Green Development Archive
A model within a model of sustainability: Sweden’s Bo01 development, aka City of Tomorrow, is designed to be a
Green building 201: Water: Green buildings to the people reading this website is like buildings with
Small town green micro-village: “I never leave the courtyard,” says one of the tenants of the
Stockholm, Sweden’s eco-city: There’s endless talk about building eco cities that don’t seem to meet
Growing small businesses with the wind: When one thinks of wind energy, especially via those massive wind farms,
Portland OR proves green is profitable (and delicious): It’s the age old debate – the environment vs the economy. CEOs
How green is your neighborhood?: A few months ago we wrote that neighborhoods can now be green
Going for the gold in green development: It’s not easy being green. Greenbridge, a 104,000 s.f. urban infill community
Development industry says, “Building green is here to stay”: Last week the leading real estate developers around the world gathered at
Finally, a monetary value is placed on city trees: People know a home with a large tree in front of it
A truly triple bottom line third place: A lot of businesses like to call themselves triple bottom line (economic,
Best Green Cities in America: Ever wondered what cities really were the most green? Country Home magazine
Neighborhoods can now also receive green-certification: Buildings have long been third-party certifiable as green/sustainable via the LEED (Leadership
Truly ‘triple bottom line’ urban village coming to the Bronx: One of the most concrete ways of providing sustainable/green, affordable living in
Springwise’s Top 10 Eco Business Ideas 2006: So you want to think global and act local? Check out Springwise’s
The first multi-unit LEED-certified residential building in the U.S.!: Hard to believe, but according to the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)
Urban green building – from Mayor Bloomberg to Brad Pitt: It seems the hybrid car phenomenon is spreading to green building –
Another ‘Why can’t more affordable housing look this good?: If you want a model example of how to blend a new
Why can’t more affordable housing look this good?: Yes, this is affordable housing! It’s one development that visually stood out
Vision for a contemporary eco-village: There’s no shortage of rhetoric on building urban eco-villages, but not much
Wildlife prefers urban life over the countryside?: Really? So documents this Newsweek article (part of a series presented in
The key to greater sustainability in our cities?: In looking at the top sustainable US cities as reviewed yesterday, how
The top sustainable U.S. cities: What are the most sustainable cities in the US? One organization, SustainLane
Chicago goes green to attract residents, jobs: You’ve heard of green buildings, but green cities? Chicago’s Mayor Richard Daley’s
Guess which country aims to be oil-free in 2020?: Creatives and entrepreneurs (this website’s target audience) solicit ideas and inspiration from
Beauty replaces blight in the Bronx: What if one extraordinary woman wanted to help revitalize an economically-ravaged urban
Green urban village: While the Belmar development profiled yesterday is a great example of mixed-use
Best place to live if gas goes to $10/gallon?: New York City, according to SustainLane, a nonprofit website for healthy and
Ultra-affordable urban green housing?: It’s a brand new building. It’s in the heart of San Francisco.