Your apartment building is made of steel — and Trump's trade plans could mean higher rent
Larger buildings require more steel in their framing and foundations, so apartments and condos will likely be more impacted ...
City Journal8d
America Doesn’t Have Enough Elevators
North American standards drive up construction costs in other ways, too. For example, both North America and Europe require telephones for trapped passengers. But a 2018 revision to the North American ...
Palo Alto Weekly6d
Learn this word before heading to the permit counter
As of February 2019, standard residential construction in ... This is maybe one- to two-thirds of actual average construction costs in the Bay Area. Keep in mind that you aren’t including ...
Forbes27d
Why Older Homes Burn So Fast—And The Cost Of Building Ones That Don’t
But while the question of cost varies wildly by design ... While at that time the Uniform Building Code, the City of Los Angeles’s standard, included in its provisions a “fire-resistive ...
Times Union26d
Construction costs likely to soar as Hochul touts affordability focus
Construction industry groups have argued that a number of regulatory hurdles have fundamentally driven up the cost of development and exacerbated New York's affordability crisis. ALBANY — The w ...
AOL1mon
With rising construction costs, your home insurance could fall short — here’s how
It can come standard on some ... If your home is older and not up to current building codes, it could cost more to replace it after a covered loss. An ordinance or law endorsement can help ...
Vanguard12d
Construction cost has risen by almost 70% within the last 15 months – Michael Femi Alley
Michael Femi Alley, founder and the principal architect of The Building Practice Limited with about 20 years of in-depth experience in the field of architecture, building construction, green building ...