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Audio Library
Making Performance Public: Mandatory Disclosure of Energy Use in Buildings
March 1, 2012
Nearly a dozen municipalities across the country have passed new laws mandating property owners to measure and publicly release the energy use of their buildings. City representatives from Seattle, New York City and San Francisco will discuss the challenges of implementing new reporting requirements and the impact this information is having on local real estate markets. This program is presented in collaboration with the Urban Land Institute.
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Human Transit
Smart Growth
February 9, 2012
Jarrett Walker, author of Human Transit, outlines the fundamental geometry of transit that shapes successful systems, the process for fitting technology to a particular community, and the local choices that lead to transit-friendly development. A book signing follows the program.
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Rogers Marvel Architects
Spotlight on Design
February 2, 2012
Robert Rogers, FAIA, and Jonathan Marvel, AIA, founding principals of the New York-based firm Rogers Marvel Architects, discussed their work, which includes concepts to beautify the security components and improve the visitor experience at President’s Park South in Washington, D.C.
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Tysons Corner: A Smart Growth Model?!? - Part 5, Panel Discussion and Audience Q&A
D.C. Builds
January 25, 2012
Tysons Corner, Virginia, is in the process of reinventing itself into a walkable, sustainable urban center. The Tysons Corner Task Force has recommended compact development near four planned Metro stations, mixed-use residential and commercial neighborhoods, green building requirements, major reductions in stormwater runoff, affordable and workforce housing, and a pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly street design to reduce traffic. Panelists discuss what it will take to implement these recommendations.
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Tysons Corner: A Smart Growth Model?!? - Part 1, Introduction
D.C. Builds
January 25, 2012
Tysons Corner, Virginia, is in the process of reinventing itself into a walkable, sustainable urban center. The Tysons Corner Task Force has recommended compact development near four planned Metro stations, mixed-use residential and commercial neighborhoods, green building requirements, major reductions in stormwater runoff, affordable and workforce housing, and a pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly street design to reduce traffic. Panelists discuss what it will take to implement these recommendations.
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Tysons Corner: A Smart Growth Model?!? - Part 3, David Haresign
D.C. Builds
January 25, 2012
Tysons Corner, Virginia, is in the process of reinventing itself into a walkable, sustainable urban center. The Tysons Corner Task Force has recommended compact development near four planned Metro stations, mixed-use residential and commercial neighborhoods, green building requirements, major reductions in stormwater runoff, affordable and workforce housing, and a pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly street design to reduce traffic. Panelists discuss what it will take to implement these recommendations.
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Tysons Corner: A Smart Growth Model?!? - Part 2, Matt Ladd
D.C. Builds
January 25, 2012
Tysons Corner, Virginia, is in the process of reinventing itself into a walkable, sustainable urban center. The Tysons Corner Task Force has recommended compact development near four planned Metro stations, mixed-use residential and commercial neighborhoods, green building requirements, major reductions in stormwater runoff, affordable and workforce housing, and a pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly street design to reduce traffic. Panelists discuss what it will take to implement these recommendations.
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Essential Zoning Code Fixes
Smart Growth
November 10, 2011
Environmental Protection Agency policy analyst Kevin Nelson, AICP, discusses 11 essential fixes that local governments can make to their codes to achieve smart growth outcomes.
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Retooling the U.S. Housing Industry
Building in the 21st Century
October 25, 2011
Sam Rashkin, chief architect, DOE Building Technologies Program and author of Retooling the U.S. Housing Industry, analyzes the housing market, beginning with warning signs that preceded its collapse by a decade. He also presents a comprehensive strategy for reinventing the housing industry in this time of crisis.
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Ideas That Matter: The Legacy of Jane Jacobs
Smart Growth
October 11, 2011
Urban scholar Mary Rowe discusses the key tenets of Jane Jacobs’s work and how her ideas have risen to prominence in urban planning and design, ecological economics, and other fields.
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