Environment

LEED-ND Corresponding Cmte Update: 10 Jan 07

Submitted by paytonc on Sat, 01/13/2007 - 2:00pm
Posted as a courtesy to CNU members who are not yet part of the LEED-ND Corresponding Committee. Joining the Corresponding Committee is free and recommended for all CNU members; send an email to nd@committees.usgbc.org. ... read more »

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Attending Global Place: Practice, Politics and the Polis?

Submitted by norabeck on Tue, 01/02/2007 - 11:15am
The University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning is hosting a two-day interdisciplinary symposium on January 4-6,2007 in Ann Arbor Michigan. Global Place: Practice, Politics, and the Polis will bring together two dozen renowned architects, urban planners, researchers and... read more »

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Guardian reports on successful highway removal (and Braess' Paradox)

Submitted by paytonc on Tue, 12/26/2006 - 7:02pm
The Guardian, a leading British newspaper, reports on how Seoul, a city of nearly ten mllion people, rediscovered its heart underneath a highway carrying 160,000 cars a day: ... read more »

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LEED now to rate neighborhood developments - Grist Magazine

Submitted by JonZirkle on Tue, 10/17/2006 - 3:32pm
Green building standards are getting greener. Charles Shaw hunts down cutting-edge environmental advocates such as green architect Doug Farr, one of the leaders of the anticipated new green rating system called LEED-Neighborhood Design (LEED-ND). The LEED-ND Core Committee hopes to launch this imp... read more »

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