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Development & Implementation
Tell the US Green Building Council How It Can Improve LEED Certification System
Submitted by mcarney on Mon, 09/12/2011 - 1:56pm
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is in the process of updating its green building rating systems including LEED-ND and is encouraging public comments. The public comment period is closing this Wednesday, September 14.
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Cool Planning: LEED-ND in Plain English
Submitted by Mary Vogel on Tue, 07/05/2011 - 5:16pmIn giving some advice on LEED-ND on Pro-Urb, John Anderson once wrote "LEED-ND is a reasonable (but in my view excruciating) way to go." He suggested other paths to get to a similar place with "less brain damage."
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This Week's Citiwire - The Future of the Strip: Downhill
Submitted by Sam Newberg - J... on Fri, 02/04/2011 - 11:13amThis week's Citiwire includes an article entitled "The Future of the Strip: Downhill" by Edward McMahon, senior fellow at ULI. It is a fascinating look at the future of commercial and retail development in this country. Citiwire is a weekly publication of the Citistates Group.
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Ways to Use LEED-ND
Submitted by MattBerggren on Wed, 01/26/2011 - 3:12pmKaid Benfield recently wrote a blog entry about how local groups and citizens can use LEED-ND. Check it out here!
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CNU Pushes Fannie and Freddie to Relax Standards for Mixed-Use Development
Submitted by Sam Newberg - J... on Fri, 01/21/2011 - 10:13amCNU's efforts to work with NAHB and NTBA to encourage Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to relax their standards for mixed-use development has been getting some press. Read our own CNU News release here.
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LEED-ND Bicycle Network and Storage Credit: A Few Recommendations
Submitted by MLydon on Tue, 12/14/2010 - 5:48pmWith LEED-ND and other LEED rating systems open for public comment until January 14, 2011, CNU asked me to evaluate the current Bicycle Network and Storage credit (Smart Location and Linkage Credit 4), and to recommend improvements to the existing language.
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Managing EcoDistricts
Submitted by Mary Vogel on Mon, 12/13/2010 - 2:21pmManaging Ecodistricts
by Mary Vogel for Sustainable Industries
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Capturing Sprawl
Submitted by MattBerggren on Mon, 11/08/2010 - 12:10pmA recent article featured on CNN.com's home page shows pictures taken by Christoph Gielen, a German photographer, of sprawl in America. He says that "sprawl is a really careless use of new land. I want people who look at my photos to start a reconsideration of how they live through art." These imag... read more »
ULI Emerging Trends - Oct 28, 2010 - Portland, OR report and commentary
Submitted by Mary Vogel on Sun, 10/31/2010 - 11:09amOne of the benefits of writing for Sustainable Industries is that I am able to take advantage of complimentary media passes. I did that at two events in Portland this past week: EcoDistricts and Emerging Trends. I'm reporting on the latter below. . .
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The Future of Suburbia Lies in Retrofit
Submitted by MattBerggren on Mon, 10/11/2010 - 3:52pmRichard Florida recently wrote an article published in the Wall Street Journal titled "How SoHo Can Save the Suburbs." His point is two-fold: that hip places attract people, and that dense, mixed-use environments is what is hip.
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