Archives for March 2007
Grant Funds ‘Green’ Design
26 March 2007 | Uncategorized | No Responses
EPA grant of $464,000 to UA Community Design Center, Division of Agriculture to fund sustainable housing in Fayetteville. (more…)
Habitat Trails captures Congress for New urbanism 2007 Charter Award
20 March 2007 | Uncategorized | No Responses
Habitat Trails captures Congress for New urbanism 2007 Charter Award
UA-Designed “Green” Neighborhood Wins National Prize, Its Fourth
20 March 2007 | Uncategorized | No Responses
A sustainable neighborhood for the Benton County chapter of Habitat for Humanity that was designed by an interdisciplinary team of University of Arkansas planners, engineers and students has been awarded the 2007 NCARB Prize by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards. The UA Community Design Center partnered with Mark Boyer in the department of landscape architecture and Marty Matlock of the Ecological Engineering Group in the department of biological and agricultural engineering to design Habitat Trails. The Rogers neighborhood is currently under construction.
Light Rail Study Wins National Award
13 March 2007 | Uncategorized | No Responses
Planning study shows how light rail development in Northwest Arkansas could maintain economic competitiveness and spur environmental sustainability.
An award-winning regional-planning project offers Northwest Arkansas a mass transit model that supports economic development and environmental sustainability. (more…)