Our Favorite: S. F. Joins the Green Trend -- Many Options: Two Bay Area projects run gamut from practicality to a grand statement
by John King, Chronicle Urban Design Writer
originally published Sunday, February 4, 2007
Blue Star Corner is featured alongside Renzo Piano's contribution to the SF de Young Museum. Read on to learn how green architecture at Blue Star Corner was simply a matter of sense.

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Details turn a house into a home, a city block into a neighborhood. Read about the elements that create the quality of life you desire in your New Urban Home.

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Top Ten Green Building Products of 2005
City of Children
Urban Dogs
Furniture Maker Earns LEED Gold
Sprawl and Health
Study: Consumers Will Spend More for Publications Using Recycled Paper

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The home is a receptacle for life, dreams, work, play, and the emphemera that accumulates accordingly. Read about the housing market, the future of homes, and how the New Urban Home is responding.

David Baker + Partners Provide Design for "Green" Amsterdam-Inspired Townhouses
Our very own Blue Star Corner has been featured on Multi-Housing News.com.
LEED-H New Urban Home by David Baker + Partners at Blue Star Corner
2020 Visions
USGBC Upgrades LEED Documentation and Certification Process
LEED Green Building Rating System for Homes
Durability: A Key Component of Green Building
Best-case Scenario for Housing Next Year
Model Home Features Solar and Wind Power
Retail Workers Find Housing Options Severely Limited
U.S. DOE Kicks of Free Energy Assessment Program at Kentucky Aluminum Plant

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Without plans there would be chaos. Read how contemporary urban planning theory and practice create the context for the New Urban Home.

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The Future on Your Street
New Urbanists Plan Mississippi Reconstruction
Planned Communities Fight Against Sprawl
Smart Growth
The Growth Explosion
Walgreens to Harness Power of the Sun

How Dense is Healthy?
Sierra Club's Healthy Growth Calculator

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