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If we live to shop, why not live where we shop?
Ed Kohler has written a great blog post about what Target can do to be greener: Utilize open space next to their stores to build condos. Sounds a little crazy at first but it’s further validation that condo living is green living. He also points to the new Westin Edina Hotel and Residences as an [...]
New Class About “Going Green” for Condos
Have you been thinking about how your existing condo building can get a little greener? If so then perhaps someone from your condo association should attend an upcoming workshop in NYC entitled “Intro to Green for Coops and Condos“. The event is planned for January 20, 2011, from 7-9pm at the NY Society for Ethical [...]
Condo building = energy harvester?
A developer named Real Estate Transformation Group is really raising the bar with a proposed 37-story tower for Oakland that would actually be an energy harvester, not user. How is it possible for a condominium tower to actually create more energy than it uses? Check out their Alice Street Energy Harvester site to find out, [...]
New Green Austin Condos by Michael Hsu
Austin Architect Michael Hsu is getting into the business of green condo design. Although better known for commercial projects like Uchi and Olivia restaurants, Hsu’s firm is seeking to become a force in green residential projects. This month a new duplex condo hit the market in Austin’s Ridgelea neighborhood, just west of Shoal Creek Boulevard. [...]
Urban Gardening: Grow Food in Your Condo!
Gardening is regaining popularity as a pastime for all types of people across the world, with gardens popping up in the most unexpected places. While the traditional image of a garden may not exactly fit into the reality of most urban environments, the fact is you can grow your own food whether you live on [...]
What is LEED?
As conservation and sustainability become more and more important to home buyers, architects and the construction and renovation industries, the term “LEED” is coming up more and more in conversation. Also, according to the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), LEED-certified buildings cost less to operate and maintain, are healthier places to live and work in, [...]
Growing demand for walkable neighborhoods
The typical “American Dream” has been a house with an acre or so of land in the quiet suburbs. Many Americans still desire that dream — but will the majority want that dream in the future, or is our culture shifting? (Excerpt from pedshed.net) Academic researchers such as Emil Malizia and Susan Exline at UNC Chapel [...]
Condo Living is Green Living
Contrary to popular belief it is “greener” to live in a downtown high-rise condo than in a suburban single-family home. According to Edward Glaeser, professor of economics at Harvard University, his advice for green living is to move to high-rise apartments surrounded by plenty of concrete. Americans who settle in leafy, low-density suburbs will leave [...]
