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Brownfields and urban infill redevelopment produce significant energy benefits by reducing vehicle miles traveled (VMTs) due to shorter work trips, shorter shopping trips, and higher nonauto means of travel. When these projects also involve the high energy efficiency standards of green buildings, there is a dual benefit for energy and climate change.
The Institute’s papers and presentations aim to inform the public discourse on climate change with information related to the energy benefits of brownfields and urban infill. In simplistic terms, sustainable urban redevelopment can be a centerpiece in BOTH climate change strategies AND strategies to rebuild cities and reduce urban socioeconomic ills.
Northeast-Midwest Institute Reports and Papers
- Greening Brownfields - Green Jobs, Renewable Energy, and Energy-Efficient Locations, March 2010, Evans Paull
- Removing Market Barriers to Green Development, January 2009
- "Brown to Green: Sustainable Redevelopment of America's Brownfield Sites", December 2008, Greg Lewis
- Energy Benefits of Urban Infill, Brownfields, and Sustainable Urban Redevelopment, October 2008, Northeast-Midwest Institute paper published in the June, 2008 issue of The Geopolitics of Energy, a publication of the Canadian Energy Research Institute
- Briefing: “Sustainable Urban Redevelopment and Climate Change,” co-sponsored by the Northeast-Midwest Institute, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Smart Growth America, and Reconnecting America, July 17, 2008, U.S. House of Representatives.
Papers and presentations included:
- Brownfields, Infill, and Energy -- Evans Paull presentation at the National Brownfields Conference (May, 2008)
- Establishing Pilot Programs for Sustainable Development and Alternative Energy Reuse of Brownfields
- Sustainable Urban Redevelopment as a Climate Change Solution -- Brownfields News Newsletter (March, 2008)
- Fostering Green Development Practices- Roles of the Public Sector (January 2008)
- Incentives for Green Development (summary notes from July 2008 working meeting)
- Market Barriers to Green Development (Summary of May 2007 workshop)
- Chart/list of Green Brownfields Projects
- Gateway South, Creative Local Financing Spurs Green Corridor (January 2007)
- Energy and Sustainable Urban Redevelopment – by the Numbers
Links to Notable Sustainable Brownfields Projects
Brownfields/Mixed Use Projects with Energy Production
Brownfields Redevelopment with Energy Production as the Primary Use
Brownfields Redevelopment Combined with Land Conservation and Eco-Restoration
Links to Research, Publications, News by Others
- Capital Markets Partnership, National Green Building Underwriting Standard
- Summary of LEED Government Incentives, February, 2008, U.S. Green Buildings Council and New Buildings Institute
- Green Buildings Deliver Predicted Energy Savings, U.S. Green Buildings Council and New Buildings Institute, 2007
- Growing Cooler: The Evidence on Urban Development and Climate Change, Urban Land Institute, Smart Growth America, and National Center for Smart Growth, December, 2007
- Atlantic Steel Case Study – Brownfields Site Projected to Save VMTs, U.S. EPA, 2006
- Brownfields and Density Study, George Washington University, 2002
- My Other Car is a Bright Green City, Alex Steffen, World Changing, 2007
- Energy Use in Attached and Detached Residential Developments: Survey Results, Florida Solar Energy Center, 2007
- Walk Score
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