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ON 'TRAVEL AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT' News flash: The distance between a residential development location and the metropolitan center is one of the strongest factors influencing how much residents will drive. The density of a neighborhood, in and of itself, turns out to be the weakest of the commonly considered "D" variables, key dimensions of the built environment that influence how — and how much — people move around.
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In the heart of Manhattan, across from the expansive Bryant Park at 42nd Street and Avenue of the Americas, is a landmark new skyscraper — a triple landmark, based on its sustainable and energy-saving design, its crystalline form, and its sheer size.
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More Environment Net Zero Sungazing House in Park City — Jetson Green, 2010.0826Canada Picks Site for Arctic Research Station — Nature, 2010.0825 ZeroEnergy Design and FreeGreen Are Regional Winners of USGBC Design Competition — PRLog, 2010.0824 Green Living Thrives in Communes, Eco-Villages — USA Today, 2010.0823 'Dilbert' Creator Scott Adams (Almost) Saved the Earth — USA Today, 2010.0823 In Oregon, Students Seek Key to a Sustainable City — New York Times, 2010.0823 Nuclear Plant's Use of River Water Prompts $1.1 Billion Debate with State — New York Times, 2010.0823 Geoengineering Won't Curb Sea-Level Rise — Nature, 2010.0823 IPCC Inquiry to Be Unveiled This Month — UPI, 2010.0820 UN Links Pakistan Floods to Climate Change — AOL News, 2010.0820 Does Salem's Building Disaster Give LEED a Bad Name? — Reuters, 2010.0820 In Atlantic Debris, Good News and Bad — New York Times, 2010.0820 R-House in Syracuse Can Be Heated With A Hair Dryer — TreeHugger (Blog), 2010.0819 Study: Greener Buildings Make for Better Workers — Independent Digital, 2010.0819 Pakistan -- A Sad New Benchmark in Climate-Related Disasters — New York Times, 2010.0818 On 'Travel and the Built Environment' — ArchitectureWeek, 2010.0818 USF Scientists Detect Oil on Gulf Floor — USF Press Release, 2010.0817 Green Prison: Where Security Meets Ecology — Independent Digital, 2010.0817 Green Buildings Won't Save the Planet — CNN, 2010.0817 On Land, Air and Sea, a Retrofit Mission — New York Times, 2010.0817 Drilling Permits for Deep Waters Face New Review — New York Times, 2010.0817 Jet Reveals Atmosphere's Secrets — Nature, 2010.0817 Chance to Peek inside Norfolk's Eco-Buildings — EDP24, 2010.0816 About One Million Green Jobs Will Open Up in India over Next Two Years — Economic Times, 2010.0816 For Lean Budgets, a Plug-and-Play Solar Array — New York Times, 2010.0816 Levels Plummet in Crucial Reservoir — New York Times, 2010.0816 "Traditional" Design Meets Passive House Efficiency in Oregon — TreeHugger (Blog), 2010.0816 Sustainable School Set to Open in Green Comeback of Greensburg, Kan. — Kansas City Star, 2010.0815 Smithsonian Catalogs Life before the Gulf Spill — NPR, 2010.0815 Green Roof Atop County Office Building Dedicated — KDKA, 2010.0813
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