The province of Manitoba is upping their building code requirements to improve the efficiency of homes and other buildings. The changes are believed to improve building efficiency by 20% without significant additional building costs.
Read & Share sourced from: Winnipeg Free Press
Want to attract development, encourage healthy lifestyles, create vibrant communities? Policy and development choices at the municipal level have the potential to contribute to quality of life in ways we typically haven’t considered in Minot. Here’s an example.
Read & Share sourced from: Star Tribune
The slow-down in the oil industry is not all doom and gloom. One of the benefits starting to take shape, particularly in Minot, is a return to more historically normal rents.
Read & Share sourced from: Bakken.com
Part of being efficient is doing two things at once when you can and when it makes sense. Here’s an idea from Virginia about integrating a fire station with a commercial and residential development.
Read & Share sourced from: PlanPlaceBlog.com
Minnesota builders have played a big role building in the Bakken, and though the slowdown has a few looking closer to home for work, there are still developers who are betting big on the Bakken’s future.
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It looks like the Williams County will be forced to act on a $500 million proposed development sooner than some members of the planning commission would have preferred. Full story from the Williston Herald.
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Watford City’s housing demand remains steady in spite of the falling oil prices. Get the full story from Amy Robinson writing for the McKenzie Couty Farmer.
Read & Share sourced from: McKenzie County Farmer
Minot isn’t the only community dealing with a high housing costs, and if we’re paying attention, we may find an idea from around the country that helps solve our problem. In Bozeman, they’re talking about more densely populated neighborhoods and creatively designed homes on smaller lots. Image: Affordable housing designs for possible future Bozeman building from
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Four new town homes and an 18 unit apartment complex will be completed soon adding to the available housing in the oil pressed community. Get more details from the Crosby Journal.
Read & Share sourced from: Crosby Journal
In the heart of Saskatchewan’s Bakken oil activity, Estevan’s housing situation has been much like Minot and Williston’s — high rents, low vacancy rates, but that is starting to change. While rents remain high, vacancy rates are starting to normalize.
Read & Share sourced from: Estevan Mercury
Housing is an ongoing issue in Western North Dakota, and at a recent Williams County Commission meeting Commissioners dealt with multiple special circumstance temporary housing permits.
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It’s a newer (or perhaps older) housing concept that’s gaining favor in many urban areas around the country. Considering Minot’s housing issues, it’s worth knowing about.
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The first home of what will hopefully be many restored and marketed by the Minot Area Community Land Trust is officially on the market. The group hopes to complete 10 similar projects each year for the next three years.
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