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Discretionary Permitting: What Homeowners Need to Know

Santa Cruz Architect

The discretionary permitting process is often used by local governments to ensure that proposed land uses are compatible with existing land uses, and that they do not pose an undue risk to public health, safety, or welfare. as to whether or not the permit should be granted. What Steps are Involved?

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Are mass-timber buildings a fire safety risk?

Deezen

Architects enthusiastic about mass timber must improve their understanding of fire safety or risk disaster, experts tell Dezeen as part of the Timber Revolution series. No consensus has been reached across different building code jurisdictions about the safety limitations of building with wood, and the rules vary wildly between countries.

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Does My Home Improvement Need a Permit?

Santa Cruz Architect

But it’s important to consider an additional, and equally critical consideration: whether your project will need a building permit, and if so, how to go about obtaining it. Why Do I Need a Building Permit at All? Do All Types of Projects Require a Building Permit? Not all construction requires a building permit.

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WXY and Situ lead design of New York outdoor dining prototypes

Deezen

Local studios WXY Architecture and Situ have collaborated with government agencies to create standardised formats for outdoor dining pavilions in New York City to improve health and safety along with new guidelines. The structures were also crash-tested to account for car accidents.

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Marilyn Monroe’s Final Home Is Temporarily Saved From Demolition

Dwell

Los Angeles preservation aficionados flew into action when news of an impending demo permit hit last week. When news of a recently issued demolition permit for Marilyn Monroe’s one time Los Angeles home hit the web late last week, fans and preservation aficionados alike immediately got up in arms.

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Cracking the Housing Affordability Nut

SW Oregon Architect

American cities could adapt some Japanese principles without requiring a complete shift to centralized governance of property development. This rapid turnover, driven by rigorous and frequently updated earthquake-safety laws and a cultural preference for newness, allows Japan to continually replace small homes with larger buildings.

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LCC Health Professions Building

SW Oregon Architect

Lane County voters passed a general obligation bond in May 2020 to fund the project, as well as assortment of campus-wide improvements addressing classroom needs, safety and accessibility deficiencies, workforce retraining, and Career Technical Education. Mahlum further broke the 40-foot grid down to three sections of 13’-4”.

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