Category Archives: Sustainability

Sustainability Trends In Commercial Development

Posted on September 2, 2010 by craigruark

When I was asked to write the “Trends” feature article about sustainability in commercial development for the summer issue of NAIOP Now, I was both honored and thrilled.  My thought was; ‘this will be easy!’  To research the story I … Continue reading →

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Are We Running Out of Fossil Fuels?

Posted on August 26, 2010 by craigruark

Someone recently commented on a LinkedIn post that I made regarding “Green Energy”.  The essence of his post was: ‘…why should we pushing green energy that is still many years off before it is cost effective when we have 600-900 … Continue reading →

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Green NIMBY

Posted on August 24, 2010 by craigruark

NIMBY (an acronym for “Not In My Back Yard”), advocates have been the stumbling block for hundreds of public works projects over the years.  Of course I can fully understand why someone would object to having a Fire Station built … Continue reading →

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