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Topics: Building & Housing Codes
Results: 232 Matches
1. Building Codes and Housing
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The authors say that dated and suspect research indicates that code requirements increase the cost of housing by five percent or less.
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2. Spokane Municipal Code
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Spokane |
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There is implicit recognition that some new building materials may not meet the requirements of existing codes.
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3. Electronic Permitting Systems and How to Implement Them
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Building departments are confronted with overextended staff, increased demand for permitting services and pressure to provide better customer service. |
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4. Shipping Containers Become Distinctive Housing on Land
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Manhattan Beach |
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There is implicit recognition that building and housing codes do not allow the use of nontraditional building materials to support affordable housing development. |
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5. Affordable By Design
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San Francisco |
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This report states that rigid building codes can discourage development of housing affordable to middle-income households in San Francisco, California. |
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6. Regulations and Housing Development: What We Know
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This article indicates that building codes may have requirements that discourage the development of affordable housing. |
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7. Rules that Make Sense - New Jersey's Rehabilitation Subcode
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There is implicit recognition that building codes can restrict the production of affordable housing. |
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8. Thinking about Building Codes
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New York |
New York City |
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Complex, outdated, and redundant building code regulations in New York City directly impact the costs to develop housing. |
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9. Rehabilitating Rehab Through State Building Codes
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There is implicit recognition that traditional building codes may negatively impact the supply of affordable housing. |
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10. Affordable Housing Toolkit for Communities in the Chicago Region
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Chicago |
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There is implicit recognition that the current rehabilitation codes may discourage the redevelopment of affordable housing. |
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