I happened across Konstructr 36: Dallas re:vised “about how a city block in Dallas will be the model for the future of land development.” I have to admit I was skeptical that anything useful would be done in the flat, dry, land of highways. Austin, maybe.
I was wrong. John P. Greenan, head of the non-profit developer, has a background in financing and plans to break ground in 2010. One novel idea: since residential buildings are not eligible for some sustainable energy tax credits, split the generating parts of the building off as a separate entity. In the podcast he said these methods could cover half the estimated $60m cost.
I’ll leave you with a thought from his CityWalkTalk blog:
Dallas is a city that likes big ideas and believes that with commitment and hard work anything is possible. People here, from the Mayor on down, don’t see any reason why in ten years Dallas shouldn’t be one of the world’s centers of sustainable technology.
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