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The Stockley Park Consortium representative Andrew Vander Meersch has drawn up a plan to introduce an environmentally friendly transport scheme to Stockley Park, which is in line with UK government policies. The Stockley Park business area is used mainly by car users who will be encouraged to share car journeys and financial rewards will be awarded to workers who stop using their cars for work. To carry out these plans Vander Meersch recognizes that a public transport network will need to be fully developed. He also hopes to increase the milage allowance for employees who cycle to work.

Not too long ago, Adrienne Morrison, an environmental activist, would have had a tough time getting Lucy Dunn, a development executive, to the phone. Today they're in almost constant contact. [...]

What on Earth? HOTTER SUMMERS and milder winters alert ambivalent Americans to the plausibility of the greenhouse effect. Oil spills off both coasts and in Alaska present vivid, ugly images [...]

GLEN ELLYN, ILL. -- With more and more homes and homeowners suffering from problems related to less-than-optimum indoor climate control, it's a 'healthy' surprise to find one that's the opposite. [...]

Areas are discussed concerning the ways in which sustainable design can positively impact the economy of the real estate development industry.

Most local authorities in England and Wales have enthusiastically welcomed the Local Agenda 21 strategy, but, if it is to be successful, the private sector must become more involved. LA 21's fundamental requirement is to reconcile environmental protection and economic development. However, real change will rely on the involvement of the private sector in local planning issues. Research carried out by Leicester's De Montfort University has examined how three local authorities have participated in the LA 21 process. Details of the findings are presented.

Asbestos management gains favor How does the presence of asbestos in a building affect its value? Significantly, says the lending community. Should asbestos have such an impact? No, say the [...]

The creation of the Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve and the safeguarding of the 3-mile long Tenaja Wildlife Corridor in California in the United States by The Nature Conservancy is discussed. Conservation easements on 11,500 acres of natural habitat gifted by The Irvine Company in Southern California to the Conservancy is highlighted.

Developers and real estate attorneys consider changes to state and federal brownfield laws positive steps to encouraging more reuse of contaminated sites. The state Legislature recently extended Michigan's brownfield program, [...]

State program limits liability in brown field cleanups FORT WORTH -- The Texas Voluntary Cleanup Program provides incentives for brownfields to be investigated, cleaned and redeveloped. Since all non-responsible parties, [...]

If Gov. Jeb Bush can stiff-arm his brother in the White House to nearly kill off-shore oil drilling plans, can the former developer do the same to an old partner [...]

Mequon conservation subdivision takes shape The developers of a new subdivision in Mequon hope to leave both an environmental legacy and further a trend toward conserving natural habitats. Legacy Hills, [...]

Owners successfully recoup brownfield cleanup costs from polluting industries. HAS ACCOUNTABILITY FOR POLLUTION FINALLY arrived? It appears so, if a recent San Francisco federal court decision is any indication. The […]

The Washington metro area's first co-housing community is also a Partnership for Advanced Technology in Housing (PATH) sustainable urban development demonstration project. Members of Takoma Village have worked with PATH […]

Green leases can lead to significant cost savings for the building developer, as well as a better product for all concerned. After many years of being relegated to the fringe, [...]

Austin's The Sutton Co. is incorporating environmentally friendly features into its new upscale urban lofts downtown. The Sutton Co., builder of Plaza Lofts on Republic Square, is working with the [...]

DON ADAMS Riverton City Planning and Economic Development Director NO, BUT INFORMED PUBLIC INPUT SHOULD. Land development and growth are hot topics in Utah. especially along the Wasatch Front where [...]

Tampa-based Watermark Communities Inc. has added anew twist to land development and traditional environmental education. On Jan. 23, WCI launched Waterlefe Nature Camp, a pilot program to teach students the [...]

Reminiscent of battles in Austin, letter from SOS touches off war of words in growing Hays County The acrimonious battles between environmentalists and real estate developers that dominated Travis County [...]

The developers or the proposed Bickford Ranch upscale-home development east of Lincoln branded by the Sierra Club as one of the two worst developments in California this year -- have [...]

Tracy Wilkes, President Brookfield Properties President, NAIOP Colorado Chapter At this writing we've been blessed with five years of strong economic conditions in the commercial real estate sector -- rents [...]

BASED IN KING OF PRUSSIA, PA., JUST OUTSIDE Philadelphia, O'Neill Properties Group has done it all, from commercial office space to residential. Michael T. Trio, senior vice president and director […]

Washington, D.C.--Environmentally friendly 'green building' is far from prevalent in multi-housing, but pioneers are stepping into the field, motivated whether by the desire to 'do right,' fuel savings or financial [...]

Gerald L. Pouncey Jr., an environmental lawyer with Morris, Manning, and Martin L.L.P., works to convince real estate developers to build on land that has been previously used for industrial purposes instead of digging up new land. Currently, he is working on the redevelopment project of the Atlantic Station, the former Atlantic Steel industrial site on its way to becoming a busy suburb.

The UK construction industry has not yet changed the way it operates despite voicing concerns over environmental issues. Some experts suggest the industry will not make changes until the government introduces regulations.

The developer of the planned 3,300-home Sun Ridge project south of Rancho Cordova has agreed to set aside 40 percent of the 1,200-acre site for a wetlands preserve. In turn, [...]