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Biophilia and Biophilic Design: Incorporating Sustainability Into The Built Environment

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Biophilic urbanism is more capable of optimizing the health of a city in different ways such as improving the city environment, providing economic growth for the municipality through stormwater management, and nurturing the mental health of society.[6] Credit: Ginkgo Sustainability. References: [1] Fromm, E. Greenwich, CT. [2] 2] Wilson, E.

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Using urban forestry to fight for environmental justice

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Urban trees don’t just store carbon, they reduce stormwater, they improve air, they provide energy savings in terms of heating and cooling. They reduce the costs of doing all kinds of other work, including stormwater management, air purification and water retention. "There’s no asset value to the trees; only an expense item."

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4 things corporations should know about urban forestry projects

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In 2013, American Forests called Austin, Texas; Charlotte, North Carolina; Denver, Milwaukee, Minneapolis and New York; Portland, Oregon; Sacramento, California; Seattle and Washington, D.C., That’s one reason investing in urban forestry isn’t as simple; nor does it have the same sustainability impacts. the 10 best cities for urban forestry.

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San Francisco library boasts a green roof and LEED Gold status

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When Hacker Architects redesigned a historic, 1969 branch library in the southeastern Bayview neighborhood of San Francisco in 2013, the firm wanted to make sure that the building continued to serve as an educational and communal space for the area. Brooks-Burton passed away unexpectedly in 2013, just months after the library was rebuilt.

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BREEAM-certified renovation for 70s modernist icon in Amsterdam

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The addition of green roofs and terraces help absorb stormwater runoff to make the building “Amsterdam Rainproof.” In recent years, the massive modernist building has struggled to attract tenants and, in 2013, international real estate company Vastint purchased the structure in a public sale and tapped MVSA Architects to lead the redesign.

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New York Sustainability: Tax Credits, Grants and Green Funding

Green Business Bureau

Your business may be entitled to this nonrefundable credit for investments in new alternative fuels, vehicle refueling property, or electric vehicle recharging property for tax years beginning on or after January 1st 2013. The exemption applies to sales made and services rendered on or after 1st January 2013.

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Flood City Fights Climate Change with Infrastructure and Social Media

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In 2017 the city of Miami Beach dove into the second stage of its $400- to $500-million investment project, (which began in 2013), to raise roads and install pumps in response to annually rising sea-levels. inches of runoff water, according to the project specs from the Florida Stormwater Associations 2018 Winter Conference.