Articles Tagged with ''housing''

The design commission in Pasadena, California, wants to let developers of a mixed-income housing project use stucco instead of brick for façades, reported Pasadena Now. The commission recommended approval of the change due to the rising expenses of construction.

RKTB Architects, an East Coast firm with a national message about addressing the 6-million-unit housing shortfall, has recently been honored with a Leadership in Housing Award from the New York chapter of the American Institute of Architects.

Connecticut parents had to take drywall off their child when a tree broke through their house’s roof during a recent storm, reported Marcy Jones of WAFB 9.

Reuters published a feature article discussing how a robotic printer from ICON is finishing the last of 100 3D-printed houses in the world’s largest 3D-printed community — Wolf Ranch in Georgetown, Texas, about 30 miles from Austin, Texas.

McShane Construction Company has completed the construction of The Livano Deer Valley. Located in Phoenix, the new multifamily community incorporates 242 units and generous amenities, including a 60,000-gallon, resort-style swimming pool. The wood-frame buildings feature a stucco exterior and take design cues from both art deco and modern architecture.

For five decades, developers of multifamily residential properties in the New York Metro area regularly turn to RKTB Architects for expertise and innovation in design and architecture, as well as for consultation on strategy when navigating the city’s labyrinthine zoning regulations and housing policies.

In early March’s municipal elections, San Francisco made it easier for developers to turn empty office buildings into homes with the passage of Proposition C, which offers a tax break for developers to convert up to 5 million square feet of commercial space by 2030.

BDB Construction Enterprise, a construction leader and expert in adaptive reuse, has announced the completion of an innovative, 1,355-bed student housing conversion of a former grand hotel in Midtown Manhattan, New York.

The National Institute of Building Sciences Consultative Council will hold a public hearing on Nov. 6 at the National Press Club to discuss the state of housing affordability for middle- and working-class Americans.

Residential siding products from Nichiha USA, a premier manufacturer of fiber cement cladding, were an integral part of the design for the winning house on the recently completed season 4 of “Rock the Block,” which airs on HGTV.