green development

ITS EASY BEING GREEN?

Submitted by gmyrek on Sun, 01/06/2008 - 11:59pm.
In the recent article "It's Way Too Easy Being Green" on Slate.com author Daniel Brook discusses some of the possible loopholes in USGBC's Leadership in E ... read more »

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Pittsburgh Planning Two Prominent Green Developments

Submitted by Joe Menard on Thu, 08/16/2007 - 3:38pm.
In the same vein as Portland and Denver, Pittsburgh is on its way to becoming an energy efficient city centered around green urbanism. This ... read more »

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A New Urbanist Charrette Comes to TOD City, Part 1

Submitted by Filmanowicz on Wed, 07/25/2007 - 4:15pm.
A leading post-baby-boomer new urbanist architect-planner, Kevin Klinkenberg, led a five-day charrette in Evanston last week, before catching a well deserved Cubs game on Saturday. Kevin’s peers are also doing admirable work, just not as close to home as Evanston. So though I had to skip the Cubs ... read more »

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How Urbanism Slows Global Warming

Submitted by Filmanowicz on Wed, 04/04/2007 - 4:53pm.
Sure, hybrid cars and other energy-efficient vehicles are part of the solution to global warming and oil dependency, but how much people drive is as important as what people drive. ... read more »

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LEED now to rate neighborhood developments - Grist Magazine

Submitted by JonZirkle on Tue, 10/17/2006 - 8:32pm.
Green building standards are getting greener. Charles Shaw hunts down cutting-edge environmental advocates such as green architect Doug Farr, one of the leaders of the anticipated new green rating system called LEED-Neighborhood Design (LEED-ND). The LEED-ND Core Committee hopes to launch this imp... read more »

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