The document provides an overview of Disney Celebration Village, a master planned community developed by Disney in Celebration, Florida in 1996 based on new urbanist principles. It discusses some of the key features Disney included, such as a city center, town hall, movie theater, and schools. However, it notes Disney eventually relinquished control due to controversies over issues like school curriculum. It also summarizes some common criticisms of Celebration Village, such as it feeling too planned and residents having to drive elsewhere for many necessities.
This document discusses community-based food systems and urban farms. It describes how such systems aim to be sustainable on social, economic, and environmental levels by engaging the community, creating jobs, reducing transportation costs, and reusing land. Specific examples are provided, like Cultivate Kansas City, which operates urban farms and educates farmers, and The Plant in Chicago, which uses aquaponics. Food hubs are also summarized as businesses that aggregate and distribute local foods to improve producer access and consumer health.
This document discusses different types of photovoltaic (PV) panel technology, including mono-crystalline, polycrystalline, and thin film panels. It also covers PV panel installation options like roof mounting, shade structures, building integration, and off-grid installations. Examples of system costs and output capabilities are provided for different system sizes. Information on federal tax credits and other alternative energy programs is also summarized.
The WaterWorks at Arizona Falls project is designed to be an engaging public space that also functions as a hydro-power plant. It will provide amenities like an outdoor classroom, shade structures, a dance floor, and pedestrian bridge. The project aims to reinterpret the utility of water as both a commodity and attraction.
The document summarizes sustainability features of four building projects:
1. The Lance Armstrong Foundation headquarters reused 88% of materials from the existing warehouse and utilized natural lighting through clerestory windows.
2. The Green Building in Louisville reused the existing building shell and materials, uses rainwater collection and green roofs, and generates its own energy through solar panels and geothermal wells.
3. Tassafaronga Village in Oakland reused an existing factory building for housing and included affordable and market-rate units with shared green spaces.
4. 1315 Peachtree in Atlanta reused an existing office building, collects rainwater, uses fresh air ventilation, and employs natural lighting and high-performance
The document provides an overview of Disney Celebration Village, a master planned community developed by Disney in Celebration, Florida in 1996 based on new urbanist principles. It discusses some of the key features Disney included, such as a city center, town hall, movie theater, and schools. However, it notes Disney eventually relinquished control due to controversies over issues like school curriculum. It also summarizes some common criticisms of Celebration Village, such as it feeling too planned and residents having to drive elsewhere for many necessities.
This document discusses community-based food systems and urban farms. It describes how such systems aim to be sustainable on social, economic, and environmental levels by engaging the community, creating jobs, reducing transportation costs, and reusing land. Specific examples are provided, like Cultivate Kansas City, which operates urban farms and educates farmers, and The Plant in Chicago, which uses aquaponics. Food hubs are also summarized as businesses that aggregate and distribute local foods to improve producer access and consumer health.
This document discusses different types of photovoltaic (PV) panel technology, including mono-crystalline, polycrystalline, and thin film panels. It also covers PV panel installation options like roof mounting, shade structures, building integration, and off-grid installations. Examples of system costs and output capabilities are provided for different system sizes. Information on federal tax credits and other alternative energy programs is also summarized.
The WaterWorks at Arizona Falls project is designed to be an engaging public space that also functions as a hydro-power plant. It will provide amenities like an outdoor classroom, shade structures, a dance floor, and pedestrian bridge. The project aims to reinterpret the utility of water as both a commodity and attraction.
The document summarizes sustainability features of four building projects:
1. The Lance Armstrong Foundation headquarters reused 88% of materials from the existing warehouse and utilized natural lighting through clerestory windows.
2. The Green Building in Louisville reused the existing building shell and materials, uses rainwater collection and green roofs, and generates its own energy through solar panels and geothermal wells.
3. Tassafaronga Village in Oakland reused an existing factory building for housing and included affordable and market-rate units with shared green spaces.
4. 1315 Peachtree in Atlanta reused an existing office building, collects rainwater, uses fresh air ventilation, and employs natural lighting and high-performance
The document describes a proposed set of rooftop greenhouses in Paris that would add green space and food production while utilizing solar heat. It also outlines an urban farming system called PlantaSymbioSystem where organic waste from farms is used to produce biogas and fertilizers in a cyclical system. Additionally, it provides details on anaerobic digestion, the multi-step process by which microorganisms break down biodegradable material to produce renewable biogas and fertilizer.
The document discusses plans for the redevelopment of the former Naval Training Center (NTC) site in Orlando, Florida into a new mixed-use community called Baldwin Park. The development will include a walkable village center located alongside Lake Baldwin, surrounded by distinct residential neighborhoods. Priority will be given to enhancing the pedestrian experience and encouraging alternative transportation. A centralized public elementary school and various neighborhood centers will help define the community.
The document provides recommended practices for street design in walking communities. It discusses the traditional grid versus conventional grid patterns and recommends the traditional grid for better pedestrian access. It also recommends a hierarchy that prioritizes pedestrians first, then transit, bicycles, and cars. Key street design elements discussed include building orientation, streetside zones, appropriate block lengths, and design standards for streets, avenues, boulevards, and alternative boulevards.
The document discusses different types of mixed-use communities and their advantages. It provides examples of Assembly Row in Boston, Santana Row in San Jose, and Bethesda Row in Bethesda. It analyzes their layout, amenities, transit access, and walkability. The key advantage discussed is having housing, offices, retail, and restaurants clustered together to meet daily needs within walkable distances. The document then discusses walkscore, bikescore, and transitscore metrics and how improving Allendale, Louisiana's score could benefit health, environment, savings and community engagement. The ideal neighborhood incorporates good transit and bike infrastructure, a walkable center, mixed-uses, and diversity.
The document describes a proposed set of rooftop greenhouses in Paris that would add green space and food production while utilizing solar heat. It also outlines an urban farming system called PlantaSymbioSystem where organic waste from farms is used to produce biogas and fertilizers in a cyclical system. Additionally, it provides details on anaerobic digestion, the multi-step process by which microorganisms break down biodegradable material to produce renewable biogas and fertilizer.
The document discusses plans for the redevelopment of the former Naval Training Center (NTC) site in Orlando, Florida into a new mixed-use community called Baldwin Park. The development will include a walkable village center located alongside Lake Baldwin, surrounded by distinct residential neighborhoods. Priority will be given to enhancing the pedestrian experience and encouraging alternative transportation. A centralized public elementary school and various neighborhood centers will help define the community.
The document provides recommended practices for street design in walking communities. It discusses the traditional grid versus conventional grid patterns and recommends the traditional grid for better pedestrian access. It also recommends a hierarchy that prioritizes pedestrians first, then transit, bicycles, and cars. Key street design elements discussed include building orientation, streetside zones, appropriate block lengths, and design standards for streets, avenues, boulevards, and alternative boulevards.
The document discusses different types of mixed-use communities and their advantages. It provides examples of Assembly Row in Boston, Santana Row in San Jose, and Bethesda Row in Bethesda. It analyzes their layout, amenities, transit access, and walkability. The key advantage discussed is having housing, offices, retail, and restaurants clustered together to meet daily needs within walkable distances. The document then discusses walkscore, bikescore, and transitscore metrics and how improving Allendale, Louisiana's score could benefit health, environment, savings and community engagement. The ideal neighborhood incorporates good transit and bike infrastructure, a walkable center, mixed-uses, and diversity.