Case Studies

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References

Anderson, R. (2006). "Open space and our sustainable future: Salt Lake City needs to preserve its natural assets, but a multitude of challenges lies ahead". Urban Land, 65(4), 32-32. Retrieved from http://www.uli.org/ResearchAndPublications/Magazines.aspx
The author, the mayor of Salt Lake City, describes the city's struggle to retain a 'geo-antiquity' site on Lake Bonneville.

Beasley, L., & Warson, A. (2006). "Downtown template [Vancouver, B.C.]". Urban Land, 65(7), 82-85. Retrieved from http://www.uli.org/ResearchAndPublications/Magazines.aspx
'Enlightened urban planning, tough design guidelines, a passion for walkable neighborhoods, and developer acquiescence have turned [Vancouver] into a template for downtown redevelopment.' Sidebar on Larry Beasley, the city's planning director.

Diagonal Mar, Barcelona, Spain [ULI Awards].(2005). Urban Land, 64(2), 52-53. Retrieved from http://www.uli.org/ResearchAndPublications/Magazines.aspx
Winner of a ULI Award for Excellence in 2004. Architects: Robert A.M. Stern, EDAW, Tusquets Díaz, BST, Muñoz + Albin, Meeks + Partners, Carlos Ferrater, Clotet y Paricio, and GCA Arquitectes.

The Economic Benefits of Green Buildings: A Comprehensive Case Study.(2006). The Engineering Economist, 51(3), 259. doi:10.1080/00137910600865469

Genzyme Center raises bar.(2005). Urban Land, 64(7), 44-44. Retrieved from http://www.uli.org/ResearchAndPublications/Magazines.aspx
'The ten-acre Kendall Square master plan in Cambridge, Massachusetts, nearing completion steps from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has transformed a blighted brownfield site into a center for business and enterprise with six blocks of mixed-use sustainable development.' The first of seven proposed buildings to be completed is Behnisch + Behnisch's Genzyme Center.

Green residences on snowy slopes [Park City, Utah].(2006). Urban Land, 65(4), 25. Retrieved from http://www.uli.org/ResearchAndPublications/Magazines.aspx
'Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah, is slated to receive several hundred new residential options to house winter sports enthusiasts at Empire Pass, a 1,600-acre master-planned, ski-in/ski-out community. At build-out, Empire Pass will include about 525 residences and club facilities situated on the slopes of Flagstaff Mountain and Empire Canyon.'

Green, R., & Nishimoto, T. (2005). "Reviving Japan's gateway: a case study unlike any Japan has ever seen". Urban Land, 64(3), 64-69. Retrieved from http://www.uli.org/ResearchAndPublications/Magazines.aspx
On the growth and redevelopment of Japan's second largest city, Yokohama.

Grogan, B. C. (1999). "Stadium 2000 [Sydney, Australia]". Urban Land, 58(5), 28-33. Retrieved from http://www.uli.org/ResearchAndPublications/Magazines.aspx
'The largest Olympic stadium in the world, Stadium Australia is a key player in Sydney's upcoming environmentally friendly Olympics.'

Hubbard, K. (2007, "Case Study: Hines, CalPERS Join Forces to Build Green". PREA Quarterly, , 68.
Within the past decade, a marked shift has occurred in the attitude toward green building. Applying environmental friendliness to the real estate industry, although a well-meaning notion, was seen from a business standpoint as simply too expensive and impractical. What a difference a few years can make. Technological advances and a growing understanding of the cost benefits and increased long-term value of sustainable development have fueled tenant demand, developer response, and investor confidence.

Lassar, T. J. (1999). "Common ground [University Park at MIT]". Urban Land, 58(10), 54-59. Retrieved from http://www.uli.org/ResearchAndPublications/Magazines.aspx
Multi-phased research park for MIT, University Park comprises 27 acres in downtown Cambridge, Mass., and includes offices, laboratories, restaurants, retail, a hotel, housing, and green open space. Masterplan by Koetter Kim & Associates. Landscape architects: Halvorson Co.

Macht, W. P. (2007). "Solution file: developing a desert city". Urban Land, 66(9), 182. Retrieved from http://www.uli.org/ResearchAndPublications/Magazines.aspx
'Developing a desert city community within ecological constraints requires smarter design and development patterns.' Case study of the Kyle Canyon Gateway project in southern Nevada.

Mehaffy, M. (2007). "Oregon green: a new community in Salem, Oregon, is raising the bar for sustainable development". Urban Land, 66(6), 76-79. Retrieved from http://www.uli.org/ResearchAndPublications/Magazines.aspx

Miara, J. (2007). "Green is L.L. Bean's retail signature". Urban Land, 66(6), 24-25. Retrieved from http://www.uli.org/ResearchAndPublications/Magazines.aspx

Newberg, S. (2007). "The bigest little city in the world: living up to its nickname, Reno, Nevada, is taking on many attributes of a big city". Urban Land, 66(9), 132-135. Retrieved from http://www.uli.org/ResearchAndPublications/Magazines.aspx
An overview of mixed-use and residential developments springing up in and around Reno in response to the city's economic growth, particularly in the high-tech, medical and logistics sectors.

Niehoff, W., & Tiscareno, B. (2001). "A natural town center [Redmond, Wash.]". Urban Land, 60(3), 34-34. Retrieved from http://www.uli.org/ResearchAndPublications/Magazines.aspx
Redmond Town Center is a mixed-use development located on a 120-acre environmentally-sensitive site in Redmond, Wash. The master plan features neo-traditional design principles and preserves green space, a farmers' market, and water courses for salmon. Architects: LMN.

Pandy, V. (2007). "How sustainable is Dubai?". Urban Land, 66(6), 60-64. Retrieved from http://www.uli.org/ResearchAndPublications/Magazines.aspx

The Plaza at PPL Center, Allentown, Pennsylvania [ULI Awards].(2005). Urban Land, 64(2), 24-25. Retrieved from http://www.uli.org/ResearchAndPublications/Magazines.aspx
Winner of a ULI Award for Excellence in 2004. Architects: Robert A.M. Stern Architects with Kendall Heaton Associates.

Sheridan, M. (2007). "Regional spotlight: DC/MD/VA: District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia". Urban Land, 66(6), 157-178. Retrieved from http://www.uli.org/ResearchAndPublications/Magazines.aspx

Takesuye, D. (2001). "ULI Awards profile: Coto de Caza: maintaining its rural nature". Urban Land, 60(6), 100-101. Retrieved from http://www.uli.org/ResearchAndPublications/Magazines.aspx
Winner of the ULI award for excellence for a new community development for 2000. Planners: Hunsaker & Associates with Forma; landscape architects: Clark & Green.

Takesuye, D. (2003). "ULI Awards profile: Envision Utah: a model for planning the future". Urban Land, 62(7), 94-95. Retrieved from http://www.uli.org/ResearchAndPublications/Magazines.aspx
The winner of ULI's 2002 Special Award for Excellence. Masterplan by Fregonese Calthorpe Associates.

Takesuye, D. (2004). "Awards profile: preserving an enclave: Atago Green Hills". Urban Land, 63(3), 110-111. Retrieved from http://www.uli.org/ResearchAndPublications/Magazines.aspx
Winner of one of ten ULI Awards for Excellence for 2003. Architects: Minoru Mori, Cesar Pelli & Associates, Irie Miyake Architects & Engineers, and Takenaka Corp.

Technology Square at Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia [ULI Awards].(2005). Urban Land, 64(2), 30-31. Retrieved from http://www.uli.org/ResearchAndPublications/Magazines.aspx
Winner of a ULI Award for Excellence in 2004. Architects: Thompson, Ventulett & Stainback.

ULI Awards: from decaying historic landmark to environmentally friendly office building.(1999). Urban Land, 58(6), 22-23. Retrieved from http://www.uli.org/ResearchAndPublications/Magazines.aspx
ULI's Award for Excellence for rehabilitation in 1998 went to the UtiliCorp United Building in Kansas City, known as the New York Life Building. Architects (1888): McKim, Mead & White; restoration architects: Rafael Architects; new interiors by Gastinger Walker Harden Architects.

Varner, D. (2007). "Asset repositioning [Nassif Building, Washington, D.C.]". Urban Land, 66(9), 40-42. Retrieved from http://www.uli.org/ResearchAndPublications/Magazines.aspx
'The Nassif Building, a 2.1 million-sq.-ft., full-block building constructed in Washington, D.C. in the late 1960s, is being renovated over the next three years, incorporating principles of sustainable design.' The result, by architects SmithGroup, will be 'the largest and most secure private office building in the nation's capital,' and be renamed Constitution Center.

Villani, J. (2000). "Meeting the challenge [Sydney]". Urban Land, 59(7), 114. Retrieved from http://www.uli.org/ResearchAndPublications/Magazines.aspx
Development in Homebush Bay for the Sydney Olympics.

Wishart, D., & Lites, B. (2007). "Greening landscape architecture". Urban Land, 66(10), 104-107. Retrieved from http://www.uli.org/ResearchAndPublications/Magazines.aspx
'Landscape architecture can be the catalyst for green design as landscape architects shape elements that produce environmentally friendly communities.' Low-impact development (LID) case studies from Florida: Hartwood Marsh, Baldwin Park, Oakland Park, and Lake Nona.