ADU News Walnut Creek approves ADU plan for faith-based properties
WALNUT CREEK — Property owners of the roughly three dozen churches, synagogues, mosques and other properties used for religious services…
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ADU News Accessory dwelling units offer flexible housing, independence and dignity for older adults
The housing crisis is here. This is not hyperbole. It is estimated that Rhode Island residents are facing a 24,000-unit…
ADU News Cities on the Wasatch Front are cutting red tape to allow ADUs
Building Salt Lake is adding more coverage from submarkets along the Wasatch Front. If you’d like to see more coverage like…
ADU News Not (officially) in my backyard: Illegal California ADUs outpacing permitted ones
When it comes to building more of the housing that California needs, the legislative reforms making it easier to build…
ADU News Affordable housing initiatives see policy boosts
Efforts to increase affordable housing inventory picked up momentum this week with new federal programs and state legislation aimed at…
ADU News New planning tool arrives as California prepares for more accessory dwelling units
A private planning firm in California is launching a new tool to help local governments there prepare for a pending…
ADU News The Deep Dive: An ADU That Works All the Angles
As any issue of Dwell proves, the choice of material or joinery method can transform a good project into a…
Design She built a granny flat in Echo Park: How it saved her during the pandemic
Gail Otter has a unique view of construction.Otter, who grew up in Los Alamitos with five siblings, watched as her…
Design Budget Breakdown: An $80K ADU Gives a Growing Austin Family Space for Work—and Working Out
Expecting a child, Julia and Stevie Chavez bought their two-bed rental and added a luminous backyard structure that’s part office,…