Limiting suburban redtape to installing solar panels
A program is helping a number of Chicago area communities make it easier for residents to add solar panels: If you want to install solar panels for your house or business, you’re likely to find a...
View ArticleThe demise of gas-powered leaf blowers
One tool in the arsenal of those who care about lawns (i.e. many Americans) may be on the way out due to pollution and noise. See this brief overview of how Washington, D.C. will soon be free of...
View ArticleLimiting cooling and heating emissions from the largest city buildings
New York City has plans to limit emissions from its skyscrapers: Point is, 70 percent of NYC emissions come from heating and cooling a million buildings—and a third of that carbon comes from just...
View ArticleReasons for replacing “Freeways Without Future”
A new report from the Congress of New Urbanism titled “Freeways Without Futures” looks at the ten urban highways and interchanges that need to go. Why might cities pursue these projects? Here are some...
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Turning a 55 year old suburban split-level into a LEED platinum home
A couple in Arlington Heights is committed to a green home for the upcoming decades of its lifespan: Amy Myers and Mike Baker could have torn down their 1964 split-level home in Arlington Heights and...
View ArticleAddressing “green gentrification”
As American cities develop land in ways to combat climate change, researchers have examined who benefits from the new development: Fighting climate disasters is a good idea for the planet, but can have...
View ArticlePaper suggesting Americans adopt sufficiency limits for the size of homes
A new study looks at what amount of space might be sufficient for American single-family homes: Social scientists have extensively documented the strategies used over the past century to purposefully...
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An on-trend Amazon HQ2
Many plans are made for large buildings in cities and metropolitan regions. Not all of them are built. But, when Amazon releases plans for their HQ2 in Arlington, Virginia, people take notice because...
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Summing up the environmental issues McMansions present
Australian architect and artist Mathieu Gallois working with several groups described the negative environmental consequences of McMansions: Photo by Frans van Heerden on Pexels.com The project...
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Fashion in roof colors vs. what is best for cooling
Here is an update on fashion in residential roofs: Photo by hermaion on Pexels.com Hagen sees a persistent “undertow of people wanting contrast, a dark roof with light siding”—the prevailing fashion....
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