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stotheco This is definitely good news. Other cities should follow the example that has been set in the UK. It's time to go green and there's no better time to do so than now.
stotheco Thanks for the link, James. Definitely looks like a promising project. I'm all for green and this community looks very good.
richheap Re: support from senior management, we should remember that there are two types of support. There's the support that says 'Yes, I support this idea and it's exactly the sort of thing we should be...
Mary Jander That planned community looks great, James! I'm glad to see the use of solar energy so prominent.
James@SanDiego Mary, I go ga ga over green eco friendly buildings and such. Visit this link for a planned green community in San Felipe Mexico: http://ranchocostaverde.com/
Mary Jander Interesting question about who is most resistant, Rich. I think there may not be as much resistance as lack of ability to put a dollars and cents figure on the benefits of green buildings. That is...
richheap Over the last five years, I think a clear business case has been made for developers to build environmentally-friendly buildings. Tenants like them as they can save money on energy bills and shout...
Hazel I agree with Shane. I'm certain that mixed-use projects are the future and we're slowly moving towards that. I feel that things might be rocky at first as we learn and feel out how to go about it....
Mary Jander This is good news, @Toby. I do think that even though planners want green buildings, though, there is some resistance in the trenches, due to a lack of information that hinders budget allocations....
Toby @Mary: In the UK the architects and planners have been long set down this road, in both large and small cities and increasingly out in the surburbs by a set of directives from the EU and also by...
Toby @Mary: Indeed a guidng hand in the home is the most important starting point, something many kids do not get. After that I would say it is sports and a range of sporting activities which can appeal...
Toby @HenryWalbesser Like Rich, I do not have answers but I will make just one obeservation: While we can debate whether adding more gun control laws will achieve gun control, we...
Nicole Ferraro Interesting bit about Montreal, Shane, that's actually really encouraging to hear! I think Mary's list is great but I also think these should be the core components of cities in general, and that...
PaulGodsmark @mejiac One of the key tenets that Google are sticking to is a principle that Brad Templeton (a Google consultant) has espoused for many years - the first rule of driverless cars is that you...
Shane Fernandez Great Post Mary. To be honest, I see this mixed use developement as pretty widespread and in my view is at the core of what will sustain buildings, communities and cities. Poeple want an easy and...
PaulGodsmark The article and comments have touched on a few of the really interesting aspects of driverless cars, which in my opinion could indeed affect such projects as HS2, will almost certainly impact on...
arv @stotheco: I understand that it might prove costly both finance-wise and space-wise to have extra lanes, but when the Government flags off it's approval you might see a altogether next set...
stotheco I would agree that it's a good idea to have lanes rendered specially for these driverless cars. However, it's too taxing on infrastructure, don't you think? I don't think the number of these cars...
stotheco I would agree that it's a good idea to have lanes rendered specially for these driverless cars. However, it's too taxing on infrastructure, don't you think? I don't think the number of these cars...
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Mary Jander, Managing Editor, UBM’s Future Cities
6/18/2013
Cities overwhelmingly want green buildings, but they face an obstacle course getting them.
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6/12/2013
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6/6/2013
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Mary Jander, Managing Editor, UBM’s Future Cities
6/12/2013
Chicago has a crime problem; that's no secret. Its murder rate spiked in 2012, when it topped those of larger cities New York and Los Angeles.
Mary Jander, Managing Editor, UBM’s Future Cities
6/18/2013
Cities overwhelmingly want green buildings, but they face an obstacle course getting them.
Mary Jander, Managing Editor, UBM’s Future Cities
6/14/2013
Mixed-use development is hot in urban design circles, viewed as the way forward for sprawling, distressed cities.
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stotheco This is definitely good news. Other cities should follow the example that has been set in the UK. It's time to go green and there's no better time to do so than now.
stotheco Thanks for the link, James. Definitely looks like a promising project. I'm all for green and this community looks very good.
richheap Re: support from senior management, we should remember that there are two types of support. There's the support that says 'Yes, I support this idea and it's exactly the sort of thing we should be...
Mary Jander That planned community looks great, James! I'm glad to see the use of solar energy so prominent.
James@SanDiego Mary, I go ga ga over green eco friendly buildings and such. Visit this link for a planned green community in San Felipe Mexico: http://ranchocostaverde.com/
Mary Jander Interesting question about who is most resistant, Rich. I think there may not be as much resistance as lack of ability to put a dollars and cents figure on the benefits of green buildings. That is...
richheap Over the last five years, I think a clear business case has been made for developers to build environmentally-friendly buildings. Tenants like them as they can save money on energy bills and shout...
Hazel I agree with Shane. I'm certain that mixed-use projects are the future and we're slowly moving towards that. I feel that things might be rocky at first as we learn and feel out how to go about it....
Mary Jander This is good news, @Toby. I do think that even though planners want green buildings, though, there is some resistance in the trenches, due to a lack of information that hinders budget allocations....
Toby @Mary: In the UK the architects and planners have been long set down this road, in both large and small cities and increasingly out in the surburbs by a set of directives from the EU and also by...
Toby @Mary: Indeed a guidng hand in the home is the most important starting point, something many kids do not get. After that I would say it is sports and a range of sporting activities which can appeal...
Toby @HenryWalbesser Like Rich, I do not have answers but I will make just one obeservation: While we can debate whether adding more gun control laws will achieve gun control, we...
Nicole Ferraro Interesting bit about Montreal, Shane, that's actually really encouraging to hear! I think Mary's list is great but I also think these should be the core components of cities in general, and that...
PaulGodsmark @mejiac One of the key tenets that Google are sticking to is a principle that Brad Templeton (a Google consultant) has espoused for many years - the first rule of driverless cars is that you...
Shane Fernandez Great Post Mary. To be honest, I see this mixed use developement as pretty widespread and in my view is at the core of what will sustain buildings, communities and cities. Poeple want an easy and...
PaulGodsmark The article and comments have touched on a few of the really interesting aspects of driverless cars, which in my opinion could indeed affect such projects as HS2, will almost certainly impact on...
arv @stotheco: I understand that it might prove costly both finance-wise and space-wise to have extra lanes, but when the Government flags off it's approval you might see a altogether next set...
stotheco I would agree that it's a good idea to have lanes rendered specially for these driverless cars. However, it's too taxing on infrastructure, don't you think? I don't think the number of these cars...
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