February 18, 2009—A series of discussions sponsored by the Trust for Architectural Easements, Island Press and the US Green Building Council brings together experts from the financial, real estate, architecture, preservation, planning, and policy worlds to discuss how to create a future that is environmentally, financially, and socially sustainable.
The first panel tackled the question “how policy influences development.” On Feb. 23, 2009, a second panel contemplates “how we regulate development.”
Mixed-use, high density, walkable development, which minimizes carbon emissions and fuel use, is often not possible thanks to current zoning regulations. New evidence of the value of walkable, transit-oriented communities has surfaced in the sub-prime mortgage meltdown as auto-dependent suburbs have become foreclosure wastelands and high density walkable areas have retained their value.
The adaptive reuse of existing buildings should be a critical component of any sustainable growth strategy, says the Trust. The panel series is free and open to the general public.
Sustainability and Historic Preservation Thought Leader Discussion Series
