In the battle to mitigate “city heat” and conserve the energy it takes to keep folks comfortable inside, recent research has shown the importance of urban planning. Tree cover, paved surfaces, the ...

Chicago, Aug. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) announced today its aim to examine and address the impact of burgeoning urban density, a widespread ...

The design of streets and layout of buildings have an impact on a city's resilience in the face of increasingly severe floods brought on by climate change. Researchers look at buildings and other ...

SANTA CRUZ — A grassroots, citizen-led group hopes to place its ballot initiative, still in the signature-gathering phase, on the ballot for the Santa Cruz primary election this March. The measure, ...

The Pensacola Grand Hotel is the tallest building in the city at 15 stories, but a proposed ordinance may soon allow buildings to be the same height anywhere in the city. Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves ...

On zero-energy cities: The idea of a zero-energy city is a subject I’ve been interested in most of my career, working in indigenous areas like Guatemala and the Middle East, looking for clues about ...

For some city officials, Long Island City is where dreams go to die. The neighborhood was last rezoned in 2001, and attempts by the de Blasio administration to add density and affordable housing ...

An analysis of property data shows that Woonsocket has torn down at least 30 buildings, most of them multifamily homes, since 2015. The city's goal is to crack down on both blight and density — ...

MADISON, Wis. — As the population in Madison grows, District 8 Alder MGR Govindarajan is leading a new push to increase building density to pave the way for more housing. With large apartment ...