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Healthy Buildings in a Changing Climate

Westeck News

Content courtesy of Pembina Institute Healthy Buildings in a Changing Climate In Pembina’s latest report, “ Healthy Buildings in a Changing Climate”, underscores the urgent need to retrofit existing buildings to protect Canadians’ health and safety. Deep retrofits offer numerous benefits beyond energy savings.

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Restaurant Pest Control: Ensuring Food Safety and Compliance

The Architecture Designs

Maintaining a clean and pest-free environment is paramount in the food service industry to ensure food safety and compliance with health regulations. This article will explore the importance of restaurant pest control and provide essential strategies for ensuring food safety and compliance.

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Ways to Landscape Your Backyard

Aric Gitomer Architect

A landscape designer might suggest utilizing focal points, harmony, or symmetry through shrubs or decorative elements such as a fountain or birdbath. Sensor-based smart lighting can create a graceful aura while promoting safety. Water features require little maintenance and utilize less water all thanks to the water circulating pumps.

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Is Your Tiny House Really a Tiny House?

Dwell

The rules The International Code Council , a nonprofit standards group that most notably maintains the basic safety codes for American housing, literally uses a flowchart to direct those curious about tiny housing to the correct building code. If it’s built to be compatible with manufactured home regulations, it’s a manufactured home.

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Coming Fast: A Driver of Industry Change

SW Oregon Architect

I’ve long envisioned AI-based tools that would automate code analyses for land use requirements, fire & life safety regulations, energy conservation codes, and accessibility standards. These tools would automatically generate code-compliant designs.

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6 Important Home Repairs and Upgrades for Older Houses

Architecture Ideas

Are your utility bills higher than you expected? Although regulations require certain safety checks before a home can be sold, one that has been in your family for decades may have unsafe wiring. But before you worry about interiors, check older homes for structural soundness, safety, and energy efficiency.

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Non-Architectural Challenges Architects Face When Converting Offices into Housing

Architizer

It could be a win-win situation if not for the red-tape bureaucracy — local building and zoning regulations — and the technical difficulties, including structural, energy/mechanical, accessibility and fire safety upgrades, among other requirements. Zoning Regulations Image by Eloi Smith via Unsplash.

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