Topic – Built Environment

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  Distinguished Speaker Series: Dr. Richard Jackson will talk about health and urban form

  Wendy Natt, Jun 18, 09.

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  Gary Toth

  Urbanism works for small towns

  Director, Transportation Initiatives, Project for Public Spaces, Apr 30, 12.

  Urbanism works for small towns, too

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  Tim Pittman

  Can cities make us healthier?

  A member of Gensler’s research team and holds a masters in City Design and Social Science from the London School of Economics, Apr 18, 12.

  Can cities make us healthier?

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  EPA ranks cities on energy certified buildings

  Houston holds onto #7 spot

  Matt Dietrichson, Apr 17, 12.

  Houston ranks 7th in the Environmental Protection Agency's new ranking of metro areas with the most buildings certified under its Energy Star efficiency program

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  Dan Parolek

  Missing middle housing

  Nationally recognized thought leader in architecture, design, and urban planning, Apr 11, 12.

  Missing middle housing: Responding to demand for urban living

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  Hollywood freeway cap park endorsed in Washington

  44-acre park on top of highway

  Matt Dietrichson, Apr 03, 12.

  Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and others gave their blessings for an ambitious park project designed to sit atop of the 101 Freeway in downtown Hollywood.

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  Robert Steuteville

  Finance & livable development

  Jay Blazek Crossley, Oct 25, 11.

  How Wall Street can transform the built environment

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  Kaid Benfield

  Architecture matters, still

  Director, Sustainable Communities & Smart Growth, NRDC; co-founder, LEED-ND rating system, Oct 25, 11.

  Architecture matters, still

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  Charles Marohn

  Prioritizing safety and cost

  President of Strong Towns, Professional Engineer, and member of the American Institute of Certified Planners., Dec 13, 10.

  Confessions of a recovering engineer.

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  PBS to explore effects of urban design on health

  Dr. Richard Jackson hosts

  Wendy Natt, Aug 06, 09.

  A new documentary series on PBS will look at the negative health impacts of poor planning and design and how some communities are changing that pattern.

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