3 Critical Errors Developers and Builder Do When Applying for SPA

December 12, 2023
Sam Leika-Shukor, Senior design architect & Certified Passive House Designer - CPHD

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Multifamily highrise buildings must be taken seriously in response to the rising housing crisis. I know the process is complex and tedious.

However, I put a lot of stress on the design. Overcoming basic design errors will certainly optimize the process efficiency and create better designs that would face less objections and faster approvals.

Obviously these are a few but there are many many more builders and developers need to pay attention to.Please let me know if you have any questions. If we need to build more efficiently, the process MUST be optimized for less waste in time, efforts, and resources.

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