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LEED-ND Bicycle Network and Storage Credit: A Few Recommendations
Submitted by MLydon on Tue, 12/14/2010 - 5:48pmWith LEED-ND and other LEED rating systems open for public comment until January 14, 2011, CNU asked me to evaluate the current Bicycle Network and Storage credit (Smart Location and Linkage Credit 4), and to recommend improvements to the existing language.
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Managing EcoDistricts
Submitted by Mary Vogel on Mon, 12/13/2010 - 2:21pmManaging Ecodistricts
by Mary Vogel for Sustainable Industries
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Capturing Sprawl
Submitted by MattBerggren on Mon, 11/08/2010 - 12:10pmA recent article featured on CNN.com's home page shows pictures taken by Christoph Gielen, a German photographer, of sprawl in America. He says that "sprawl is a really careless use of new land. I want people who look at my photos to start a reconsideration of how they live through art." These imag... read more »
ULI Emerging Trends - Oct 28, 2010 - Portland, OR report and commentary
Submitted by Mary Vogel on Sun, 10/31/2010 - 11:09amOne of the benefits of writing for Sustainable Industries is that I am able to take advantage of complimentary media passes. I did that at two events in Portland this past week: EcoDistricts and Emerging Trends. I'm reporting on the latter below. . .
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The Future of Suburbia Lies in Retrofit
Submitted by MattBerggren on Mon, 10/11/2010 - 3:52pmRichard Florida recently wrote an article published in the Wall Street Journal titled "How SoHo Can Save the Suburbs." His point is two-fold: that hip places attract people, and that dense, mixed-use environments is what is hip.
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PRETROFIT: British fast-foodie chain's Chicago locale reminds us that retrofits need not be suburban
Submitted by Filmanowicz on Mon, 09/27/2010 - 10:29amAfter blitzing New York City and dipping a toe into Washington, DC, Britain's trendy quick-serve foodie chain, Pret A Manger, has opened its first shop west of the Potomoc — in Chicago's Loop.
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Peter Calthorpe on Smart Neighborhood-Building
Submitted by Kaid Benfield on Wed, 09/22/2010 - 2:28pm Peter Calthorpe was one of my early inspirations for
getting into this field. I read Peter's work in the mid-1990s, and,as an
advocate for a major national environmental organization, I felt for the first time that I had a positive
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Sign the petition to save New Orleans' Charity Hospital
Submitted by norabeck on Tue, 08/31/2010 - 11:50amThe City of New Orleans is grappling with what to do with Charity Hospital. The proposed LSU/VA medical complex would permanently abandon Charity Hospital, leaving one of the most beautiful buildings in the city to sit blighted with no plans for reuse.... read more »
Do you Digg CNU?
Submitted by MattBerggren on Thu, 08/26/2010 - 12:08pmDigg, the popular news website, has just completed a redesign that promises to change the way we get our news. In the past users would submit news articles to Digg and other users would be able to vote on those articles if they liked them.
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The Sustainable Communities Initiative
Submitted by Mary Vogel on Wed, 07/21/2010 - 1:57pmThe Sustainable Communities Initiative
View article with images, formatting, links and comments at http://blog.sustainableindustries.com/category/built-environment/
MaryVogel | July 21, 2010
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