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LEED-ND
LEED-ND works well enough for now
Submitted by LucyGalbraith on Thu, 09/10/2009 - 6:19pmAs the local TOD-lady, I spend a lot of time trying to explain why transit needs good neighborhood development and why good neighborhood developments need transit.... read more »
We shouldn’t need LEED-ND, but we do
Submitted by TomRichman on Wed, 08/19/2009 - 2:37pmFor over four years as a Core Committee member representing CNU, I participated in the drafting of LEED-ND. It was mind-numbing, complicated, and tedious.... read more »
An Introduction to LEED-ND for CNU Members
Submitted by Laurence Aurbach on Thu, 07/23/2009 - 10:49amTo encourage informed participation in the LEED-ND vote, the CNU DC Chapter has released An Introduction to LEED-ND for CNU Members.
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Sustainble house in sustainable place : Urban net zero energy home by Farr Associates
Submitted by logannash on Wed, 07/22/2009 - 10:15amThis morning's Chicago Tribune has a piece on a green-built house that is noteworthy because it is u
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LEED-ND issues
Submitted by Steve Mouzon on Thu, 07/16/2009 - 1:44pmNora Beck asked me to post some of my thoughts about the LEED-ND rating system in advance of the upcoming member ballot.
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Have you logged into cnu.org lately?
Submitted by norabeck on Thu, 07/16/2009 - 1:36pmThe upcoming LEED-ND Member Ballot will be conducted through the cnu.org website.... read more »
New Urbanists see ally in HUD Secretary Donovan
Submitted by mbittner on Wed, 02/18/2009 - 7:09pmShaun Donovan set out an impressive agenda for HUD at his speech last week to the NYU Furman Center
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Canons for Sustainable Architecture and Urbanism on line at cnu.org/canons
Submitted by HDittmar on Sat, 03/29/2008 - 6:01pmElizabeth Moule, Stefanos Polyzoides and I
presented a document at the Green Council that was intended to serve
as a lesser companion to the Charter in the area of green urbanism and
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Doug Farr on Smart City Radio
Submitted by norabeck on Tue, 01/15/2008 - 11:09amDoug Farr discusses Sustainable Urbanism, LEED for Neighborhood Development, and the 2030 Community Challenge with Smart City Radio's Carol Coletta.
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Looking at the big picture
Submitted by crandell on Wed, 08/29/2007 - 2:13pmPlanners say entire neighborhoods, not individual buildings, key to payoff of green principles
Charlotte Business Journal - July 6, 2007
by Bea Quirk
"One of the basic principles of ecology is that everything is connected -- that no part of the environment exists in a vacuum.
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