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Foster + Partners and Sasaki Associates designing Sierra Leone island city for Idris Elba

Deezen

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.

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Is There a Way Out of Hawaii’s Housing Crisis?

Dwell

On the supply side, the Hawaii Housing Finance & Development Corporation develops and finances low- and moderate-income housing projects. It manages an affordable housing fund and grants developers exemptions to certain planning, zoning, and construction rules if a majority of a project’s units are affordable.

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Trends to watch shaping the future of ESG

BD+C

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). I would add zoning to the conversation.

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Updated ADU Laws: SB 897 and HCD’s ADU Handbook

Santa Cruz Architect

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. Nonconforming Structure.

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Habitat For Humanity Doesn’t Just Give Away Houses

Dwell

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. a lot of the change we need is local, connected with land use and zoning. In the U.S.,

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Density - Dirty Word or Solution?

Community Architect Daily

A train without development: Failing mall next to a transit station (Photo: Philipsen) With zoning squarely in the hands of local council representatives, NIMBY pressure is always on them to keep new housing in existing communities at bay, especially denser multifamily housing that could bring "those people" to their neighborhood.

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What's next for affordable housing in 2024?

BD+C

At district levels, we’re seeing zoning incentives that allow greater density or parking exemptions for developments that take significant affordability and sustainability measures, which can really help a project’s bottom line. The results thus far are mixed.

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