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Transforming shopping malls into 21st century neighborhoods

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Marc Asnis, AICP MFPRO+ Blog University Buildings Healthcare Facilities Mixed-Use Apartments Retail Centers Shopping Centers Designers Architects Adaptive Reuse Exterior Restoration Interior Architecture Sustainability Sustainable Development The death of the 20th century shopping mall is evident all across the country.

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This Company Wants to Rent Out Tiny Homes in Your Backyard

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Would you sign a 99 year lease to rent out your backyard? With our company, we’re always looking at what the alternative models are that we can utilize to help build more affordable, accessible, sustainable housing,” says Declan Keefe, cofounder of CoEverything, which focuses on how to bring better practices to architecture and development.

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Fall Conference Circuit: 12 Top Takeaways

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Michiel Bakker, Director of Global Workplace Programs at Google, and Lindsay Baker, Head of Sustainability and Wellbeing at WeWork, discussed creating the workplace of the future. Bioneers | San Francisco, CA. #10: VERGE 18 | Oakland, CA. #1: 1: The workplace of the future isn’t a workplace – it’s a community.

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6 guideposts for cities to create equitable transit-oriented developments

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Image: City of Austin, Texas Guidepost 1: Enable all residents to benefit from safe, sustainable, and accessible transportation. This means making sure ground floor spaces are designed and structured to allow affordable leases. Austin, Texas, has created a 6-point set of guidelines to make transit-oriented developments more equitable.

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GSA, LEED, USGBC, and Politics

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Is there no better way for GSA to meet sustainability requirement than via LEED? The recently released sustainability and energy “scorecard” by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) demonstrates just how successful GSA has been at reducing costs, improving efficiency and eliminating waste. Ackerstein Sustainability LLC.

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LOCATION FOCUS: California Dreamin’ – A Rebound Fueled By New Energy

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The federal Bureau of Land Management, which has subsurface mineral rights for much of the Monterey shale field, in December sold about 15 leases for thousands of acres of potential shale development in California. According to reports, a battle for mineral rights is now underway in the scenic vineyards of Hames Valley near Bradley, CA.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Texas – Innovation Moves Front And Center In Austin

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Fridays and is expanding to other cities including Seattle, San Francisco, Portland, Denver, DC, Dallas and Houston. The City intends to create a financially feasible, operationally self–sustainable signature facility that will promote economic development, create jobs and enhance educational offerings.

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