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Windfall or Burden? Two New Reports Focus on "Location Efficiency" and the Real Cost of Housing

November 20, 2009

Posted by Justin Horner in Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
california, locationefficiency, smartgrowth, transit, transportation

Both Transform and the Urban Land Institute have recently released reports that look at the Bay Area from a perspective NRDC has been pushing in the public arena for some time: “location efficiency.”  Just as appliances can be more or...continued→

Oakland's Treasure Trove of LEED Riches, or "Location, Location, Location"

March 30, 2009

Posted by Justin Horner in Moving Beyond Oil

Tags:
LEED, locationefficiency, oakland, smartercities, smartgrowth

If you hear about Oakland at all, the news isn’t always good.  Like many cities throughout America, we’re struggling with a depressed economy, crime, and poor schools.  We have a football team that doesn’t always reflect the best in us,...continued→