When you think of New York City or San Francisco, an image of urban living comes to mind, with bustling nightlife, chic restaurants and large office buildings, all within walking distance of apartments and condos. While Boise is still a ...
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Looking to build multifamily housing? You’re in luck. There are more tools than ever before to finance multifamily construction, financial experts say. The sorts of tools available depend on the kind of multifamily project the developer wants to build. One ...
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In multifamily housing, everything old is new again. Developers are turning to adaptive reuse to convert old buildings in desirable locations to apartments that not only bring in top-of-the-line rents but revitalize entire downtowns. Preservationists, environmentalists applaud “We enthusiastically support adaptive reuse,” ...
Tagged with: adaptive reuse Multifamily Housing
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A Nampa factory that is intended to help automate modular construction for affordable housing is scheduled to open soon. Affordable housing is at a crisis level, and the only way to meet the demand is through manufacturing and automation, said ...
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July 9, 2019
Comments Off on Company has the mettle to transform home manufacturing
CALDWELL — An Idaho company claims to have a unique solution to the country’s affordable housing shortage: converting decommissioned shipping containers for transport by rail or ship into sustainable homes. At a warehouse in Caldwell, indieDwell is rolling out a ...
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June 25, 2019
Comments Off on With rising labor costs, builders embrace modular construction
Correction: This story has been updated to indicate that the Pacific Companies is launching the new factory. Prefab Logic is providing support services. Construction companies swamped with projects but stymied by a lack of skilled workers are turning to technology ...
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June 18, 2019
Comments Off on Does new construction pay for itself? Yes, an economist says
Not everyone is happy with Ada County’s burgeoning growth. Homeowners faced with rising taxes to pay for infrastructure such as roads and schools, as well as increased city services, often complain that growth should pay for itself. But, by and ...
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The surge in construction is bringing on another surge: Construction deaths and injuries. Construction companies are looking for ways to reduce these incidents. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) compiles occupational injuries, and breaks them out into categories. For example, ...
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April 16, 2019
Comments Off on For Idaho’s design and construction firms, it’s smart to head back to school
Whether it’s a new college of osteopathic medicine opening in Meridian, elementary school replacement projects on tap in Boise or a groundbreaking for a new high school in Kuna, hundreds of millions of dollars in construction spending is building the ...
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November 12, 2018
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Idaho may be famous for its potatoes, but increasingly you can find masa, doubanjiang, piment d’espelette and za’atar in its grocery stores. While some of these ingredients require a visit to a multicultural specialty grocery that carries international food, traditional grocery ...
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