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Daydreaming Student’s Discovering Sustainable Community Design

July 5, 2007 – 5:36 am

From: TreeHugger
We’re not sure what led them to do it, but for kids from Robin Hood Primary and Nursery School in Mansfield Woodhouse, England, staring out the window finally paid off. It all started as they were fascinated by a new development of affordable homes being built next to their school, and now they’re [...]

By zephyr1 | Also posted in environmental, sustainable | Comments (0)

The link between sustainability and affordable housing

June 27, 2007 – 12:11 pm

Brian White, the Executive Director of Lakeside Community Development Corporation, submitted a follow up to my May 28th post “Measuring Chicago’s Sustainability.” He points out the problems caused by the aging infrastructure in Rogers Park, our neighborhood on the far north side of Chicago, especially as it pertains to inefficiencies in heating.
What he suggests is [...]

By Francis Scudellari | Also posted in Chicago, Lakeside CDC, Rogers Park, sustainability | Comments (0)