Sustainable Land Development Today - June 2008 - (Page 4)

Sustainable 10 Balancing the needs of people, planet, and profit. JUNE 2008 VOLUME 4 ISSUE 6 Columns Departments 6 Our Voice This new grill is junk. Industry Spotlight: Transoft Client Success Story: How AutoTURN builds teamwork and collaboration. Business Management A survey showed developers spend millions for in advertising, but some end up ignoring prospective homebuyers. Risk Management: You get what you pay for. Surveying and Mapping This article explains how the surveying process actually works. The Last Word: Comments from SLDI President of Industry Relations, Greg Yoko. 24 & 34 36 38 Contents TOP STORY 46 10Where 16 the Rubber Meets the Road Despite perceived problems following a federally mandated program in the 1990s, rubberized asphalt has proven to be one of the biggest success stories in a highly successful Chicago program. City officials are looking for other ways to incorporate the rubberized formula in more traditional pavement applications. FEATURE ARTICLES 16 20 30 Integrated Planning: The Key To Developing Sustainable Planned Communities Developer “A” built a LEED® Silver–certified, mixed-use project that cost him ten percent more than conventional construction. Across the street, developer “B” achieved a LEED Gold certification on his project of the same size and incurred only an additional cost of three percent. What made the difference? Win-Win For College and Community Successful collaboration results in an award winning recreation facility that features sustainable elements. It was a situation seemingly ripe for collaboration. A park district with funding but no land and a community college with land but no funding. At the turn of the new century, both the Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District and Portland Community College found themselves facing the need to grow. Going Green Bonita Bay Group saw an opportunity in a stretch of agriculturally impacted shoreline along the Orange River in Southwest Florida, near Fort Myers. This is the first of a series of articles that will feature the finalists in the 2008 Visionary Awards, which were announced in May by Sustainable Land Development International. RESOURCES Advertiser Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Editorial Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Industry News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Products/Services Showcase . . . . . . . . . . . 43 SLDT Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 On the Cover: The Verandah community, a finalist in the 2008 Visionary Awards, is situated on 1,456 acres along a 1.75-mile stretch of the Orange River in Fort Myers, Florida. The site plan was reworked extensively to minimize the impact of neighborhoods and amenities on the site’s natural features, including hundreds of majestic oaks. (Photo courtesy of Bonita Bay Group) SLDI in Focus Unique Organization, Unique Opportunity . . . . . . . . 26 New Preferred Provider. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Comments from the Austin Conference . . . . . . . . . . 27 Welcome New Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 New Knowledge Project Articles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 4 June 2008 Sustainable Land Development Today

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Sustainable Land Development Today - June 2008 Contents Our Voice Editorial Board SLDT Resources Where Rubber Meets the Road Integrated Planning: The Key To Developing Sustainable Planned Communities Win-Win For College and Community Industry Spotlight: Transoft Unique Organization, Unique Opportunity New Preferred Provider Comments from the Austin Conference Welcome New Members New Knowledge Project Articles Books Going Green Business Management Risk Management Surveying and Mapping Industry News Products/Services Showcase Advertiser Index Classifieds The Last Word

Sustainable Land Development Today - June 2008

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