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Achieving Sustainability Using Form-Based Codes and the Transect
Submitted by logannash on Mon, 07/13/2009 - 4:37pm
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Form-Based Codes have proven to be highly effective tools for enabling communities to implement their sustainability goals in many aspects ranging from reducing carbon emission by promoting compact development to promoting green infrast... read more »
Best New New Urban Books
Submitted by logannash on Mon, 07/13/2009 - 4:27pm
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Come meet the authors of this year's best New Urban books. Leon Krier, Rob Krier, Dhiru Thadani, Tom Low, Dan Slone, Doris Goldstein, Rob Steuteville, Jaime Correa and Anthony Flint will briefly introduce their books and be available to... read more »
Private Frontage Secrets
Submitted by logannash on Mon, 07/13/2009 - 4:16pm
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Some charge New Urbanists with using porches and fences as “historical pastiche.” But these devices accomplish far more. Properly-designed private frontages actually sell houses—but only if the configurations and dimensions are ri... read more »
Details of New Urbanism Part 1 – From Curb to Cupola – the New Paradigm
Submitted by logannash on Mon, 07/13/2009 - 12:55pm
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Hear from the experts how to adapt your project and/or product in times of Economic Crisis. Whether it’s negotiating with a difficult lender, seeking new financing, creating more affordable product types, building GREEN houses, develo... read more »
Comprehensive New Urbanism for Comprehensive Plans
Submitted by logannash on Mon, 07/13/2009 - 12:46pm
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Explore the application of the Charter and the Canons of Sustainable Architecture and Urbanism to city-level comprehensive plans, as leaders from design, planning, transportation and economics illustrate how comprehensive plans can elev... read more »
Around the World in 8 Hours: International Session
Submitted by logannash on Mon, 07/13/2009 - 12:35pm
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Outside the US, the principles of the Congress for the New Urbanism are not a choice but a moral imperative for survival. Most countries do not subsidize the standard of living for their population, and citizens have to pay the real cos... read more »
Building Beautifully: Placing Craftsmanship Alongside Architecture and Urbanism in New Urbanism
Submitted by logannash on Thu, 07/09/2009 - 12:26pm
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The growing critique of many new urbanist developments is that the architecture and build quality do not measure up to the quality of the urbanism. In an era of economic uncertainty, the fear is that desperation in the development commu... read more »
Form-Based Coding for Results: What's Working, What's Not
Submitted by logannash on Thu, 07/09/2009 - 12:00pm
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Now that form-based codes are gaining acceptance within the planning field, it's time to critically examine what is being written and adopted. This session will look at common problems with implementing a FBC, including the work done (o... read more »
Measuring and Modeling Your Carbon
Submitted by logannash on Thu, 07/09/2009 - 11:43am
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We know that New Urbanism reduces carbon emissions. But how can we accurately measure these reductions? Learn how New Urbanists are helping to refine the use of current models to make them more responsive to variations in urban form, ur... read more »
The Retail Development Crisis: What Now?
Submitted by logannash on Thu, 07/09/2009 - 11:39am
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After two decades of unparalleled innovation and runaway growth, the retail industry has come to a halt. This situation affects the full range of retail projects from malls to smaller scale neighborhood retail. This session will feature... read more »