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05-09-12
Amory Lovins, cofounder of the Rocky Mountain Institute, told an audience of ULI members at ULI's 2012 Spring Meeting, that there are numerous ways to reduce use of fossil fuels. Doing so, corporate America could earn a $5 trillion savings in net present value and boost the economy by 150 percent.
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05-08-12
Where does a city begin when it wants to develop public areas as a catalyst for revitalization when it is not located on a river, a lake, or an ocean? Birmingham, Alabama began with its railroad tracks, and that was just the beginning.
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05-02-12
The fact that we are increasing dwelling units per acre, reducing vehicle miles traveled per capita, and reducing tons of carbon emissions compared to sprawl does not mean that we are making great people habitat, posits Kaid Benfield, director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, D.C. Benfield says it is time to focus more on the quality of what we are building.
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05-01-12
The desire of today’s creative class for connectivity, walkability and non-traditional live and work spaces is reshaping how designers, architects, and developers design homes and offices, says Christopher B. Leinberger, president of LOCUS, a real estate policy advocate for walkable and transit-oriented development.
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04-24-12
In anticipation of the 2012 ULI Spring Meeting, "The Power to Lead, the Energy to Thrive," being hosted by Charlotte, North Carolina, May 8-10, ULI CEO Patrick Phillips discusses how market demand is driving the trend of making buildings' energy-performance data more visible. Phillips outlines how ULI is repositioning itself to be a smarter, more influential, and more effective organization through the ULI Greenprint Center for Building Performance.
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04-13-12
With the help of the ULI Rose Center's fellowship program and a team of ULI member experts, Charlotte, N.C. Mayor Anthony Foxx and community members take a new direction forward for transportation on Independence Boulevard.
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04-12-12
Envision Charlotte, a pioneering sustainability program in Charlotte, North Carolina, has partnered with Duke Energy, Cisco Systems Inc., and Verizon to produce a model program, Smart Energy Now. The program involves a robust network of 70 buildings, and their owners and managers, who will help achieve the program’s goals for dramatic energy savings. Up next: water, waste, and air. Charlotte will host ULI’s Spring Meeting, May 8-10.
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04-11-12
When it comes to decreasing energy use in privately owned buildings, is it more effective to use a carrot or a stick? Experts from around the country, Laurie Kerr, senior policy adviser for New York City's Mayor's Office; Jayson Antonoff, energy and climate policy adviser for Seattle; Barry Hooper, private sector green building specialist for SF Environment, San Francisco's environment department; and Charles Leitner, chair of ULI Greenprint Center for Building Performance, discuss efforts and obstacles to getting owners to measure and publicly report energy use.
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03-29-12
A sustainably designed, adaptive-use, urban food factory in Portland, Oregon, helps a neighborhood suffering urban decay, foreclosures, and job losses.
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03-22-12
As the balance sheets of corporate America are getting stronger and companies that can lease or buy are trading up to Class A industrial properties, the Class B and C buildings have to be rehabilitated to compete and to provide faster delivery. Hear from experts about a number of Southern California projects that transformed industrial properties.