Edition: June 2009 |
What Do Developers Do When There’s No Development?A roundtable discussion of designers and developers of multi-family housing projects discussing business strategies for the ongoing real estate market downturn.
SCAG’s Ikhrata Prioritizes Land Use, Transportation PlansBy releasing a conceptual land use plan that sketches a path to the first 60 percent of SB 375’s expected carbon emission reduction mandate for the region, SCAG is hard at work on sustainability.
Kathleen Brown at ULI: Public-Private Partnerships Work; Still Have Political ChallengesThe former state treasurer and current Gold Sachs advisor shares strategies for implementing public-private partnerships in an era of scarce financing options.
Ventura County Brokers Landmark Stormwater Discharge Permit; May Become Statewide ModelTwo key brokers of the deal, Mark Gold of Heal the Bay and Rick Cole of the city of Ventura, recount the political underpinnings of the landmark policy.
California Drought—Regulatory and Natural— Requires Water Agencies To Conserve and ReuseRegional policy experts from the Inland Empire Utilities Agency and the University of Southern California describe the types of best practices that will be necessary as California’s ongoing drought.
LACCD Launching New Sustainability Workforce InstituteLACCD Vice Chancellor marvin Martinez describes plans for a sustainability think tank to educate faculty and administrators in green workforce training.
Styrofoam Food Packaging Waste Stream Legislation Oversimplifies Issues, Recycling OptionsFrank Liesman, Assistant Chief Counsel for Dart Container Corp., a leading manufacturer of polystyrene food packaging, argues that the material is practical from more than just a business standpoint.
Tall Buildings: An Examination of Ever-Taller Skyscrapers as Cultural ArtifactsRenowned architect and designer of skyscrapers discusses the premise of his new book Tall Buildings: Imagining the Skyscraper. Last Month's Edition May 2009 [May-29-2009]
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