Urban Green Building
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www.uli.org |
Urban Land Institute- a nonprofit research and education organization supported by its members- aims to provide leadership in the responsible use of land and in creating and sustaining thriving communities worldwide. |
www.livable.com |
Partners for Livable Communities is a national, nonprofit organization working to restore and renew our communities. |
www.smartgrowth.org |
Smart Growth invests time, attention, and resources in
restoring community and vitality to center cities and older
suburbs. New smart growth is more town-centered, is transit
and pedestrian oriented, and has a greater mix of housing,
commercial and retail uses. It also preserves open space and
many other environmental amenities. Site developed and maintained by the Sustainable Communities Network and supported with funding from the US EPA. |
www.epa.gov |
US EPA's Green Communities website is your portal to tools and information on the best strategies, programs and policies to reduce your environmental footprint. A 5-step environmental planning framework leads you to a greener, sustainable future. |
www.gdrc.org |
Global Development Research Center. Urban Environmental Management Portal. Looking at urban areas as the intersection of natural, built, and socio-economic environments, creating sustainable ecosystems. |
www.cnu.org |
Congress for the New Urbanism is a leading organization promoting walkable, neighborhood-based development as an alternative to sprawl. CNU takes a proactive, multi-disciplinary approach to restoring our communities. |
www.landpolicy.msu.edu |
"Potential Application of Renewable Energy on
Brownfield Sites" January 27, 2009. Land Policy Institute- Michigan State University. |
| Urban Heat Island Effect: | |
eetd.lbl.gov |
Heat Island Program at the Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory. Info from defunct program. See list of Recent Publications (up-to-date). *** |
www.epa.gov/heatisland |
Environmental Protection Agency. Information on the heat island effect, its impacts, and the strategies that communities can take to reduce urban temperatures. |
Recent Issues Blog Posts
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Recent Building Blog Posts
Walk a forest with your building design in mind and select individual trees to harvest for your home. Each tree is chosen both for its structural and design integrity and for the effect that its removal will have on the forest left standing around it. Often the selection will be based as much on thinning an overcrowded stand or managing an invasive species as it will on that tree being the nearest with a 10 inch diameter trunk.
Recent Art Blog Posts
Recycled Glass Bottle Inspiration. Much of the glass we throw out is not recycled, because different glass has different melting points, and recyclers only melt the most common containers. To reuse your old glass, all you need is access to a kiln and some glass bottles.
Recent Movies Blog Posts
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essay that compares the challenges of big mountain skiing to the challenges of global climate change.
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