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An Introduction to Green Building Information Modeling (BIM)
After decades of declining productivity, the facility design and construction industry is beginning to benefit from powerful technologies that are poised to transform the way we design, construct and...
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Maybe Smart Growth Isn’t
If you haven’t seen Professor Albert Bartlett’s lecture “Arithmetic, Population and Energy: Sustainability 101,” then you should. Seriously, here’s the link, go watch it. It’ll take a while, but you...
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EPA: Smart Growth Developments Enjoy Stronger Resale Appreciation
By Tracy Taylor, Triple Pundit Not only are smart growth communities good for your quality of life, they are good for your pocketbook as well. According to Market Acceptance of Smart Growth, a recent...
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Green Building, Litigation and Risk
Green Building is all the rage. From the latest version of LEED, LEED 3.0, to discussions of “LEEDigation.” All of this and more were topics of the first Green Matters Conference this past week in New...
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Under Construction: Diversity in Commercial Real Estate
by Yahya E. B. Henry “Commercial real estate is perhaps the most compelling investment opportunity in the United States right now, it is a $5 trillion business where one percent is minority.” Quinton...
View Article[TED] James Howard Kunstler: The Tragedy of Suburbia
“In James Howard Kunstler’s view, public spaces should be inspired centers of civic life and the physical manifestation of the common good. Instead, he argues, what we have in America is a nation of...
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Is the Sky Actually Falling (On Green Building)?
I have spoken on many occasions at Construction Law Musings and elsewhere about the risks and rewards for contractors found in sustainable construction. The rewards were fairly apparent. New markets,...
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Community Redevelopment Through Small-Scale Infill Development
by Yahya E. B. Henry East Point Plaza, Suffolk, VA (Streetview Rendering) celebrex 767 Rebuilding the fabric of inner cities has been a passion of mine since understanding the power of design and...
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5 Reasons Why Infill Development Is Needed Now
by Yahya E. B. Henry What is Infill Development? Infill development is the process of developing vacant or under-used parcels within existing urban areas that are already largely developed. Most...
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The Revolution Will Be…Built
by Yahya E. B. Henry In case you have not noticed by now, I am truly an advocate of infill development. I think my fascination with this particular development was highlighted in this interview by...
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