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The Benefits of Mixed-Use Development
Mixed-use development offers the promise of attracting diverse tenants, which may help bring down vacancy rates and ensure stable income streams. However, such an endeavor requires extensive market analysis…
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Green Buildings
Green buildings aim to reduce environmental impacts associated with building construction, operation and maintenance. This contemporary building movement seeks to lessen these effects by better addressing issues of land…
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Sustainable Urban Infrastructure
Sustainable urban infrastructure refers to equipment, buildings and systems that enable people to live a high quality of life while conserving natural resources. This encompasses energy utilities, water utilities,…
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Transit-Oriented Development
TOD (Transit-Oriented Development), is an increasingly popular trend in urban and suburban development that centers housing and businesses around high quality transit stations, increasing ridership while simultaneously creating vibrant,…
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Energy Efficiency – Why It’s Good For You and the Environment
Energy efficiency is one of the most cost-effective and eco-friendly measures to reduce greenhouse emissions, helping people use less energy overall while shifting from fossil fuels to renewable sources…
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Sustainable Development – A Pact Between People and Planet
Sustainable development (SD) is the promise between people and planet, which includes ending poverty and hunger globally while guaranteeing healthy lives with dignity for all, conserving biodiversity, protecting ecosystems,…
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How Smart Cities Are Changing the World
Smart cities utilize digital technology to make better decisions regarding traffic management, waste collection, housing and public services. Furthermore, these cities utilize cost-benefit analysis in prioritizing projects. Two-way communication…
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Smart Grids
Smart grids utilize digital technology to monitor and optimize power distribution. They feature sensors, communication systems, and control systems that facilitate bi-directional exchange of energy and information. System isolation…
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What Is Energy Storage?
Energy storage systems capture power at one time for use at another, from capacitors that store energy briefly to flow batteries that store electricity over longer durations. Energy storage…
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What is Urban Mobility?
Urban mobility refers to the ease with which citizens can reach destinations, services and activities within a city. It plays an integral part of city planning by meeting accessibility…