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How Green Is Your Neighborhood?
Submitted by crandell on Fri, 12/21/2007 - 4:02pmTime magazine had a great article on their website this week about how New Urbanism addresses the problems of global warming and public health.
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As deadlines loom, the fight for Buffalo's waterfront escalates
Submitted by tbellino on Thu, 12/13/2007 - 2:42pmWhile the New York State Transportation Department prepares to award construction contracts for an improvement of Buffalo's Route 5 elevated expressway,
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Builders Return to Class for Lessons in ‘Green’ NY Times 11/11/07
Submitted by Michael McAteer on Mon, 11/12/2007 - 5:32amBuilding “green” is not that simple.
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CNU Board Visits Unique Urban Home
Submitted by tbellino on Fri, 10/19/2007 - 3:56pmAustin, Texas is a city known for its unique people and settings. In this ever-evolving and "weird" place, people are constantly innovating their own swatches of the urban fabric.
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Rethinking Green: Blockbuster Report in Environmental Building News Measures Impact of "Driving to Green Buildings"
Submitted by mackean on Fri, 10/12/2007 - 3:04pmThe Nobel Committee’s decision to award this year’s Peace Prize for environmental activism reminds us that the environment has become a pressing political topic in recent years. The critical question is what kind of practical changes such publicity about global warming will affect.
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McKibben on Global Warming, and (New) Urbanism
Submitted by mackean on Mon, 10/01/2007 - 12:48amBill McKibben's recent reviews from the New York Review of Books suggest New Urbanism's potential role in the fight against global warming.
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SNU Congress I
Submitted by erfurt4 on Thu, 09/13/2007 - 7:17amTo anyone interested in the first Students for New Urbanism Conference:
This post is to notify you about the first Students for New Urbanism Congress
to be held this October at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana.
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Going green? Debate shifting from what you drive to how much
Submitted by paytonc on Tue, 06/26/2007 - 4:53pmThe connections between transportation, energy, global warming, and neighborhoods continue to make inroads into national political discourse, even while the legislative debate on global warming continues to focus on cap-and-trade systems for industry and fuel efficiency standards for automobiles
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CNU XV Days 4 & 5: Follow the Congress as It Happens
Submitted by Filmanowicz on Mon, 05/21/2007 - 9:41amSaturday sessions at the 15th annual CNU Congress kicked off with the morning plenary presentation of the much-admired Swedish architect Kjell Forshed, who contributed so much to the design of the cri
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CNU XV Blog, Part 15: Environmental Issues
Submitted by MLewyn on Sun, 05/20/2007 - 12:13pmOn Sunday, the last few panelists focused in varying degrees on environmental issues.
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