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  • Great Barrington is looking at tax breaks for those who rent at affordable rates. Provincetown is already doing it

    Heather Bellow

    January 26, 2023 |

    The Berkshire Eagle |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Provincetown, Massachusetts

    An affordable housing rental exemption program in Provincetown, Massachusetts, is increasing the number of affordable housing options in the city. The exemption decreases the property taxes homeowners pay based on the square footage of the property they are renting out.

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  • Is plastic waste the building material of the future?

    Désiree Schneider

    January 16, 2023 |

    Unbias The News |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Indonesia, Bukit Lawang

    The use of plastic waste as an affordable building material is rising in popularity. One option is turning the waste into “Ecobricks” by tightly packing it into a bottle with a stick. A German organization called Project Wings pays locals in Bukit Lawang, Indonesia, to collect plastic and make bricks to be used for buildings.

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  • How Tucson's Southside Worker Center has helped undocumented workers earn fair wages over decades

    John Washington

    January 13, 2023 |

    Arizona Luminaria |

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    Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

    Tucson’s Southside Worker Center supports day laborers by offering a safe place for them to wait for employment and services like English-language workshops and connections to attorneys should they need help collecting past-due payments.

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  • How Catholic institutions are building sustainability into aging infrastructure

    Brian Roewe

    January 10, 2023 |

    EarthBeat |

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    Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Missouri

    Instead of demolishing a campus building in need of many renovations Rockhurst University repurposed it. The focus on sustainability during the rebuild made it the most energy-efficient building on campus and prevented the release of the carbon embedded in its concrete.

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  • The Green Jobs Boom Is Benefiting the People Who Need It Most

    Michelle Ma

    January 10, 2023 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Civilian Climate Corps is developing a workforce of skilled construction workers by offering training to residents of low-income areas of New York City with high gun violence rates. The method allows them to fill a demand in the job market for green energy-related jobs while opening the market to those who are underemployed or unemployed.

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  • Hurricane-damaged roofs in Puerto Rico remain a problem. One group is offering a fix

    Adrian Florido

    January 03, 2023 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States Minor Outlying Islands, San Juan, Puerto Rico

    The nonprofit PRoTechnos helps homeowners in Puerto Rico repair roofs damaged by hurricanes when they do not get government assistance to do so. The organization employs locals interested in learning about construction, so they can learn the skills necessary to get a job in the industry afterward.

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  • A solution to the housing shortage?

    Alana Semuels Adrian Ma

    December 19, 2022 |

    NPR |

    Podcast |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States

    Home builders in the United States are producing homes up to 50% quicker with modular housing. This process involves manufacturing different parts of the home in a factory and assembling all of those parts on-site.

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  • ‘Plastic Roads' Are Paved With Good Intention

    Jenni Bergal

    December 14, 2022 |

    Governing |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    Pilot programs across the United States are testing recycled plastic and asphalt mixtures to pave roads and keep plastics out of landfills. A program in California saw success in their mixture’s durability.

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  • A Skyscraper in Jakarta Offers Lessons for Quake-Prone Indonesia

    Faris Mokhtar

    November 23, 2022 |

    Bloomberg |

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    Response Location: Indonesia, Jakarta

    A 51-story skyscraper in Jakarta, Indonesia, built with a belt-truss system kept workers safe and working during an earthquake. The system reduces vibration and movement by linking some of the walls and frames of the building.

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  • 'The Green Steel of the 21st Century'

    Peter Yeung

    November 14, 2022 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: China, Hong Kong

    Bamboo is growing in popularity as a cheap, sustainable building option that can replace hardwoods and other common construction materials.

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