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Financing the Evolution of the Built Environment - Part 2
Submitted by Mary Vogel on Thu, 11/07/2013 - 7:23pm
First posted on Plangreen.net/blog on Oct. 7, 2013
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Nature & Urbanism: City Creek Center as Biodiversity Engine?
Submitted by Mary Vogel on Tue, 06/11/2013 - 12:06pmNature & Urbanism: City Creek Center as Biodiversity Engine?
Please read and post comments on my blogs original site as well. There I have more design tools to create a better format. Thanks!
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European Sustainable Urbanism for Practitioners: Berlin, Germany, and Beyond
Submitted by kapoppel on Wed, 08/01/2012 - 3:50pm
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Focus on Sustainable Urbanism
Submitted by kapoppel on Tue, 06/19/2012 - 4:18pmFocus on Sustainable Urbanism will take place in Chicago August 6-15, 2012. The event will be put on by Farr Associates and the Foresight Design Initiative to educate graduate students and professionals about sustainable infrastructure, livable community design, smart growth, and the public realm. D... read more »
Rail and District Energy: Streets Paved in Better Than Gold
Submitted by Mary Vogel on Thu, 10/28/2010 - 1:19pmI'd like to get your opinion: Could use of district energy for heating and cooling help to allow better urban design by increasing value in core area buildings (where it works best)? District energy was a hot topic at Portland's second annual EcoDistricts Summit Oct 25-27, 2010. ... read more »
Rethinking Housing for a New Economy
Submitted by Colleen Foran on Wed, 10/20/2010 - 6:16pm
Will the recent economic crisis fundamentally change the way Americans view housing? New Urbanists are betting that it will – and are seizing the opportunity to direct the conversation towards the benefits of smaller, more sustainable housing.
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Farr from Sustainable: Green Buildings Are Not Enough
Submitted by MattBerggren on Mon, 10/04/2010 - 2:40pmLast Thursday Doug Farr gave a free lecture on Sustainable Urbanism at the Monona Terrace Convention Center in Madison, WI. This event was a preview of CNU's 19th annual Congress, which is taking place from June 1-4, 2011 at the Monona Terrace Convention Center as well. In his lecture, Farr discusse... read more »
A One Stop Shop for Sustainability?
Submitted by Mary Vogel on Tue, 04/27/2010 - 1:37pmPlease add your thoughts to the discussion on my Sustainable Industries blog: A One Stop Shop for Sustainability? http://shar.es/m5rSv
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Buy This Book at CNU 18 - Have Your Library Purchase It Too!
Submitted by Mary Vogel on Sun, 04/25/2010 - 1:46pmSustainable Urbanism: Urban Design with Nature by Douglas Farr
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"Rogue of the Week" award from Portland's muckraking weekly
Submitted by Mary Vogel on Fri, 10/30/2009 - 10:14amThose coming to the CNU Transportation Summit in Portland next week may want to check out the "Rogue of the Week" award from Portland's muckraking weekly Willamette Week at http://wweek.com/columns/ro
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