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How to go green, according to architects

April 30, 2008

Posted by Kaid Benfield in Green Enterprise , Health and the Environment , Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming

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architecture, community, driving, green-building, greenbuilding, greendesign, neighborhood, smartgrowth, sprawl, transportation, walkability, walking

 The American Institute of Architects has announced their annual “Top Ten Green Projects,” as chosen by the Institute’s Committee on the Environment (affectionately known as “COTE”).  Now I have to say that I personally like and am impressed by just...continued

New urbanists show us the numbers for smart growth

January 25, 2008

Posted by Kaid Benfield in Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
globalwarming, greendesign, greenhousegases, LEED, neighborhood, newurbanism, smartgrowth

 Hello.  My name is Kaid and I’m a new urbanist.  (All together, now: “Hello, Kaid.”)  No, really.  New urbanists - members of the school of architecture and planning that advocates compact, walkable, mixed-use communities - catch some grief in the...continued

Kaid Benfield
Kaid Benfield
Director, Smart Growth Program
Washington, DC
Co-founder, LEED for Neighborhood Development rating system; co-founder, Smart Growth America coalition; author, Once There...
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