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How to design for adaptive reuse: Don’t reinvent the wheel

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How to design for adaptive reuse: Don’t reinvent the wheel 0 qpurcell Thu, 08/17/2023 - 09:52 Adaptive Reuse Gresham Smith demonstrates the opportunities of adaptive reuse, specifically reusing empty big-box retail and malls, many of which sit unused or underutilized across the country. Utilize existing infrastructure.

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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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Renewable Energy: The Power Of Change

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To shift to a sustainable trajectory, we need to massively step up investment in clean energy technologies—especially renewables and energy efficiency.”. as measured by retail electricity produced and sold, serving more than 5.6 Being clean and sustainable is not only the right thing to do, it’s just good business,” said Silagy.

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Expanding the exterior footprint

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In fact, officials of New York City are beginning to re-examine its zoning to ensure green spaces and parks are accessible and equitably distributed throughout the urban landscape. It also creates a new building zone called the ‘mid-doors,’ a term coined recently by Transsolar’s Erik Olsen, in his series “What is Indoors?”

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Bootstraps for Building

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Like many other older cities, a decades-long decline in manufacturing coupled with urban flight left the downtown populated by discount retail stores and pizza parlors. ” A state initiative called the Neighborhood Improvement Zone (NIZ) program aims to change all that, and it’s already yielding solid results in Allentown.

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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

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The dedicated technology hub will help accelerate the Fortune 50 company’s technology transformation, serving as the epicenter for the team Lowe’s is hiring to help modernize its IT systems and build future retail experiences. The Utility Account helps rural communities finance necessary infrastructure upgrades to attract future business.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards

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The finalists for our new overall Economic Development Excellence awards were asked to prepare a detailed submission that summarized the most productive project development in their locations and gave our us an overview of the economic development strategy they have deployed to ensure sustained long-term growth. The company $7.2-million

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