June 11, 2013
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
There is little question that suburban strip malls represent an unsustainable architecture. Totally automobile-dependent, marked by large surface parking lot… Continue reading
May 23, 2013
by MoreRecycling
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The BuildingGreen founder says it is ” almost certainly the greenest office building in America if not the world.” Continue reading
Share on FacebookMarch 6, 2013
by Henry Henderson
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Henry Henderson, Director, Midwest Program NRDC, Chicago, Illinois
“Eventually, I think Chicago will be the most beautiful great city left in the world.” Frank Lloyd Wright
Unquestionably, Chicago’s skyline is among the mos… Continue reading
January 7, 2013
by Victoria Rome
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Victoria Rome, Deputy Director, California Advocacy, San Francisco and Sacramento
The arrival of a new year is cause for reflection on the past and renewed commitment to the future. As we look back at 2012, California has much to … Continue reading
November 26, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
To move more deliberately toward anything resembling a sustainable future, we need to use land more efficiently, building more compactly, with significantly higher… Continue reading
November 12, 2012
by Rebecca Stanfield
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Rebecca Stanfield, Senior Energy Advocate, Chicago
Walking into Franklin Center, I immediately stood a little straighter. The high ceilings and skylight direct my attention upward while the marbled and gold-leaf trimmed lobby exte… Continue reading
September 18, 2012
by Rebecca Stanfield
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Rebecca Stanfield, Senior Energy Advocate, Chicago
In June, NRDC’s Midwest Program joined the City of Chicago in announcing the Commercial Buildings Initiative (CBI) – a component of Retrofit Chicago that aims to dramaticall… Continue reading
June 5, 2012
by Henry Henderson
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Henry Henderson, Director, Midwest Program NRDC, Chicago, Illinois
Today Mayor Rahm Emmanuel announced plans to tackle one of the biggest sources of greenhouse gases in Chicago (or any city), and a key part of the City’s economy … Continue reading
Share on FacebookMay 21, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
Two years ago, I wrote a short article titled Transit-oriented development requires more than transit and development. My point was that, to maximize the pow… Continue reading
April 25, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
In January of 2010, Toronto became the first city in North America to require the installation of green roofs on new commercial, institutional, and multifamily res… Continue reading
January 18, 2012
by Meg Waltner
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Meg Waltner, Energy Efficiency Advocate, Washington, DC
What can America do to promote energy efficiency and sustainability in residential, multifamily and commercial buildings if Congress remains gridlocked in an election year? A new a… Continue reading
May 23, 2011
by Peter Malik
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Peter Malik, Director, Center for Market Innovation, New York When I returned to the United States after a 15-year hiatus last year, I was dismayed to find that the New York prewar building in which I bought a co-op kept the heat on at full blast from … Continue reading
Share on FacebookFebruary 9, 2011
by Kaid Benfield
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Take one part Paducah (arts-driven revitalization), one part Old North Saint Louis (incremental restoration of abandoned historic properties), mix in some serious winter weather, and you might just come out with something a lot like the Syracus… Continue reading
November 9, 2010
by Kaid Benfield
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Las Vegas, a sprawling neo-city illogically built in a desert, is the largest per-capita consumer of water in the United States, sucking up 343 gallons per person per day, or 70 percent more than the rate for Los Angeles, according to a r… Continue reading
October 10, 2010
by Barbara Finamore
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As part of the 10/10/10 Global Work Party designed to celebrate climate solutions, NRDC is getting back to work on building a green China after a week at the Tianjin climate negotiations. I am excited to announce that the U.S. Department of… Continue reading
Share on FacebookAugust 27, 2010
by Anjali Jaiswal
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Energy efficiency experts agree that “The Climate for Efficiency is Now,” which was echoed during the discussions at last week’s large gathering of global energy efficiency professionals in Asilomar, California. Several presente… Continue reading
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