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NYC construction activity may have 'leveled out' in 2018

Construction Dive

While they slid from 2017 levels, last year's permits represent the addition of 46 million square feet of floor space, according to the city's buildings department.

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EPA's 2017 Construction General Permit now in effect

BD+C

The Environmental Protection Agency’s 2017 Construction General Permit (CGP) went into effect on Feb. This permit requires compliance with effluent limits and other permit requirements, including the development of a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan.

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The Link Between Land-Use Reforms and Housing Development

The Pro Builder

The results of those changing policies began to become evident between 2017 and 2022, during which time the city saw a 12% increase in its housing stock while rents increased by just 1%. Between 2017 and 2022, nearly 21,000 new units were permitted in the city. Read more Zoning Government + Policy Affordability Zoning

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Apartment deliveries will peak by mid-2017: Axiometrics report

BD+C

However, multifamily permits were only 5.8% The market researcher Axiometrics looked at its identified supply data and concludes that multifamily deliveries could peak by mid-year 2017. In its latest report, the Census Bureau estimates that annualized starts of structures with five or more units stood at 445,000 in October, up 28.2%

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STV Wins Key Project to Design Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion in Central Texas 

Civil + Structural Engineer

mg/L, which is currently being finalized as part of the plant’s permit amendment. STV provided value engineering and TCEQ permit renewal support. STV’s work will double the plant’s current capacity from 4.5 million gallons per day (MGD) to 9 MGD and incorporate a new total phosphorus limit of 0.5 MGD, doubling the plant’s capacity.

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Revit 2017 - New Features and Enhancements

Revit OpEd

Last night I was able to download and install Building Design Suite 2017 from my Autodesk subscription account. With little fanfare Revit 2017 is here, brandishing a slightly changed big R logo. We'll see a need for upgrading from 2016 to 2017 files but not from 2016 to 2016 R2 files. Long Post Warning, worth it I hope.

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Axiometrics predicts apartment deliveries will peak by mid 2017

BD+C

However, multifamily permits were only 5.8% In its latest report , the Census Bureau estimates that annualized starts of structures with five or more units stood at 445,000 in October, up 28.2% over the same month a year earlier.

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