BuildSMART is well aware of America’s well-documented affordable housing crisis which is often framed in terms of the big urban areas, where housing and living costs are sky high and rapid gentrification pushes rents and prices up and lower-income residents out. But the affordability crisis is also playing out across rural America. At BuildSMART we…
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As a member of North Carolina Building Performance Association (NCBPA), BuildSMART is participating in efforts to Establishing QAP credits for PH construction through NC Housing Finance Agency, moving residential and commercial code towards PH principles and methods and promoting multifamily PH opportunities and case studies in the state. NCBPA focuses on creating career opportunities, educating…
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Benefits like increased energy efficiency and cost savings, combined with heightened resident demand for sustainable features, are driving builders to think about sustainability. Alongside the development boom that Marcus & Millichap estimates will add 335,000 new multifamily units to the nation’s inventory this year, another phenomenon is emerging. As developers recognize the benefits of sustainability…
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It can be hard to combat mold, especially with recent changes to building code, wood structural building components will dry out under dry outdoor weather conditions after the structure is put under roof, sheathed, sided and roughed-in (mechanicals) — assuming the structural components are not exposed to further wetting from rain. Such drying must occur…
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