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Here you'll find information on the community creation, issues on transportation, urban planning, sprawl or smart growth, examples of vibrant inner cities, in-fill, co-housing, Transit Oriented Design (TOD) and Traditional Neighborhood Design (TND), sources of research and the firms involved. |
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Green Dream New
By: David Brix - Thursday, March 11, 2010
Source: Terra View Homes
David Brix of Terra View Homes, Guelph, Ontario, explains the eco-friendly systems, design, and building materials of their Green Dream Home.
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How are you responding to the Environmental Movement?
By: - Thursday, February 18, 2010
Source: iGreenBuild.com
Special 3 Video Publication; Starbucks goes Green, LEED-Platinum Certification Event, Eco-friendly Napa Valley Winery.
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Worlds Tallest Building Looks to Leading Green-Tech Design
By: Michael Liu - Friday, December 4, 2009
Source: iGreenBuild.com
Taipeis landmark Taipei 101 building is already the tallest building in the world. But 18 months from now, it may become the worlds tallest green building as well.
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Community Greenhouse Video
By: Bill Swan - Thursday, December 3, 2009
Source: Community Greenhouse
Over the past three years the Columbia Valley Botanical Gardens & Center for Sustainable Living partnered with David Thompson Secondary School and over 300 volunteers, local businesses and expertise in a project to develop the Community Greenhouse in Invermere, BC Canada.
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Precast Concrete Cells help Washington's Coyote Ridge Correctional Facility Attain LEED Gold Certification
By: Barbara Bogo - Monday, November 23, 2009
Source: iGreenBuild.com
In October The Coyote Ridge Corrections Center received LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, making it the first entire prison campus in the country to meet the council’s standards for sustainable design, according to the Washington Department of Corrections.
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Valley View Schools Improve Efficiency
By: Keith Hobbs - Monday, November 23, 2009
Source: Schneider Electric
The Valley View Independent School District (VVISD) in Valley View, Texas, is implementing $1.2 million in facility enhancements designed to improve operations, comfort and efficiency at nine district buildings. Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management, will complete the work as a performance contract with the district. Schneider Electric guarantees that VVISD will reduce its utility costs by more than $52,000 annually when the project is completed in June 2010.
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Architectural Space as a Component of Site Design
By: Richard Harrison - Monday, November 23, 2009
Source: www.rhsdplanning.com
Architectural talent does not automatically mean land planning talent.
An experienced “renderer” can make a bland site plan come alive, yet this does not mean it’s a good plan – it’s just a “good looking” plan. It takes more than a good looking site plan to make a sustainable neighborhood.
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BaleHaus at Bath project will assess straw as a sustainable building material
By: University of Bath UK - Friday, November 20, 2009
Source: UniofBath
BaleHaus@Bath is part of a major new research project into how these renewable building materials can be used for homes of the future. Researchers from the University of Baths BRE Centre in Innovative Construction Materials, will be monitoring the house for a year for its insulating properties, humidity levels, air tightness and sound insulation qualities to assess the performance of straw and hemp as building materials.
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City of Santa Clarita Launches New Green Website
By: David Peterson, Assistant Planner II - Thursday, November 19, 2009
Source: iGreenBuild.com
Preserving the environment has been one of the City of Santa Clarita's top priorities since incorporation in 1987. This year, Santa Clarita took another step toward establishing itself as a leader in sustainability by launching a new website: www.greensantaclarita.com.
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