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Single, multifamily housing permits post gains

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According to the NAHB, of the top 10 metropolitan areas that issued the highest number of single-family permits, three were in Texas: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington (13,094); Houston-The Woodlands-Sugarland (12,745); and Austin-Round Rock (6,189), and two were in Florida: Tampa-St.

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Here’s the Thing about Good Ideas

Life of an Architect

I spent the majority of my time last week in Orlando, Florida, at the American Institute of Architects National Convention. I am going to make the assumption that you have had a good idea at some point in your life … and the fact that you’re on my site won’t be held against you.

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Housing a bright spot, challenges persist

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New home demand is greatest in Texas and Florida, which accounted for more than half the nation’s population growth last year. From October 2019 to September 2020, the South posted the largest number of new home sales in the nation, led by Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, Phoenix and Austin, Texas.

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Building with Structural Insulated Panels. or SIPs | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

link] Bob Borson we definitely don’t have the slab edge insulation conditions here in Dallas that you might find in Maine – climate is considerably different. Tilbury Bob – wondering if you have any experience using Fort Worth’s Stramit SIPS? Then you have to drop the panel down on the post.

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