Cash Guzzlers - Developers brace for rising costs as big oil commands

In late spring, the price of oil hit a new record at $135 per barrel—and the price at the gas pump quickly followed. As a high-demand commodity, gasoline has a price tag that fluctuates daily, but recent price increases have been astronomical. Since January 2001, the national average for a gallon of unleaded gas rose from $1.85 to about $4.08 in mid-June 2008—a 221 percent increase, according to reports published by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) at the U.S. Department of Energy.

Big Winner - Atlanta wins City of the Future Contest

Imagine you’re stuck in Atlanta traffic. A maze of cars, asphalt, powerlines, and skyscrapers is the vista du jour. Fast forward 100 years from now and a radically different view will include lush forests, green spaces, and pristine waterways. At least that’s the hope of some of the nation’s leading designers, architects, and engineers.

Green Push - Liberty finds sustainability is good business

In May 2001, Liberty Property Trust announced that it was building a 58-story property on a site it had acquired a year earlier in downtown Philadelphia. The Malvern, Pa.-based REIT expected the more than $500 million project to be its first venture into sustainability.

by Les Shaver

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.