested in Bitcoin and half in building the city's infrastructure. No details on a planned timescale have been released by the El Salvadorian government. Built alongside a volcano, it will extend to the coast.

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Cities Mining Government Finances 145

Deezen

APRIL 1, 2024

While an absence of central government funding means public-sector-led house-building to meet that need is a rarity in the US, Montgomery's county government has conceived a way to deliver high-quality homes on its own. Like much of the rest of the country, it is in dire need of more affordable housing.

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Housing Finances Government Development 135

Deezen

MARCH 18, 2024

Development for "up to a million people" According to the BBC, the project for the island in the southwest of the country is set to be "financed through a public-private partnership", with Sherbro designated as a special economic zone. I'm not qualified for that. But I am qualified to dream big."

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Masterplanning Cities Finances Government 132

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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Housing Government Finances Home 138

Deezen

DECEMBER 12, 2023

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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Deezen

MAY 5, 2023

Read: Everything you need to know about Saudi mega-project Neom "All six individuals have been charged under the overly vague 2017 Saudi law on combating crimes of terrorism and its financing," they continued.

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Government Finances Information Consulting 145

BD+C

JULY 25, 2016

A new Michigan law allows local governments to fund energy conservation projects with Tax-Exempt Lease Purchase (TELP) plans. . TELPs are not considered debt for local governments, making energy performance contracts that are paid back through annual energy and operational savings more attractive.

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Government Finances Contract Project 40

Deezen

JUNE 7, 2024

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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Transportation Finances Safety Cities 130

Dwell

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Called the Homes Act , the expansive bill would create a public housing option, allocating $300 billion over the next decade to finance a variety of housing programs. The Homes Act would build on "social housing" models seen in places like Montgomery County, Maryland and in Chicago, where part of a recent 1.25

Home 98

Home Real Estate Housing Finances 98

Dwell

JUNE 26, 2022

On the supply side, the Hawaii Housing Finance & Development Corporation develops and finances low- and moderate-income housing projects. And slow government application processes can’t keep up with the overheated market. "I These measures help, but they haven’t been enough to turn the tide. million in Maui County."

Housing 144

Housing Real Estate Government Finances 144

Deezen

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

To do this, we need the next government to set out a national retrofit strategy – a well-funded, long-term plan to make homes more energy efficient and climate resilient. I sincerely hope the next government turns this challenge into an opportunity to demonstrate global climate leadership and turbocharge our green economy.

Home 135

Home Government Finances Housing 135

Westeck News

JULY 22, 2022

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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BD+C

MARCH 13, 2024

Trends to watch shaping the future of ESG 0 qpurcell Wed, 03/13/2024 - 09:46 Sustainability Gensler’s Climate Action & Sustainability Services Leaders Anthony Brower, Juliette Morgan, and Kirsten Ritchie discuss trends shaping the future of environmental, social, and governance (ESG). Kirsten Ritchie: In the U.S.,

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Finances Client Clients Government 97

BD+C

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

What many clients and developers, including non-profit, for profit, and government entities don’t realize is that they may be able to finance a substantial portion of the total project cost through relatively under-the-radar tax credits, one of which is a federal historic tax credit.

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Finances Government Renovation Client 73

BD+C

JUNE 26, 2014

With around 861,000 square-feet and a budget of €205 million self-financed by the EPO, it will be one of the biggest office construction sites ever in the Netherlands until its completion in 2017. Architects Building Owner Contractors Designers Engineers Facility Managers Events Facilities Building Team Government Buildings'

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Construction Construction Finances Government 65

BD+C

AUGUST 27, 2020

Public-Private Partnerships (P3s) have become important structures for financing projects, especially for entities—like state governments and universities, at the moment—that are short on available investment capital. But P3s change the game when it comes to allocating responsibility and reward.

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Finances Development Developer Government 64

Deezen

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

It can be either official and government-led, or community-driven grass roots tactical urbanism, such as extending sidewalks with chalk, paint, and planters, or open streets events such as Bogotá, Colombia's Ciclovía." The explanation continues: "Placemaking is both a process and a philosophy that makes use of urban design principles.

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Real Estate Government Development Developer 143

Santa Cruz Architect

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Just recently, Freddie Mac updated their ADU financing options and CalHFA extended their ADU Grant Program to help even more homeowners build backyard homes. While the Senate voted to pass the law, it will need to be re-reviewed by the Committee on Governance and Finance before it can be passed into law.

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Permits Finances Government Zoning 96

Deezen

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Although she concedes that much of the necessary climate action will have to come in the form of regulation and financial incentives, El Battouty says that architects should lead by example to show governments that decarbonisation is doable. And therefore, you've got the case for financing.".

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Sustainability Architecture Finances Technique 111

Portland Architecture

AUGUST 3, 2022

The idea behind it is to eliminate the concept of NIMBYism: that you engage citizens as the third leg of a local government and private developer stool, so that they co-create the vision and the steps to implementation for change in any given place. There’s a movement afoot to change Portland’s system of government. So what can we do?

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Development Developer Cities Architect 187

Deezen

MARCH 15, 2024

This era came to an end in the late 1970s when Margaret Thatcher's government cut funding for new council housing and introduced Right to Buy, which saw millions of homes sold off to tenants at a discount. Between 2005 and 2010, London's 33 local government bodies built just 90 homes between them.

Housing 145

Housing Government Home Finances 145

Dwell

DECEMBER 1, 2022

So we started to do a lot more incremental construction, rather than building whole houses, and do a lot more through financing. Most of the financing isn’t direct A to B; we made a big bet on microfinancing, in particular. But what role does Habitat have as an advocate for broader economic and political change? In the U.S.,

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Housing Finances Government Home 122

BD+C

JUNE 30, 2014

With around 80,000 sm and a budget of €205 million self-financed by the EPO, it will be one of the biggest office construction sites ever in the Netherlands until its completion in 2017. Architects Building Owner Contractors Designers Engineers Facility Managers Events Facilities Building Team Government Buildings Office Building'

Finances 53

Finances Government Contractor Foundation 53

Deezen

JUNE 18, 2024

Sometimes the things that prevent these kinds of projects becoming a new normal are outdated planning controls or policies, sometimes it's finance; often it's cultural," Miller stated. The real challenge of realising these concepts is "inertia from decision-makers and an unwillingness to try different approaches," she said.

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Dwell

MAY 7, 2024

As part of the city’s still incipient (and still controversial ) effort to save its distressed public housing, Cirillo’s company is partnering with the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) to make sweeping renovations to projects uptown, leveraging the buildings’ age and architectural history to secure government financing.

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Housing Government Development Developer 105

Architizer

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Although his designs were unshackled by the constraints of the real world, i.e. finance, build-ability and technology, his work deals greatly with existing issues such as rebuilding post-war cities and architecture as a defense mechanism towards political upheavals.

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