Learn how sustainable home design reduces the structure’s carbon footprint, improves its energy-efficiency, and can provide long-term cost savings.
8 strategies for building a structurally sustainable home
Category: Housing
How to address the EPA’s new refrigerant rule
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has signed a final rule aimed at restricting the use of commonly used refrigerants.
Q&A with ‘housing champion’ Sylke Knuppel
IMEG’s Sylke Knuppel, PE, MRED, is a self-proclaimed housing champion, dedicating her career to working with land entitlements and development. Recently named the 2024 President of the Maryland Building Industry Association, Sylke is passionate about advocating for and facilitating diverse housing solutions. In this Q&A, Sylke, a Project Executive based in Lanham, Maryland, talks about
Podcast | Housing director: ‘We’re providing homes where people can thrive’
Scott Campagna, Senior Director of Housing at IMEG, is featured in this episode—one in a series of conversations with the firm’s market leaders.
Consider technology, acoustics, noise abatement, and lighting early in an office-to-residential conversion
Talk of office to residential conversions are everywhere these days. But these conversions aren’t as simple as they may seem — there are many engineering opportunities and challenges involved, and developers will be well served by having a full-service team in place before they begin.
Developing an office to residential conversion? Engineering it will bring opportunities and challenges.
Freddie Mac estimates the U.S. has a housing deficit of 3.8 million units, across all housing types and post-pandemic office vacancies exceed 16%, with some major cities reaching 31% vacancy rates.
Understanding your office-to-residential conversion’s structural engineering up-front will save time and money later
Office to residential conversion seems like a simple solution to a problem. Nationwide, office vacancies stand at 17%, with some big cities — San Francisco, Houston, Austin — topping 20%, while the U.S. faces a housing deficit of 3.8 million units.
