• Sustainable Urban Infrastructure

    Sustainable Urban Infrastructure

    Sustainable urban infrastructure policies seek to design, deploy and manage urban infrastructure systems in such a way as to promote ecological integrity, social equity and economic viability. This policy…

  • eTOD – Transit-Oriented Development

    eTOD – Transit-Oriented Development

    TOD efforts can be complex, and require collaboration among multiple partners with different worldviews and interests. Effective TOD involves strategies designed to preserve affordable housing stock while safeguarding residents…

  • What Is Sustainable Development?

    What Is Sustainable Development?

    Sustainable development (SD) encompasses 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It seeks to ensure both social advancement and environmental preservation within Earth’s capacity for life support. To achieve SD, there…

  • The Benefits of Energy Efficiency

    The Benefits of Energy Efficiency

    Energy efficiency refers to using less energy for similar or better results while still producing the same or greater outcomes, thus reducing both environmental impacts and financial costs. Energy…

  • Benefits of Smart Grids for Utilities and Consumers

    Benefits of Smart Grids for Utilities and Consumers

    Modernizing the grid with smart technologies provides utilities and consumers alike with multiple advantages, including internal modernization which reduces energy costs and peaks, allows for better utilization of renewables…

  • How Smart Cities Are Embracing the Internet of Things

    How Smart Cities Are Embracing the Internet of Things

    As smart technology progresses, cities can use it to become more efficient and sustainable. Cities can monitor infrastructure while collecting real-time data about traffic congestion, air quality issues, public…

  • Energy Storage – A Crucial Technology to Help Us Achieve Our Clean Energy Goals

    Energy Storage – A Crucial Technology to Help Us Achieve Our Clean Energy Goals

    Energy storage is a key technology that will enable us to reach our clean energy goals. There are various forms of storage solutions, including batteries, thermal, and mechanical. Grid-scale…

  • The Importance of Urban Mobility

    The Importance of Urban Mobility

    Urban mobility refers to how people move throughout cities and towns, using various techniques for designing efficient yet sustainable transportation systems. Columns 1 through 3 of the regression results…

  • NAHB Land Use Planning Guide

    NAHB Land Use Planning Guide

    Land use planning requires multiple critical steps and coordination with title services, land surveys and zoning regulations. Economic efficiency and proximity to infrastructure are also essential aspects of planning….

  • The Importance of Zoning Regulations in Commercial Real Estate

    The Importance of Zoning Regulations in Commercial Real Estate

    Zoning can provide relief to suburban communities where parks, retail stores and restaurants have recently opened in their neighborhood; but less so when an industrial manufacturing plant takes over…