I’m not a city planner. I took one class in college, so I don’t even pretend to be qualified. However, living in a city and trying to commute without a car has led to some insights that I would not get out of a book. Last year I wrote a piece called “The Hegemony of [...]
Posts Tagged ‘New Urbanism’
Designing Cities with People in Mind
April 29th, 2012 
Eric Wilson New Exhibit at MoMA Highlights Reimagined Suburbs
February 13th, 2012 Eric Wilson On Wednesday February 15th, a new exhibit will open at the Modern Museum of Art (MoMA) in Manhattan. Running through the end of July, this installation looks at how to reconstitute the suburbs in a more integrated fashion. In other words, scrap the current plan. Titled “Foreclosed: Rehousing the American Dream” the project “is an [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Real Estate, Sustainable Development 
Tags: Calendar, New Urbanism, New York City, Urban Planning 
No Comments »HGTV Green Home Sweepstakes Starts April 14th
April 6th, 2011 Eric Wilson The HGTV 2011 Green Home giveaway will begin accepting entries on April 14th at 9 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. Eastern on June 2, 2011. In a slight departure from previous years, people can enter twice a day online, once through HGTV.com and once on FrontDoor.com. Located in the New Urbanist style development of Stapleton outside [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Green Building, Green Products Tags: Denver, HGTV, New Urbanism No Comments »2011 HGTV Green Home Under Construction in Denver, Colorado
September 8th, 2010 Eric Wilson This past year’s HGTV Green Home was located in a planned community to take advantage of nearby shops and green space. The 2011 home is currently under construction in the Denver neighborhood of Stapleton. Known as Denver’s sustainable community, Stapleton is a brownfield development, built on the site of the Denver’s former airport. Like many [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Green Building, Sustainable Development Tags: Colorado, Denver, HGTV, New Urbanism 1 Comment »GEOS: A Sustainable Community in Denver, Colorado
May 25th, 2010 Eric Wilson In order for sustainable living to become a reality, integrated communities with public transportation and efficient design, renewable materials, and economic opportunities have to materialize. In the outskirts of Denver, Colorado GEOS – “an innovative master planned community that emphasizes the importance of neighborhood and utilizes technologies that are right for our time” – is [...]
HGTV Debuts The 2010 Green Home
May 15th, 2010 Eric Wilson HGTV has been giving away homes since 1997. They have been building and putting a green home up for a sweepstakes give away for the past three years. Last night, the 2010 green home located in Plymouth, Massachusetts, debuted on HGTV. The home boasts energy star rated appliances, high efficiency windows, as well as engineered [...]
May 2010 Clean Energy and Sustainability Events
May 3rd, 2010 Eric Wilson On or around the first of every month, 2nd Green Revolution updates the green events calendar for the coming month. Last November we began including a post highlighting some of the intriguing events for that month. Unlike past months where many of the events on the calendar take place abroad, May showcases numerous conferences, workshops, [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Local Energy/Food, Sustainability Tags: Calendar, Clean Energy, Lifecycle, New Urbanism, New York City, NYC Green Buildings No Comments »Developing Sustainably: 2 Case Studies in Portland, OR
June 30th, 2009 Eric Wilson Earlier this month, 2nd Green Revolution posted a series of stories about companies in an around Portland, Oregon that use The Natural Step philosophy in their business decisions. All of the companies profiled, including the architectural firm and public utility below, were featured on the documentary, Passion for Sustainability. Just like the companies discussed earlier, [...]
Posted in Business, Eric Wilson, Green Building, Sustainability, Sustainable Development Tags: Colorado, LEED, Natural Step, New Urbanism, Water, Water Conservation No Comments »The Kentlands Celebrates 20 Years of New Urbanist Bliss
June 9th, 2009 Eric Wilson In the suburbs of Washington D.C., the development known as The Kentlands recently celebrated the twentieth anniversary of its founding. The community is one of the earliest examples of New Urbanist architecture. In fact, it is often touted as the oldest such development. Along with towns such as Seaside, Florida and Stapleton in Denver, Colorado, [...]
Is The United Arab Emirates’ Growth Sustainable?
June 1st, 2009 Eric Wilson The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has shown itself to be an innovative country, with the emirates of Dubai and Abu Dhabi leading the way. Growing by leaps and bounds, Dubai and Abu Dhabi have become centers for research and development of the old and new energy economy. For all the enthusiasm, one question remains. Is [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Local Energy/Food, Sustainable Development Tags: Masdar Initiative, New Urbanism No Comments »
