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5 Facts About Apartments Every 2020 Candidate Should Know


Housing is a vital and pressing issue in communities across the nation. And many municipalities — large and small, rural and urban — face a common challenge: They are simply not building enough housing to meet demand. That shortage is a key driver of rising rents that you might be witnessing in your area. We must act quickly because many working people are already being priced out. The U.S. will need to build 328,000 new apartments per year until 2030 just to meet current demand and improve affordability.

More than that, the nearly one in five U.S. households that call apartments home today are an economic boon to their communities. But restrictive zoning regulations in many parts of the country have prevented the construction of new homes. Communities nationwide are exploring solutions — such as transit-oriented development, public-private partnerships and reformed zoning laws and processes — to create the housing supply needed to help more people live affordably.

Office Interior Design Services: 10 Best in 2020


Commercial office interior design has come so far in recent years. Having an aesthetically pleasing place of work can have a big impact on a number of factors from focus to teamwork.  We are seeing a surge of innovative, thoughtful, and sustainable trends sweeping the industry.  Check out these office interior design ideas to get going. The workplace of the future is here and we’ve rounded up our top picks for best office interior design services.

Here’s how coronavirus has affected Asia’s factories


  • The coronavirus pandemic forced lockdowns across Asia over February and March, paralyzing economic activity across the continent as factories shut bringing manufacturing to a halt.
  • Japan’s factory activity contracted at the fastest pace in about a decade in March, adding to views that the world’s third-largest economy is likely already in recession.

Factory activity contracted sharply across most of Asia in March as the coronavirus pandemic paralyzed economic activity across the globe, with sharp falls in export power-houses Japan and South Korea overshadowing a modest improvement in China.