Good Fellows: Jonathan Rose gives young architects a chance to make a difference.

When Jonathan Rose’s father Frederick was in his 70s, he turned to his son and said, “The best things I have done in my life I co-created with architects. I would love to do something for young
architects. Can you help me create a program for them?’”

Clean Energy

When Dream Developers began construction on its newest 55-plus community, Laurel Ridge, the desire to install natural gas for the 88-home development was sufficient, but the means were not.

The East Hampton, Conn., company, had few options: pay for the infrastructure to tap into the nearest gas line or move to an oil-based system, which it had installed in other communities. Instead, company owner Stephen Motto turned to a different type of gas: propane. “We chose propane because it’s a cleaner-burning energy and has less discharge of toxics,” Motto explains.

Developer News & Notes

Sustainability, Market Trends, Energy Efficiency, an Executive Q&A on Mixed-Use Properties and more…

New Urbanism: Amelia Park

Memories can be a powerful trigger. Builder Joel Embry never forgot his childhood growing up in Quincy, Fla., a small American city just 21 miles northwest of Tallahassee that is filled with Victorian houses and Southern flavor.

Jobs-to-Housing Ratio Balance

The right jobs-to-housing development ratio can balance development needs against municipal capacity.