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What’s holding up mass timber's ascent in Chicago?

Archinect

The Tribune recently asked why mass timber construction is so lagging in Chicago while nearby Milwaukee and other cities in the Pacific Northwest and Europe are making strides to embrace the movement by altering their building codes and fire safety regulations.

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New RIBA manifesto urges lawmakers' action for better practices in the built environment

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A new "Manifesto for a Better Built Environment" has been published by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) , calling on the country’s policymakers to make more urgent priority of the need for better safety, quality, and sustainability in the design and construction of buildings throughout the UK.

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Post-Surfside safety precautions could spur a new gold rush to replace aging Florida condo buildings

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Regulations passed in Florida after the 2021 collapse of the Champlain Towers condominium have helped fuel the drive by developers to buy out and replace older residential buildings. The new rules have increased costs for residents in many older buildings, sometimes requiring sizeable special assessments that may be unaffordable.

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5+1 Residence by Rooydaad Architects

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The project adhered to urban regulations and standards, encompassing occupancy levels, permissible construction sites, density restrictions, stairwell enclosure zoning compliant with fire safety regulations, and others. 5+1 Residence" exemplified this trend.

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Bike racks are now being used as hostile architecture in Portland, Oregon

Archinect

The city's homeless encampment reporting system shows that members of the public have repeatedly reported campers on the sidewalk that's now dotted with bike racks […] The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT), which regulates sidewalk use and bike rack installation, said the new racks were completely off their radar.

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Architecture education has "shifted away" from fire safety, experts say on Grenfell anniversary

Deezen

On the fifth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower disaster , fire safety specialists have attacked UK architecture schools for failing to adequately teach students about the subject. I've heard that in an architecture degree you get half a day on fire safety," agreed fire engineer and fire safety consultant Andrea White.

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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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