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https://www.bbc.com/news/business-46880468
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BBC
How 3D software supercharged with real-time data can simulate complex designs before they're built.
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/08/vancouver-declares-5-of-homes-empty-and-liable-for-new-tax
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The Guardian
After introducing a 20% tax on foreign buyers, the city in western Canada is continuing to tackle housing affordability
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https://www.consumerreports.org/water-heaters/tankless-water-heaters-vs-storage-tank-water-heaters/
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Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports tested a batch of tankless water heaters to see if they work as well and efficiently as storage tank water heaters. Here's what its engineers discovered.
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The rise of streaming platforms such as Netflix has led people to cut cords on pay TV.
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https://www.rt.com/business/349425-china-worlds-largest-city/#.V3qRzGVEx3B.reddit
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Russia Today
Beijing says it is going to build the world’s biggest city with an economy expected at around $2 trillion. By 2030 the megacity will combine nine large cities that currently have a population of 57 million people.
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One screen is simply not enough for digital natives.
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https://www.businessinsider.com/billion-dollar-cities-science-fiction-2019-1
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These billion-dollar cities are straight out of science fiction, and they will soon become a reality
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The technologies in these billion-dollar megaprojects rival science fiction.
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https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-07-05/retail-apocalypse-can-lead-to-suburban-renaissance
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Bloomberg
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https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/new-high-tech-toilets-not-require-hands-paper-article-1.1710437
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New York Daily News
A new generation of toilets may one day make toilet paper - and the need to put one’s hands anywhere near the unspeakable - seem like chamber pots and outhouses: outdated and somewhat messy throwbacks reserved for camping trips.
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http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/23/germany-imposes-rent-caps-inner-city-properties
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The Guardian
Rental properties are homes, not just commodities, says justice minister as new rules limit rent rises to 10% of local average
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https://youtu.be/dcbjWGj3jBk
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The School of Life
Very high house prices aren’t an act of God or a fact of nature. They’re the result of all sorts of policy and design mistakes – which we should try to under...
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https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/43ejdm/canada-has-a-broken-housing-system-and-it-has-fucked-over-millennials
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Vice
Damn, it was good to be a Boomer.
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesrealestatecouncil/2020/03/02/everything-you-need-to-know-about-automated-valuation-models-avms-in-real-estate/
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Forbes
Appraisers, investors and lenders can leverage AVMs to get a more accurate value for their property of interest.
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https://qz.com/1781774/new-us-building-codes-require-plugs-for-electric-cars/
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Quartz
An EV in every garage?
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-housing-program-middle-income-earners-1.5724210
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CBC
Vancouver's mayor is set to introduce a new housing program that he says would allow middle-income earners to own homes in neighbourhoods where they've been priced out.
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https://www.gq.com/story/inside-welive
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GQ
WeWork is branching out into housing, but can it actually change the way we live?
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http://dudeliving.com/mobile-entertainment-system/
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Dude Living
Keecker mobile entrainment system - Imagine a little robot following you around projecting phone calls, movies, internet; learn about keecker
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http://www.factor-tech.com/future-cities/9013-edge-cities-highly-populated-cultural-wastelands-could-exist-by-2064/
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Factor
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https://interestingengineering.com/15-small-robots-that-will-invade-your-home-sooner-than-you-think
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Interesting Engineering
Whether you like it or not, the age of robots coexisting with humans is finally here. Here’s a list of small robots that may be a part of your home very soon.
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Ultra-white paint might soon allow buildings to self-cool instead of depending on air-conditioning units.
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Hospital capacity is being increased by providing hospital-level care to some patients at home.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/02/climate/wildfires-insurance.html
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The New York Times
Insurers, facing huge losses, have been pulling back from fire-prone areas across California. “The marketplace has largely collapsed,” an advocate for counties in the state said.