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Historic Preservation and Sustainability Can Co-exist

July 13, 2008 by darby

Oglethorpe's plan for Savannah Savannah is known for her unique and plentiful city squares that promote open space. Consequently, its present city planning department, the Metropolitan Planning Commission, tends to be examined under a microscope by planning departments and preservation scholars across the country. My impression had been that living under this microscope understandably tended the Board towards "safe decisions" and away from modern and new technologies. It seems that I was wrong, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Activism, Alternative Energy, Community

Merch Mart Leading Major Shift

January 28, 2008 by darby

Vintage postcard of the Merchandise Mart Existing buildings seem to be overlooked when the sustainability topic arises, although USGBC's LEED program has had an EB (existing building) designation for three years now. The shift from new construction to the rehabilitation of the estimated 4.5 million commercial properties already built is one that is necessary, especially considering that commercial buildings account for over 60% of the nation's electricity consumption. One of the largest … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Building Programs, Community

The Righteous Olympics

January 18, 2008 by darby

With the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver come an estimated 1.5 million attendees, creating a mammoth-sized footprint. Thanks to VANOC, the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, sustainability is written into the mission/value statement of this enormous effort. In 2005 and 2006, VANOC established a set of six corporate-wide sustainability performance objectives. These objectives are based on Bid commitments, best management practices of other Organizing Committees and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Activism, Community

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