Redevelopment Economics

• Green buildings and sustainable development
• Climate benefits of smart growth
• Environmental benefits of preservation
• Policy issues favoring smart growth
• Financing sustainable development
• Green job opportunity strategies
• District energy and CHP links to redevelopment
  

"The Plant," Chicago

CHP, District Energy, and Brownfields Redevelopment

New York State Energy Research and Development Authority - Combined Heat and Power on Brownfield Sites, with Pace University Energy and Climate Center Above, "The Plant," a sustainable urban agriculture and CHP project in Chicago, was a case study.

Policy Analysis for Smart Growth Financial Incentives

• Maryland Commission for Sustainable Growth - "Tax Increment Financing and Smart Growth, Policy Options for Maryland"

• Maryland Department of Transportation - "Transit-Oriented Development – the Use of Tax Increment Financing for Operation and Maintenance of Public Facilities" with STV, Inc
• Maryland Department of Transportation - "Tax Increment Financing and Smart Growth"
• Washington State Department of Ecology - Washington State: Brownfields Policy Recommendations” 



 Reports:

• Models for Green Job and Renewable Energy Reuse of Brownfields (January, 2010)
• Removing Market Barriers to Green Development: (January 2009).  Project carried out with Northeast-Midwest Institute, US EPA Region 5, and Delta Institute
• Environmental and Energy Conservation Benefits of the Maryland Historic Tax Credit Program for Northeast-Midwest Institute
• Energy Benefits of Urban Infill, Brownfields, and Sustainable Urban Redevelopment for Northeast-Midwest Intitute