USGBC: Illinois LEEDs Green Construction!
The US Green Building Council announced that Illinois and the District of Columbia led the nation in new square footage
Read MoreShow A Building Some Love This Valentine’s Day
This Valentine’s Day, I wanted to take a more lighthearted approach to the highly technical field of building science with
Read MoreSafer Streets: Community-Driven Commuting
This past Friday morning as I stopped at a light on my bicycle, another cyclist rolled up next to me and
Read MoreClever Crowdfunding: Risk, Regulation, and Social Capital
The crowdfunding movement raises many questions about how to protect investors from fraud or risk. A recent article on CrowdClan
Read MoreMeet Our Newest Blog Contributor, Alissa Nelson
On Christmas Eve, I rode a quiet bus from San Francisco’s Mid-Market area, with its fraught juxtaposition of Twitter-led tech firm wealth sharing sidewalks
Read MoreSocial Media Meets Investment: A Primer on Fundrise
Many loyal followers of our Twitter account or Facebook page have probably read about Fundrise, or have individually been invited
Read MoreNIRPC and the Great Hoosier Spirit of DIY Urbanism
Yesterday I attended NIRPC’s presentation on the updated Marquette Plan at the Carter Woodson Branch of the Gary Public Library,
Read More“Yes” on Sensible Spending, “No” on Illiana
The Northwest Indiana Regional Planning Commission, or NIRPC, is set to vote on the proposed 47-mile highway in December. CMAP
Read MoreLake County: A House Divided But Balanced (for now)
As Lake County begins to reap profits from a new property tax increase, officials in the cash-strapped government are already
Read MoreOf Jaspers & Newtons
Jasper, Newton, Iowa, and adjacent counties of Jasper and Newton, Indiana. Any relationship to Jasper Newton Jack Daniels, of Tennessee
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