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New urbanists step up their progress toward ‘green’ design
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New Urban News Article with images, graphs, tables, sidebars, 1/1/2008
A council highlights green architecture initiatives of the New Urbanism while the trend gains recognition for fighting greenhouse gas emissions.
The inherently climate-friendly aspects of New Urbanism have recently attracted a burst of public attention, at the same time that new urbanist designers and developers have increasingly incorporated environmentally advanced energy and stormwater technology into their projects.

Urbanism holds promise for reducing energy use
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New Urban News Article with graphs, 7/1/2005

Researchers presented findings at the Congress for the New Urbanism annual conference that show substantial energy savings from higher-density urbanism — greater savings than can be achieved from the US government Energy Star program.

Warming up to smart growth
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New Urban News Article with graphs, 10/1/2007
Compact development patterns are essential to fighting climate change, according to a report from a development industry association.
There is little chance that the US will meet ambitious targets for carbon dioxide emission reductions without a major switch to smart growth and New Urbanism, according to a book-length report published by the Washington, DC-based Urban Land Institute. Growing Cooler: The Evidence on Urban Development and Climate Change, places compact development on par with fuel efficiency as an essential tool in fighting global warming.