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True Mixed Reuse

Reading the latest book to be recommended to Adam; The Necessary Revolution: How individuals and organizations are working together to create a sustainable world. hits on the ultimate manifestation of sustainable commercial real estate development, or at least a pretty cool idea. The term "Industrial Ecology" is the concept of fitting together different businesses in an integrated design where waste by-products in one becomes resources for another. In essence a building, complex or industrial park works like a natural forest. Elegantly simple. The challenge in our case is to get the different users, consumers, players to play along with the concept. For inspiration take a look at the concept in action in Europe. Seeing is believing. The Green Zone in Sweden is a great example of what the American auto industry might look to help insure their survival and create a future that is proactive and less reactive. It can be our charge to incorporate this "whole systems" view into our current discussion for stimulus and action(abc).

See the forest for the trees and the whole system it sustains.

posted by adam commercial @ 8:42 AM