Comments on: Green Buildings: Now Mainstream http://urbanplanningblog.com/102/green-buildings-now-mainstream/ Thoughts on Urban Planning and Design Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:21:00 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Diana Schuhmachen http://urbanplanningblog.com/102/green-buildings-now-mainstream/#comment-1849 Diana Schuhmachen Thu, 20 Oct 2011 13:41:00 +0000 http://urbanplanningblog.com/2006/07/28/green-buildings-now-mainstream/#comment-1849 Yeah, it really appears to be a new fashion trend, but at the end one that we all should join, if we want to avoid the worst case... I believe that the attempt to create more sustainable cities can actually help our economy. I searched the web a little and lots of companies are now focusing on developing new technologies and changing the appearance of US cities. Siemens, for instance, has just launched a new website: http://www.usa.siemens.com/sustainablecities/index.html Let’s hope we somehow achieve to create more jobs here in the US – I believe that politics and corporations need to work more closely together to benefit from synergies. Yeah, it really appears to be a new fashion trend, but at the end one that we all should join, if we want to avoid the worst case…

I believe that the attempt to
create more sustainable cities can actually help our economy. I searched the
web a little and lots of companies are now focusing on developing new
technologies and changing the appearance of US cities. Siemens, for instance, has
just launched a new website: http://www.usa.siemens.com/sustainablecities/index.html Let’s hope we somehow achieve to create more jobs here in the US – I believe that politics and corporations
need to work more closely together to benefit from synergies.

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