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Knowing when it's green: A Citizen's Guide to (LEED for) Neighborhood Development

May 25, 2011 by Kaid Benfield
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  If you are like most of us, you have wondered whether or not a proposal for new development in your community was a good idea, whether it was environmentally friendly, or whether you should support it.   A Citizen’s Guide to LEED for Neighborhood Development is a hands-on introduction that NRDC developed for... [read more]

Sustainable places: where the healing can begin

November 3, 2010 by Kaid Benfield
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    Can an urban place be located and designed so that it nourishes and heals?  Mark Holland, one of the key principals involved in the planning and certification of the highest-rated development in the LEED-ND pilot program, thinks so.  (The project, by the way, is Vancouver’s Southeast False Creek, which served as... [read more]

What criteria should we use to define smart growth locations?

February 24, 2010 by Kaid Benfield
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This may be my all-time wonkiest post (tomorrow’s will be easier to digest, promise), so do be warned:  In particular, there has been much discussion lately about which criteria policymakers should use to define “smart growth” or “location efficiency” for the application of policy.  As all of us who have slaved over LEED-ND... [read more]

Indianapolis can still be a winner in smart growth (part 3 of the Indy revitalization series)

February 8, 2010 by Kaid Benfield
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Football digression to, um, kick off today's post:  Congratulations to the very impressive New Orleans Saints for a big win over the Colts in last night's Super Bowl.  I was rooting for Indy, but it's hard not to feel good for the Saints' fans, especially the residents of the Crescent City, who have long ... [read more]