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Why Rising Energy Costs Make Smarter Housing a No-Brainer
Timothy Lorang: Jul 29, 2025, 9:36:02 AM
What a recent Ezra Klein episode reveals about cost, permitting, and how to rebuild faster
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Wildfire Resilient Homes: Policy and Building Solutions That Work
Timothy Lorang: Jul 13, 2025, 8:03:04 AM
Wildfires don’t just destroy homes—they upend entire communities. From Paradise to Lahaina to Los Angeles, fire survivors face years of delays,
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Wildfire Resilient Homes: Safe Indoor Air with Passive House Design
Timothy Lorang: Jul 6, 2025, 8:45:33 AM
When a wildfire hits, most people worry about flames. But smoke is often both the immediate killer and the more pervasive, long-lasting...
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Wildfire Resilient Homes: Fireproofing with MgO Panels That Don’t Burn
Timothy Lorang: Jul 6, 2025, 8:43:01 AM
When it comes to wildfires, speed is everything. Fires can jump highways, level homes in minutes, and spread from building to building like dominoes....
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The Land Is There. The Real Question Is How We Build On It
Timothy Lorang: Apr 22, 2025, 3:45:14 AM
The Housing Crisis Isn't Just About Land The United States doesn’t have a land shortage. From booming metro areas in the Mountain West to suburban...
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Why We Can’t Rebuild the Old Way After the LA Fires
Timothy Lorang: Mar 24, 2025, 2:37:06 PM
LA Is at a Crossroads The wildfires that tore through Los Angeles County this January weren’t just devastating—they were a wake-up call. Thousands of...
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Building to Benefit the Planet: Join Tim Sweeney at the Dianne Dodd Cheseldine Distinguished Speaker Series
Timothy Lorang: Sep 12, 2024, 7:32:23 AM
As climate change continues to be one of the most pressing challenges of our time, the call for sustainable building practices has never been louder....
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Beyond Affordable Student Housing
Timothy Lorang: Apr 22, 2024, 8:31:09 AM
Cal State Long Beach Breaks Ground on $115 Million La Playa Residence Hall Project. According to this recent article in Student Housing Business.com,...
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Earn Tax Credits for your Energy Ready Multifamily Building Now
Timothy Lorang: Mar 30, 2024, 6:40:41 AM
Your next multifamily building project could earn thousands of dollars in tax credits. To help the country meet its goal to decarbonize the economy...
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‘Passive House Design’ could be the future of sustainable living
Timothy Lorang: Feb 16, 2024, 10:24:18 AM
After Tim Sweeney after his presentation of "Before It's Too Late," at the Nevada AIA Luncheon, KOLO 8 Reporter Taylor Burke interviewed Tim about...
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Tim Sweeney Interviewed on Disruptive CEO Nation Podcast!
Timothy Lorang: Feb 16, 2024, 3:49:00 AM
Tim Sweeney, Owner and CEO of Sweeney Architecture and creator of the Simplus Building System, was recently featured in an interview conducted by...
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Building a More Sustainable Future: A Conversation with the Inventor of Simplus Building System™
Timothy Lorang: Feb 1, 2024, 9:57:46 AM
The exclusive interview by QeCAD with lead architect Tim Sweeney, posted on EINPresswire.com., highlights the Simplus Building System™, a...