Sustainable Land Development Today

July/August 2008

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Finance

Reading Between Today’s Financial Headlines
Today's headlines beg you to believe the next bank collapse is imminent and emphasize the distress of the general population.
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Tax Strategies

Federal Tax Incentives for Green Buildings
Until recently, cost has been one of the biggest obstacles to “green building,” which is the application of sustainable development principles to the construction of buildings.
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Urban Redevelopment

Collision of Brown & Green

How to avoid unintended consequences in Brownfield redevelopment and LEED certification.

Mixed-Use Development

It’s Not How Dense You Make It, It’s How You Make It Dense
The Suburban Shift: From auto-dependent sprawl, to mixed-use, sustainable, higher density, walkable neighborhoods.
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Visionary Project

Waterfront Resurrection: From the Worst of the Worst to the Best of the Best
The power of a public-private partnership transforms a blighted neighborhood into a 2008 Visionary Award finalist.
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SLDI

SLDI Spreads the Sustainable Land Development message around the world…

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SLDI

Reinventing Communities Workshops
Designed for builders, developers, municipal staff (planning and zoning, economic development, engineering, councils and commissions), design team (architects and engineers), and real estate professionals (attorneys, financial consultants, realtors).
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Infrastucture

Undermined: Land Development Over Coal Mines
Developers are faced with an unusual problem when they discover a property they are considering for construction is undermined.
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Building Smart

Ensuring Security With Careful Planning and Design
Combining fencing and retaining walls may fail if not designed and implemented without careful consideration to engineering factors.
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Site Development

Money Does Grow on Trees
Six practical reasons illustrate how and why trees do actually bare green fruit.
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Land Surveying

How to Hire a Competent Property Surveyor
It is not easy to tell the difference between a good and bad surveyor.
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Building Smart

Use This Down Time Wisely
Since many builders group their acquisition and development people into one department, when the axe falls, it's not unusual for entire swaths of “land” people to be laid off.
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The Last Word

Today’s Reality Provides Options
With debt tougher to come by, equity riding the bench, and buyers home sick, is there anyone left to play?
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